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Seanad Éireann - Volume 100 - 24 March, 1983
Irish Telecommunications Investments Limited (Amendment) Bill, 1983 [ Certified Money Bill ]: Second and Subsequent Stages.
Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. Donnellan) Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. Donnellan)
Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. Donnellan): The sole purpose of this short Bill is to increase the approved limit on the borrowings and leasing arrangements of Irish Telecommunications Investments Limited which the Minister for Finance may guarantee from £350 million to £600 million. The increase is needed to enable Irish Telecommunications Investments Limited, ITI for short, to arrange, through new borrowings and leasing arrangements, for the major proportion of the national telecommunications development programme for 1983. The present guarantee limit of £350 million, which was fixed by section 6 of the Irish Telecommunications Investments Limited Act, 1981, is now nearly used up and, since ITI are scheduled to raise nearly £200 million for telephone development this year, early enactment of the Bill to increase the limit is essential.
ITI Limited are a wholly-owned State company who were set up by the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs on 1 April 1981 to obtain funds from the private sector, either by borrowing or leasing, to help finance the telecommunications development programme. Their activities reflect the policy of stimulating and encouraging private participation in investment in infrastructural services.
Statutory control of the company is [478] provided for by the Irish Telecommunications Investments Limited Act, 1981, which is broadly on the same lines as legislation governing other State-owned companies. In particular, the prior consent of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, given with the approval of the Minister for Finance, is required for all borrowing and leasing arrangements by the company.
Capital expenditure on telecommunications development was roughly £220 million in each of the years 1981 and 1982. The amounts raised by ITI were £92 million and £141 million in 1981 and 1982 respectively. Of the projected capital programme of £226 million for 1983, £194 million will be raised by ITI.
The limit of £350 million on ministerial guarantees under the 1981 Act was determined on the basis that it would be adequate to meet likely needs to 1982. The intention had been that, by then, the Postal and Telecommunications Services Bill, 1982 would have been enacted. Under that Bill, as Senators will be aware, two new State-sponsored bodies would have been set up to take over the operation of the postal and telecommunications services from the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. ITI would become a subsidiary of the telecommunications body, Bord Telecom Éireann, which would be wholly responsible for arranging for the financing of telecommunications development. In the event, the Postal and Telecommunications Services Bill, 1982 had only passed Second Stage in the Dáil at the termination of the last Dáil. I should say, however, that the Government are committed to pressing ahead with the reorganisation of the Department into State-sponsored bodies and the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs proposes to put a motion to the Dáil shortly after the Recess for the restoration of the Bill to the Dáil Order Paper for its Committee Stage.
The future role of ITI in the financing of telecommunications development will be a matter for Bord Telecom Éireann when it is established because, as I mentioned earlier, the company will become a subsidiary of the new State-sponsored body. However, the provisions of the [479] Postal and Telecommunications Services Bill, 1982 would apply to any subsidiaries of Bord Telecom Éireann as well as to the company and borrowing and guarantee limits would apply for the board and its subsidiaries as a group. Accordingly, the financial activities of ITI will be subject to statutory control whether it is retained as a subsidiary of Bord Telecom Éireann or is wound up.
Until Bord Telecom Éireann is set up, however, it is necessary to ensure that ITI will be in a position to make their contribution towards the funding of telecommunications development and that is the object of the present Bill. The increase in the guarantee limit to £600 million provided for in the Bill would meet requirements for at least another year or so. As Senators will be aware, the basic target of the current development programme which covers the five-year period 1980 to 1984 is to raise the standard of our services to that of our EEC partners. I should say, a point which previous Ministers for Posts and Telegraphs also stressed, that this would be a considerable achievement. It was never to be expected that the service would be transformed quickly but progress has nevertheless been steady and we are broadly on target to meet the programme objectives by the end of next year. The first essential has been to build up the infrastructure of the service itself in terms of buildings, exchanges, trunk systems and main cabling. This has necessarily taken time and has involved very heavy financial investment but it is paying off and will yield increasing returns in service improvements as time goes on.
The three major aims of the current programme are to improve greatly the quality of the internal trunk service, to give all subscribers an automatic service and extend the areas to which calls can be dialled, and to eliminate delays in connecting new telephones, telexes and data lines. In all of these, substantial progress is being made. I will give a few examples.
The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs opened a major new digital trunk exchange in Dublin last week which will [480] provide greatly increased capacity for switching trunk calls in Dublin exchanges and will enable many more trunk circuits to be provided to centres throughout the country which are still suffering congestion. About 92 per cent of subscribers have automatic service at present and well over 100 of the remaining 400 manual exchanges are scheduled for conversion this year. It is possible since late last year for subscribers to dial calls to all areas in Northern Ireland and, from the end of this month, it will be possible for subscribers on Dublin exchanges and in Cork to dial calls to all parts of Britain. This facility will be extended to the rest of the country over the next few months. Up to 70 per cent of our subscribers can now dial their international calls to some 70 other countries. Progress is also being made, though unevenly in different parts of the country, in getting to a position where new facilities can be provided promptly. By the end of this year we expect that in virtually the entire Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Portlaoise districts — four of the eight engineering districts — waiting lists will have been cleared and all applications for telephones will be capable of being met promptly. By the end of next year the remaining four districts should be in the same position.
I want, however, firmly to dispel any notion that the programme targets will be attained easily. We still have some significant current problems. Senators from Dublin in particular will be aware of the problems in regard to underground cable repairs and the delays in getting telephones. There is clearly much work still to be done and it will require an allout effort to meet the objectives of the programme. Clearly, one essential requirement is that the necessary finance should be provided and that is the purpose of the Bill.
As the Bill is concerned with investment, I think I should conclude by making the point that the substantial investment which is being made in the infrastructure of the service will largely meet requirements for a number of years ahead. The cost of servicing the investment has weighed heavily on the service [481] and, largely because of it, there have had to be substantial increases in charges in recent years. It is expected that the service should move into modest surplus this year and make some contribution towards past deficits. Furthermore, in the years ahead, when the current programme has been completed, it will be possible to add many more subscribers to the system and to handle a greatly increased volume of traffic with relatively small additional increases in resources. The financial performance of the service should therefore improve steadily and it should be possible to contain increases in charges well below the rate of inflation. It goes without saying that investment in telecommunications is essential for the economic and social well-being of the country. I am happy to say that I am confident it will also yield a positive and significant financial return.
I ask for the co-operation of Senators in ensuring a speedy passage for this short Bill, which I commend to the House.
Mr. Cassidy Mr. Cassidy
Mr. Cassidy: I take this opportunity to congratulate Deputy Donnellan on becoming Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs and wish him every luck in his post. We assure him that we will give him all the help that is needed. He is following in the footsteps of his fellow countyman, Senator Mark Killilea, who did so much in his time for the Department of Posts and Telegraphs. I also wish Senator Browne luck in his responsibility in this area and I hope that both he and I will, at all times, speak to the point and be of great assistance in any of our contributions in the Seanad.
We in Fianna Fáil support this Bill because we were responsible for setting up the original company to finance the advanced telecommunications system. We realise that, with the passing of time and the need for further financing, it is essential to increase the amount from £350 million to £600 million for this company.
In our document The Way Forward we envisage the need for further finance for the telecommunications services and until 1981 all the capital requirements for development of the telephone services [482] were advanced by the Exchequer. In that year Irish Telecommunications Investment Limited were established to finance telephone investment and they have been raising sums of money in the open market for that purpose since. In 1981, for example, they raised over £90 million and they will raise a further £160 million in the current year. Next year the amount is expected to be somewhere in the region of £190-£200 million.
A good telecommunications service is essential infrastructure for business people and industrialists if they are not to be placed at a disadvantage in a competitive market. We are determined that this should not happen. I hope the Government will continue the programme that we initiated.
Mr. Browne Mr. Browne
Mr. Browne: Ba mhaith liomsa freisin comhgháirdeas a ghabháil leat as ucht na honóra a bhronnadh ort nuair a toghadh mar Leas-Chathaoirleach thú agus freisin comhgháirdeas a dhéanamh leis an Aire agus fáilte a chur roimhe go dtí an Teach seo ar an chéad uair seo. Tá súil agam go mbeidh sé ag teacht arais go minic mar Aire sna blianta atá romhainn. Tá mé buíoch don Seanadóir ar an dtaobh eile as ucht an chomhgháirdis a rinne sé liom féin. Tá súil agam go mbeidh freagra aige nó agam nuair a bheidh an tAire anseo i dtrioblóid.
At this late hour of the night and having faced my first twelve-hour session of any form of discussion, I am as tired as other Senators. I will try not to repeat many of the things that have been said and that maybe I had planned to say. It is important that we have money to go on with our telecommunications programme. Elections have advantages and disadvantages. It is obvious that this Bill was held up and I am glad that the Minister is now telling us that he will be reintroducing the other legislation after Easter.
Without being critical of the telephone system, there is room for improvement in it. If I could be a little bit parochial, some of the telephones in the Seanad room I occupy are a little bit sick at times and an antibiotic would not go to waste on them. When this money is provided it [483] is hoped that something will happen there.
It is very important, now that we want money to come from Europe, that our businessmen should be able to contact people as easily as people on the Continent can contact one another. It is important that our own business people can make contact quickly and get their business done efficiently. We have a five-year programme and good progress seems to have been made. I hope that the five-year programme will come to fruition because with this money it represents a big investment.
I am glad the Minister has outlined all the advances that are to be made on direct dialling. A friend of mine in Carlow dialled his own county before Christmas and he got on to Manchester exchange by a complete freak that nobody in the Post Office would believe. Perhaps direct dialling was in our part of the country long before the Post Office had got to us.
I appreciate very much that direct dialling is being introduced because it will ease the problems of bills. I am also glad that the Post Office are providing a meter service because confusion about bills is leading to a certain amount of ill-feeling between telephone users and the Department. Some bills are very dubious. There are places in Dublin where the installation of telephones is very much held up. There are exchanges in the rural areas that were built years ago and are no longer capable of taking the extra lines. I am glad that Portlaoise is one area that seems to be coming into the limelight in the next year.
I am glad that this money is being provided because a third of it will go on staff, which is very important. Sixty per cent of the hardware used in the business will be Irish made. That is a double benefit because the money will stay in Ireland and give employment.
In any slight criticism I would make I would be very careful not to criticise the staff in the Post Office because, like politicians, they are very often the butt of unfounded criticism. I do not mind criticising the telephone system itself or [484] the recording apparatus, but I would not like under any circumstances to affect the morale of the staff in the Post Office. Without good morale there, our service cannot be what we would want it to be. I appeal to everybody to be careful in their criticism of the staff who are working so well and trying to provide a service that will be fitting for this country. Tá an-áthas orm tacaoícht a tabhairt don Bhille seo.
Mr. Kiely Mr. Kiely
Mr. Kiely: I should like to make a brief contribution. First, I would like to congratulate Deputy Donnellan on his appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs and reiterate what my colleague, Senator Cassidy, said and wish him well. I welcome this Bill because it is providing extra money to develop the telephone service inside Irish Telecommunications. It needs development because the service is poor, very poor as far as my experience goes, being dependent on a manual exchange, where you have to dial your local post office if there is undue delay. Actually, I had an experience here an hour ago when I wanted to telephone home to tell my wife, because, as Senator B. Ryan said, of the unpredictable system of arranging business here, that we would be sitting late. I found out that I could not get through. I was trying to get through and the division bells rang and I had to go back again to get through. That is one big fault I have to find with it. I do not know what is the cause of the delay in the system.
As Senator Browne said, I do not like to be critical of the staff. Whether the exchanges are undermanned or not, the delays can be most embarrassing and frustrating at times.
I would also like to refer to a paragraph in the Minister's speech in page 3:
The three major aims of the current programme are to improve greatly the quality of internal trunk service and to give all subscribers an automatic service.
When he is replying he might say when will all subscribers get this automatic service, because in my part of the country, [485] and I am sure there are many Senators in the same position, we are not automatic and it should be one of the priorities. The improvement of the quality of the internal trunk service is a priority, but to give all subscribers an automatic service is most essential. I welcome the Bill and wish the Minister every success. I will be very happy with him if he will have an automatic service in my area fairly soon.
Mrs. Robinson Mrs. Robinson
Mrs. Robinson: Like the other contributors in this debate I shall be brief and also begin by welcoming the Minister of State into the House and wishing him well in his office. I have two questions arising from the Bill because, like other Senators, I support the need for the development of our telecommunications services. The Minister in his speech refers to the fact that the Government are committed to pressing ahead with reorganisation of the Department into State-sponsored bodies. I am not happy with the original model in the Posts and Telecommunications Bill, which was circulated, of two State companies. I support the approach of having State corporations rather than State companies. Would the Minister clarify which particular format it is intended to proceed with when the main Bill comes before the House? If he is in a position to do that it would be very helpful and interesting.
The second question I would like to ask the Minister relates to this company itself — the Irish Telecommunications Investments Limited Company. I read recently, and I hope I am accurate, that this particular company has entered into very expensive and expansive leasing arrangements for itself and has incurred a considerable amount of expenditure on that front which may appear, particularly in these rather stringent times, to be unnecessary. It has been compared unfavourably with some other State companies. So perhaps the Minister could clarify it. I may be mistaken in that but I would be grateful if the Minister could put on record this evening what expenditures this company has incurred in establishing itself and in the leasing arrangements that it has entered into. What [486] moneys have been expended apart from moneys spent in development of the telecommunications service, which we are all in favour of.
Mr. Ferris Mr. Ferris
Mr. Ferris: I also would like to welcome the Minister of State. I have had tremendous co-operation from him personally since he took over his office. I am anxious, in supporting the Bill, to ensure that this infrastructural build-up we have been promised in terms of this Bill will be proceeded with. There is no doubt in parts of the country, in my own county, between the 062 and 052 codes the actual number of times that you cannot get through is nearly as often as Senator Kiely's problem in getting through from Dublin to the country, which is impossible. To use the telephone in this House you get England as often as you get Tipperary — I do — which is ludicrous, considering that it registers up some place and somebody has to pay for it. The wrong numbers you get through the Dublin system are amazing. The operators in this House admit that the system is chaotic. The city is so overloaded that there is obviously tremendous need for overhauling the structure. Between 062 and 052, which are 15 miles apart but in two different exchanges, you cannot get through satisfactorily and they are between hospitals and between administrative headquarters in Tipperary, and certainly I am not satisfied with the progress that is being made. I feel that the instrumentation installed there originally when it went automatic needs urgent reconstruction.
The local exchanges which are manual are staffed by operators on a call digit. They are tremendously helpful especially when the system is not working. You ring either 10 or the local code to get the operator to assist you. There is now some agreement about the scaling down of that service. I feel that the day we lose that little human touch at that level the whole system will fold up because it will be impossible to get out any telephone call from some of these exchanges in the country. It is that bad, and I would like to see the new Minister of State rejuvenate this system of telephonic communication, [487] with which we have tried to ape other countries. In the past not sufficient capital has been put into ensuring that the right kind of facilities are there to be able to take up the tremendous demand. More people do their business by telephone. It is pretty ludicrous that Dublin is so bad that nine times out of ten you will get another country while you are trying to dial some place within the country. This is unfair on the taxpayer, to say the least.
Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. Donnellan) Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. Donnellan)
Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. Donnellan): I would like to thank all Senators who made contributions to the Bill. I would like to thank them for the welcome they extended to me on my first visit to the Seanad. I will try to deal with all the points that were raised. First of all, there was a certain amount of criticism of the service in the Dublin area. There is no doubt at all about it, that is certainly justified, along with criticisms of service in other areas. I suppose it is a good job that all Senators from all parts of the country are not here for the simple reason that they would all in their own way complain about the service in their particular area.
I am aware as much as anybody else that the service is not as good as we would wish it to be, but then again it would be fair to say that the service will never be as good as the customers would want it to be. We have particular problems in the Dublin area and we are trying to remedy these. I can give an assurance to the Senators here present that a lot of the capital being raised that we are looking for will be spent in the Dublin area.
Some Senators complained about telephone bills. Some time ago we invited a certain number of Dublin journalists to have a look at the manner in which we compute the bills in the Dublin area. We have extended that to quite a number of other regions in the country. We issued an invitiation to all subscribers to come in to look at the system whereby their bills were computed and to say to them as clearly as could be that the Department are not trying to take some money [488] from people that is not due to the Department. At the same time it would be fair to say that there is a very small percentage of mistakes, as low as 1 per cent. Approximately 92 per cent of subscribers have an automatic service at present. The projection is that by the end of 1984 the entire country will be automatic. We would hope that that projection can be achieved.
Senator Robinson raised two points, one in relation to buildings leased or owned by ITI. No buildings have been leased by ITI. In fact they work from one room at present.
Mrs. Robinson Mrs. Robinson
Mrs. Robinson: I must be mistaken. It must be some other company.
Mr. Donnellan Mr. Donnellan
Mr. Donnellan: It is not ITI. The Government have decided to adhere to the previous provisions of the Bill as drafted for the establishment of two companies wholly owned by the State. However, in order to underline the fact that the new bodies will remain firmly within the public sector, they have also decided to move an amendment to the Bill to provide that the Minister cannot dispose of any of his shares within the company to other interests without separate amending legislation.
Approximately £220 million per year is spent on developing the telecommunication system in this country. We are largely on target with our projections. A number of Ministers have contributed to this. When recently speaking to some people from the Philatelic Advisory Service they said they have dealt with the 11 Ministers or Ministers of State since 1973 and hoped that there would not be as many changes in future. Some Ministers made promises in relation to the Philatelic Advisory Service but many of them were not long enough in power to carry them out. I thank everybody who contributed.
Question put and agreed to.
Agreed to take remaining Stages today.
Bill put through Committee, reported [489] without recommendation, received for final consideration and ordered to be returned to the Dáil.
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Yellow Butter Cake
This is the kind of classic, all-American layer cake that birthday memories are made of. It's guaranteed to please a crowd. To make an 8-inch layer cake, as featured on "Martha Bakes," use 1 teaspoon salt and finish with Mrs. Milman's Chocolate Frosting. Adapted from "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook."
- Yield: Makes two 9-inch cake layers
Source: The Martha Stewart Show
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans; line the bottoms with parchment paper. Butter parchment, and dust with flour, tapping out excess; set aside. Into a medium bowl, sift together flours, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then beat in vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the milk and beginning and ending with the flour; beat until combined after each addition.
Divide batter between the prepared pans, and smooth with an offset spatula. Bake, rotating the pans halfway through, until cakes are golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer pans to a wire rack to cool 20 minutes. Invert cakes onto the rack; peel off the parchment. Reinvert cakes and let them cool completely, top sides up.
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Hershee35 23 Aug, 2014
Anybody not too enthused about the heaviness of the cake can easily reduce flour to about 2 1/4 cups and beat the butter and sugar for about 20 minutes. That will give you a lighter, fluffier batter.Reply
angelicagracilis 15 Aug, 2014
Excellent taste but the cake is too dense, it looks pretty fluffy in the pictures but it doesnt turn out like that, and I have done it several times.Reply
crazyboutmartha 21 Apr, 2014
I made the cake this past weekend and everyone loved it. It was moist and delicious, but personally I was a little disappointed in the texture of the cake. I prefer lighter fluffier layer and they were really pretty dense. More like a pound cake. Martha has always been my go to girl, but I will probably use a different recipe next time.Reply
mvhyde 13 Feb, 2014
Made this cake for my hubbies birthday. It was very tasty, smelled delicious and was not dry. I can't say it was extremely moist, but 3 days later (of sitting on the counter on a covered cake stand) the cake is still reasonably moist.Reply
I followed most of the instructions but I used a quick substitute of Corn starch and AP flour for the cake flour.
I frosted this with chocolate frosting and it is delicious. Better than a box, but I am still looking for a recipe with more moisture in the cake.
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Faaterehau 7 Oct, 2013
I freaked out when I read the negative reviews because I was gonna bake this for my friends bday. Well, the cake was moist and very delicious. I didn't have many options for flour so I baked with the all purpose flour only. It was scrumptious indeed and will definitely bake that again! It was very easy. I dunno what went wrong with the negative reviews but mine was super good!!!Reply
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Sophie Grenier 16 Sep, 2013
This recipe is more of a genoise than a yellow cake. I am a pretty experienced baker and followed the recipe, but it did not result in a springy, spongy cake. Instead, we ended up with something resembling a French madeleine, but less dense.Reply
swampnana 12 Sep, 2013
Also forgot to add, you must do the toothpick test on this cake, mine definitely did not look done but tested done. Again turned out beautiful and very moist. I didn't read the reviews until after I baked mine, not really sure why so many said it was dry, because mine was very very moist. I do cream my butter and sugar until it is very light and fluffy and make sure you just mix until everything is combined. Good Luck! God Bless!!Reply
swampnana 12 Sep, 2013
Excellent very moist cake and easy recipe. Didn't change a thing and it was the most moist yellow cake that I have ever made, and I have been searching for years for a really moist yellow cake. Will definitely be my go to yellow cake forever more!Reply
CDNSMFNS 8 Aug, 2013
I made this batter for cupcakes, adding natural maraschino cherries, and it was delicious. I followed the recipe, making my own cake flour, and I made sure not to over mix. I don't know how these cupcakes will make it to my son's Birthday party without being eaten. Delicious! I baked the cupcakes for 22 minutes.Reply
cmj14 14 May, 2013
Oh I forgot to add to my review what might have made the texture of the cake dry - they could have over mixed their batter. The trick is to beat all the ingredients but not to over beat them.Reply
cmj14 14 May, 2013
I made this cake the other night and it was SCRUMPTIOUS! I know that a lot of the reviewers say that their cakes were dry, but mine turned out moist and very, very good. I did however use "Cake Flour" instead of the "All-Purpose" which gave the cake a light and airy texture, but other than that I did exactly as Martha Stewart recipe directed. Thanks Martha for yet another WONDERFULLY Delicious Recipe:-)Reply
henn11 27 Apr, 2013
Can not wait to try this recipe. I like the idea of doing basic cooking. Not alot of planning and work. Plus I don't really know alot of basics. so I really enjoy the classes. Keep them coming.Reply
Lovecooking4you 21 Aug, 2012
I made this cake today following the recipe exactly. The cake came out nice. It's light and fluffy. I like it, but I can understand some people think it's dry. They like really moist cakes. I guess it's all up to your preference. I will make this cake again.Reply
sheshefoofoocards 17 Aug, 2012
I just took the cake out; it took 30-35 min to bake. It's not a golden brown as my 7 up cakes are; the color is lighter, but I tested it with a toothpick and it's done - glad I did it, because it didn't look like it was done. I'll let you know how it tastes after I add the frosting and eat it, but it looks good.Reply
Elizabeth Bailey 25 Jul, 2012
If you have a problem with dryness consider your cooling method. If possible leave this cake in the pan while cooling and drape a towel over it to prevent it from drying out. Also make sure not to overcook. I love this recipe. It has worked out much better than all the other yellow cake recipes I've found on the internet. If you need the pan immediately find some other method to cover your cake.Reply
vanessa30 13 Jun, 2012
Did everyone cook it for only 30 min at 350? mine was not cooked at all i had to cook it for almost an hour.Reply
amberUNA 9 Jun, 2012
I love this cake! I bake this cake for almost every occasion, my son's birthday party, etc.. I am really suprised there are so many bad reviews. I have never had a problem with the cake being dry. Everytime I make this cake everyone loves it. Watching foodnetwork and other baking shows I know they say if you over mix the batter it can make the cake dry along with over cooking it so that could be a problem? I always mix the batter just until the ingredients are mixed well and no more. Great cake!Reply
vspra6 20 Apr, 2012
Just made this for the first time for my great nephew's birthday cake. It is light and fluffy and full of old time, yellow cake taste. If you follow the recipe as written, I don't know how you could get anything other than a yellow cake to rival any that my grandmother used to make. It's delicious and easy to make.Reply
mkmeier 5 Feb, 2012
The secret is - cream butter and sugar really well - must be light and fluffy, have ALL ingredients at room temp, mix in dry ingredients until JUST incorporated - over-mixing will result in tough/dry cake. I used 1 C milk and 1/4 C buttermilk, watch closely - do not overbake! It was moist and light - very tasty!Reply
JohnK 31 Jan, 2012
This recipe was a huge disappointment. I tested the cake at 30 min and the center was a bit underdone so I left it in an additional 3 minutes. Once the tester came out clean I took out of the oven straight away. It was an awful crumbly, dry mess. My time is valuable and I could have done better with a box mix. So, this will not be my go to yellow cake. Shame.Reply
SusalME 26 Dec, 2011
Not exactly a review - a question. Martha uses a bowl sifter - a terrific idea for a person with awful arthritis. But where can you get one like this, without little knobs and handles to hit your hands when you pat it to sift? thanks!Reply
Jenboo67 7 Oct, 2011
Great simple recipe. Using fresh eggs and butter will make the flavor amazing. Lovely, delicately flavored cake, perfect for a birthday cake!Reply
mimi204 10 Sep, 2011
I think this is an excellent recipe and I have now idea why so many people found this to be dry. It's light and moist and holds up well to slicing and filling. The dryness in a cake is usually as a result of overcooking or cooking at too high a temperature. I didn't follow the timing in recipes, as i always judge when a cake is ready by sight. I have an oven that runs a little hot; had I left it for 30 minutes, it would have been over-baked. I can't wait to try the other variations.Reply
dot777 5 Sep, 2011
I followed the directions exactly and watched the time closely. It came out very dry and very dense. Can't think what could have happened. The flavor was good though. With ice cream piled on it was better. I used recipe from Martha's Baking Handbook which is exactly the same as this one. Wish I had read reviews here first :(Reply
katerader83 3 Sep, 2011
in reading the reviews, i saw that some people had trouble with this cake being too dry... so i added an additional egg yolk. i also substituted vanilla soymilk for regular milk, just because that's what i had on hand. i turned this into cupcakes (and the recipe basically makes 24 normal size cupcakes perfectly). they came out SO delicious, light and fluffy. i used a chocolate ganache instead of traditional icing and they are a huuuuge hit.Reply
Ifeanyi 4 Jul, 2011
Made this cake for the holidays and straight from the oven, it was an instant hit! It was delicious, soft and sufficiently moist. This receipe has become a family favorite and will surely be more than a season delight!Reply
MTayl 1 Jul, 2011
Not only dry, but salty! Too much baking powder perhaps? 1 Tbsp seems excessive. Also, the editor's note at the top of recipe is puzzling: it suggests increasing the salt to 1 tsp if using 8" pans vs. 1/2 tsp for 9" pans -- doesn't seem logical.Reply
laurie0222 7 Jun, 2011
It's too dry. I checked the cake at 30 mins (low side) and it was done! Probably too done because it was a little on the dry side. Comparing it to other recipes, I'm thinking I'll cut down 1/4 c. on the butter and add in 1/4 c. canola oil with the milk and trim 5-7 mins on bakingReply
tomteboda 27 Apr, 2011
I baked this cake today for a dinner party. It came out a bit on the dry side, even though I was careful to watch the time (and pulled it out a little early just in case).Reply
BeckiKlauss 27 Feb, 2011
This cake is delicious. It is very dense and holds up well for decorating or molding. I did not find it dry. Instead I felt it was a bit too sweet. So, I cut the sugar. It was a complete hit at my son's first birthday party.Reply
angshink 23 Feb, 2011
did not care for the texture or taste. VERY DRY. I would add some sour cream.Reply
angshink 23 Feb, 2011
did not care for the texture or taste. VERY DRY. I would add some sour cream.Reply
Bakerete 2 Feb, 2011
Hi Martha! Can you please give weight measurements in your recipes? Good luck with the new show, I'm hooked alreadyReply
iamsabby 1 Feb, 2011
I halved this recipe and made 14 cupcakes from the batter. I saw on America's Test Kitchen that they used bread flour when making cupcakes in order to make them a little sturdier for eating out of your hands, so I used AP flour and Bread flour instead of AP flour and Cake flour. They tasted wonderfully and weren't delicate for preschoolers hands. Perfect. I didn't think they were dry at all.Reply
bakenmama 27 Apr, 2010
A bit dry... good flavor though... but dry!Reply
vjbobo 6 Apr, 2010
This cake was tasty, but a little dry.Reply
rjameslarsen 19 Mar, 2010
Dear DessertFanatic, I too live at high altitude, if you reduce the baking powder to 2 teaspoons and add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda you should have no problem with the cake sinking and the texture will be improved. Also, if the cake was a little dry you may have overmixed slightly or bake a little to long. I hope this helps.Reply
lisalove07 14 Mar, 2010
I tried this cake recipe and it is good. Moist and buttery tasting. It didn't blow my socks off but it was still good.Reply
DessertFanatic 4 Mar, 2010
I was pretty disappointed with this recipe. The crumb wasn't as fine and the texture wasn't as moist and light as I wanted it to be. Also, if you live at high altitudes, you'll probably need to make some adjustments in the ingredients, because my cakes sunk slightly in the middle. I just cut off the tops to level them anyway, but I just wanted perfection, and this cake didn't give me that.Reply
autumnmd 5 Sep, 2009
This cake is good.Reply
cheftb 17 Jan, 2009
Just used a hand mixer and everything turned out fine. I baked this with my 3 yr old's help. We used a bundt cake pan instead and topped it with icing and fresh strawberries. A very sophisticated 3rd bday cake (I must admit) but she loved that she made it herself.Reply


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You don't have to work alone. We're happy to take part in yet another Free Coworking Friday at Droplabs, a collaborative coworking space, classroom and hackerspace. Join us!
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This event coincides with Drupal Coworking Friday, a worldwide event spurred in part by the DrupalEasy Podcast #65, which featured Droplabs.
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On Monday we met Patrick, who was a senior in high school when he decided to stop allowing society to define him. He "turned on that light in the closet, found the knob, and walked out with tears in his eyes and some extremely sweaty palms."
Over the course of a year, he came out first to his best friend, then his 14-year-old sister, then his 22-year-old brother.
"One night, the four of us went up to my parents' room and shared the news. Truthfully, it was hard for them to understand at first. I was bombarded with questions as I sat there holding my sister's hand. My favorite was, 'How do you know?' To which I replied, 'How did you know you were straight?'
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"Since coming out of the closet, I've encouraged people to be proud of whom they are. I continuously support individuals who hope to walk out of the closet proudly. I understand that I'm extremely blessed, and not every coming out story has its happily-ever-after. I'm an avid supporter of the 'It Gets Better' campaign.
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Hesi Exit Test - page 7
Hello fellow educators....I am dealing with a dilema which I have no control over as I am a staff member, not administration, but it is just eating away at my concious. My community college uses the HESI exit exam for the ADN... Read More
- 0Aug 5, '08 by ema79thanks! I've been using a variety of sources but mainly Saunders. I do wear earplugs but seem to still get distracted when people are moving around and talking loud right next to me. I seem to have problems with the questions that 2 of the answers are right but chosing the BETTER answer is my weakness.
- 0Aug 6, '08 by ursurlaI can understand how you are feeling...We were told towards the end of the nursing program that we were require to particpate in an assessment/predictor before we were able to sit for the state boards. When we started with the review ERI...I did very poorly on my first predictor...then, after the third try I finally got a 850. The school should not impose that in order to graduate is to pass the predictor however, this wasn't the case for us...Our educator gave us many chances because it would look good for the school and, she knows that we can do it....It should not be that a test is the only indicator which saids you can be a nurse. You must find what your weaknesses are which i did and, You should study a few hours a day. I am studying Lippincott, Saunders and Kaplan which will show you how to use strategies to answer questions. I know it is ssooo frustating but keep studying...You all can do it!!!
- 1Aug 7, '08 by suslastdntQuote from *LadyJane*No- they will not let us graduate or sit for boards. We will have a "D". Some of us talked to the LPN school & they are considering letting us start in the 4th level & graduate in Dec., which is great, but it doesn't make up for all the time, money, etc. that was just given to the RN program. The school is Southern University Shreveport Louisiana.Wow, that's really too bad. Did you know that according to a study cited by Darrell Spurlock in his paper

Do No Harm: Progression Policies and High-Stakes Testing in Nursing Education,

Journal of Nursing Education Vol. 45 No. 8 August 2006

A score of 800 on the HESI correlates to a 90 percent chance of passing NCLEX. According to those statistics, you have a better than 90% chance of passing NCLEX.
So, will the college "let" you graduate? Will they "let" you sit for NCLEX? How many people in your school failed HESI? Which school of nursing is it?
Shine the light, people, shine the light.
- 1Aug 8, '08 by gramkramWe give the HESI but only for guidance for the student- areas they need to study in order to pass NCLEX. Another local school who had to increase their board pass rate by board of nursing mandate also gives the HESI and are requiring a certain score in order to "pass" nursing and sit for the board. I've had students do poorly on HESI and pass boards first try- did they go study, were they having a bad day on HESI, was it a wake-up call.....don't know!
During the LPN exit course I spend a few minutes during each class period using an LPN NCLEX review, do some questions- the students think it is helpful.
- 1Aug 12, '08 by suslastdntQuote from *LadyJane*Everyone that I've told the situation to are just outraged- most of them are nurses or former nurses. They, too, said that we need to contact someone because it just doesn't sound right. So, I typed a letter & sent it certified mail to 8 different places: La. Governor, State Representatives, NLN, State Board, Board of Regents. By the end of it, I wasn't sure I wanted to sign my name! I'll let you know the outcome.HERE,HERE! ANyone brave enough to put up a website with the truth????
In the mean time, 4 of us (we are the only ones that looked into it) did get accepted into an LPN program. It's about a 45 minute drive, but it's just until December. Not what I wanted to do, but that's 1 step closer to my RN.
- 3Aug 13, '08 by 2btmanrnWhere have you guys been????
I thought I was the only one who has been feeling this way?
This has been a taboo topic. No body especially nursing educators want to talk about it. I guess it will make them look bad.
We were not told about the HESI Exit Exam until 2 months prior to graduation. It was not on our handbook, either. I and two other classmates were fortunate enough to have passed HESI but the rest did not. I think most freaked out when it came time to taking it. I mean, here you are ready to graduate than they tell you "Oh by the way, we are giving you a HESI test if you don't score 870, you cannot get your degree or sit for boards." That will scare the living daylights out of any nursing students. We all know how hard the program it to begin with.
Well, about the money we spent? What about the 100 or so college credit hours? We completed the program. Why were we used as guinea pigs for this exam? Doesn't this exam mirror the nursing curriculum? Why are the students the only ones being punished?
We need to posts the attrition rates of some of these schools. I agree. There is no reason why 98% of my classmates can't sit for boards. They deserve their nursing degrees. If we weren't good enough to sit for boards, than we should've never matriculated through the nursing courses and completed it.
Now, I have classmates who have no job, no degree, and no more money to go back to school. Besides that, these nursing courses are NOT transferrable to other nursing schools. Lets not talk about the waiting list of the schools. I almost lost one of my classmates because of this. She is traumatize.
Mind you, I don't have any quarrel about using standarized exams. Its a good idea. But, use is appropriately, NOT maliciously. If you read the HESI website it states that faculty must be held accountable.... that this exam is based on remediation...this exam through practice, will decrease students' anxiety upon taking NCLEX.
To all those school adminstrators, help your students succeed. Use the exam after each rotation, examine their areas of weakness before they matriculate onto the next course.
Until then, what about my classmates, and many more others out there?
I passed my NCLEX, the other two did not. So much for HESI's probability.
They will be re-taking it after a review course, therefore I don't want to bother them with this stress.
Please tell me what I could do to help them? Who do I write to? Someone had mentioned a class action lawsuit. Is that possible.? I know someone out there has the answer. One step I am doing is creating a petition and having doctors and nurses where I started working sign it. I had one doctor write his own letter.
My classmates are competent enough to take state boards. Let state boards be the deciding factor of their competence.
Someone had mentioned that we will need close to 2 million nurses in three years. Yipes!
I really think this needs media coverage. I don't have enough resources to do that. I think its a great assest to combine doctors, nurses, nursing educators, alongside with the nursing students who completed the programs to get together with someone. Reporter, State boards, Higher Education? This needs to be exposed.
God Bless you all for doing whats right. Its not about not wanting to take the test. Its about mis using the test in away that punishes the students who have been successful with the program and are not being given their nursing degrees or sit for boards. Its about the programs using the students as escapegoats for their curriculum's deficiencies.
We need more exposure. This requires a team effort.
Thanks for not making me feel alone.
- 0Aug 15, '08 by 2btmanrnNo response? Did I offend anyone? I hope not. I am frustrated just as much as you guys. I looked on the hesit website yesterday. They offer various types of HESI exams. Entrance, specialty, midcurricular, and remediation. Why couldn't our school utilize any of these? Instead, they abandone my classmates, left them with nothing. Not even a degree. I saw one of their college transcript. Where it states Degree type, the school left it blank. Meaning... she did not recieve any type of degree. However, she did have 112 college credit hours. Most are nursing. Which we know are not transferrable.
I am so deeply concern with this form of punishment. I can't understand why the school does not want to help.
Well, if anyone wants to help this cause that is fine. That would be the most honorable thing to do.
I am thankful to read your advocacy in the manner.
- 1Aug 17, '08 by *LadyJane*2btmannrn,
The people who failed HESI and subsequently were denied graduation need to go to the college as a group and ask the nursing department for any remediation opportunity. If they are denied this, then they really need to see an attorney and explore filing a class action lawsuit so that they might be able to force the school to make some sort of accomodation so that they might be able to remediate, graduate and go on with their careers and lives. I feel very sorry for them in their situation.
It's really rotten that this happened, I wish I could help you more, but I am not a nurse attorney, and will have my hands full when the school starts in the not too distant future. Perhaps they should gather all of their pertinent information and see a nurse attorney. If there are a bunch of them, like you say, then they should be able to split the cost of a consultation (or it could be free) to talk to one of these, to see about any possibilities. I can't give you legal advice, just this idea.
I hope this helps them in some way.
- 0Aug 20, '08 by 2btmanrnAccording to HESI Scoring if you receive the below scores, it predicts by percentage if you will pass the NCLEX RN examination the first time
Greater than 900 predicts 98.3% that you will pass NCLEX the first time
850-899 predicts 94.8%
800-849 89.18%
700-799 76.28%
less than 699 49.1%
This is what the colleges are looking for. They want basically a guarantee that you will pass the NCLEX examination the first time. So, the program can continue to have their accrediation and continued funding from other sources. They do not care if you successfully completed the program, or waste your money, or any other sacrifices you've made. It's all about the program and not the student. It doesn't matter that you accumulated all those non tranferrable nursing credits, and you don't have a degree or license to show for it. The accountability is on the student and student alone.
The difference between the HESI exam and NCLEX.
HESI Exit exam is designed to determine students readiness, for the NCLEX Exam. Thats verbatim from HESI themselves. Also, verbatim from HESI is that faculty must be held accountable.
NCLEX examinations are designed to test the knowledge, skills and abilities essential to the safe and effective practice of nursing at the entry-level. That is verbatim from NCSBN.
Again, I want to state that I do not have any quarrel over the use of a standarized exam. As long as it is with good intentions, helping the students and the nursing curriculum.


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Genesis 80FI™
The Phazer Mountain Lite uses a new 2-cylinder 500cc engine for its performance. The engine package is based on the YZ250F™ engine. It's actually two of them engineered together to become a new snowmobile engine. The Genesis 80FI is fuel injected, with a 5-valve head and makes its peak power at over 11,000 rpm.
Lightweight, counterbalanced crankshaft
The Genesis 80FI engine's crankshaft is designed to be light weight, responsive and durable. The lightweight, counterbalanced crankshaft delivers super-crisp throttle response and quick acceleration. It also helps mitigate the vibration inherent in a 2-cylinder engine.
Advanced fuel injection
The Genesis 80FI uses a new, advanced fuel injection system to control fuel flow to the engine. Consumers will enjoy the engine's spot-on performance and throttle response as a result of the advanced electronic fuel injection system.
2-into-1 rear exhaust
The exhaust from the Genesis 80FI is routed out the rear of the sled, similar to the Genesis 120™ and Genesis 150FI™ engine packages. The rear exiting exhaust design serves three purposes. First, it keeps the exhaust heat out of the engine bay to allow a super-compact design. Second, it allows the engine to breathe more efficiently and through a cooled exhaust pipe. Finally, it helps to balance the overall sled package, giving the Phazer its amazingly nimble handling.
14x144x2-inch Camoplast Maverick track
The Phazer Mountain Lite uses a new 14-inch wide Camoplast Maverick track with 2-inch lugs. The new track design is lighter for improved performance and handling. It also allows the tunnel to be narrower to improve the sled's ergonomics.
In order to generate consistently-strong engine performance, all Genesis 80FI sleds feature a small radiator on the right hand side of the engine cab. The use of a small radiator improves the sled's cooling system function, which means greater engine durability. It also enhances the sled's handling by relocating the mass of a rear heat exchanger up to the central portion of the sled.
Ultra light, ultra rigid FX™ chassis
The Phazer Mountain Lite is built on a new platform, the FX chassis. It features lightweight, rigid CF die cast member and chromoly tube construction. The FX chassis was engineered specifically to house the Genesis 80FI engine and incorporates that engine package in its overall balance dynamic. The FX chassis is also the backbone for the new sport rider-forward position positioning on the Phazer Mountain Lite.
Sport rider-forward position
The Phazer Mountain Lite takes many of its cues from other off-road motorsports, including its sport rider-forward positioning. It has a tall, narrow seat and tall, forward handlebars like the popular YZ™ dirtbike. It puts the rider in a pure sport posture, ready for anything without being overly aggressive. The sport rider-forward position position also locates the mass of the rider right at the balance point for the sled, retaining its incredible balance.
Adjustable-width double wishbone front suspension
The FX chassis uses an all-new adjustable-width front suspension package to accommodate its unique weight distribution and handling needs. Because of the Phazer Mountain Lite's naked front end design, the A-arms need to be longer than even the second generation design found on the Apex™ and Vector™-class models. There are also new spindles and a new sway bar for the chassis. Riders can adjust the ski stance from 37.6 to 39.6 inches.
Mountain skis
The saddleless plastic mountain ski is wider than a trail ski with a deep keel for excellent powder-handling characteristics. The unique arched fin design of the ski aids in powder handling and also deflects snow away from the sled and the driver.
Integrated chaincase with magnesium cover
The FX chassis has the chaincase cast right into the frame member, and has a magnesium cover plate that forms the seal to keep the oil in. This trick piece of technology is a highlight of the goal to simplify the sled and eliminate weight. Riders will appreciate the reduced overall weight on the Phazer Mountain Lite and its amazingly nimble handling as a result.
CF die cast construction
Yamaha's Controlled Flow casting technique is used for many of the structural pieces on the chassis. The CF process draws the molten metal into the mold under a vacuum, minimizing the formation of air bubbles in the material. As a result, pieces can be made much thinner and still deliver the strength characteristics of a conventionally cast, thicker piece. Yamaha started using the CF process on the 2003 RX-1™.
ProMountain™ 144 rear suspension
The Phazer Mountain Lite uses a second generation ProMountain rear suspension. The FX chassis uses a narrow track and the skidframe is accordingly narrower. The suspension offers a number of unique features, in addition to the narrowness. The carrier wheels on the rear upper cross shaft are oversized to improve their efficiency and reduce friction. The rear mount is built with a cantilever system to allow the track tension to remain consistent through the compression travel. The rear arm has coupling blocks. The front lower shock mount is on a cam to increase the shock rate through its travel.
Tall, narrow YZ-style seat
The tall, narrow seat is an integral element in the sport rider-forward position position on the Phazer Mountain Lite. It helps put the rider in the best possible location for aggressive or casual riding. The narrowness of the seat enhances the sled's overall lightweight feel on the trail.
Standard electric start and push button Electric Shift reverse
Yamaha's electric starter system allows consumers to fire up their Phazer Mountain Lite with a turn of the key. The engine's decompression system lightens the load required to turn the engine over, resulting in a smaller, lighter battery. Yamaha's new Electric Shift reverse system lets users to shift the sled into, and out of, reverse with the touch of a button on the digital gauge.
Digital gauge
The new digital gauge displays key information at a glance. Vehicle speed is displayed on a large LCD readout either in miles or kilometers per hour. In addition, the rider can select either tachometer, odometer or tripmeter data to appear on secondary readout. The gauge also displays system warning lights, fuel level and warmer intensity. The right hand side of the gauge has the push button for the Electric Shift reverse system.
Hand and thumb warmers
The hand and thumb warmers on the Phazer Mountain Lite use a new kind of control from the other Yamaha models. Instead of dual controllers, the Phazer Mountain Lite's warmers use a single rocker button on the left side control pod. It operates like a volume wheel, cycling all the way up, then starting over at low for each warmer.
Wide runningboards with traction
The Phazer Mountain Lite is all about fun and handling. As a result, the runningboards are nice and wide and loaded with traction. Riders will be able to put their feet anywhere on the runningboards and have more confidence in their traction. This allows the rider to move around and really enjoy the full fun of a lightweight sled.
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The 11th Annual CCC Lil' Tigers Basketball Camp, will be held on June 17-21, 2013 from 9:00 AM till Noon daily, for boys and girls grades 1st - 8th at CCC's Pinnacle.
The camp will be under the direction of Coahoma Community Women's Basketball Retiree & Mississippi Community College All Sports Hall of Famer, Coach Ella Morris, who brings thirty-one years of teaching & Coaching experiences to the camp.
Tuition for the camp is only $50.00 to help defray the cost of the camp.. Each camper will receive top-rate instruction, camp T-shirt, Certificate of attendance, game skills evaluation, competition and other incentive awards, which will be given on the last day of camp. The competitions included are Free Throw, 3-Point and 3-On-3. 1st and 2nd places will receive Medals and 3rd place will receive Certificates.
"Offer the camper the maximum instruction for the minimum cost under ideal learning conditions." That is the goal of this camp, to reach this goal, we will teach all basketball fundamentals as well as individual and team play.
For registration, contact Coach Ella Morris at (662-378-7304), or check with the gym instructor at your school. You may mail your completed application and fee to Coach Ella Morris, PO Box 541, Metcalfe, Ms. 38760 or complete your registration on Friday June 14, 2013 from 9:00 AM till 11:00 AM at the rear of the Pinnacle.
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Fairfax bus delays
WTOP's Kathy Stewart reports.
WASHINGTON - Two area public school systems announced two-hour delays to the start of classes on Friday, and many students and parents who rely on school buses were faced with more problems.
In Fairfax County, about 200 school buses are experiencing "significant mechanical problems" due to the cold weather, according to a statement issued at about 8:30 a.m. The system advises parents to "take precautions to ensure that their children are not standing outside in the cold for extended periods of time."
At about 9:30 a.m., Fairfax County schools spokesman John Torre told WTOP that "several dozen" of the county's fleet of 1,500 buses were having problems getting started in the cold.
One of the causes, he said, was the fact that school had been out for the past two days, and buses had been parked outside in the cold.
"We were anticipating mechanical issues," Torre says, adding that that was one of the reasons behind the two-hour delay.
Speaking at about 9:30 a.m., roughly 15 minutes after classes had started at the county's high schools, Torre said that parents had been notified beginning at 8:30 on a school-by-school basis.
"We just want parents to be aware" of possible delays, Torre says.
Reminded by WTOP's Mike Moss that some parents had probably had two days away from work, and had left for their jobs this morning trusting that their kids would be able to get the school bus as usual, Torre said, "We understand the problems associated with this. Our mechanics are out in the field working to get these buses up and running."
He added that, given the proportion of the county's fleet that was grounded, "it is not a widespread problem."
After announcing their two-hour delay, Prince William County Public Schools posted a warning to parents on its website that significant bus delays are possible in unplowed or unpaved areas.
In addition to the unexpected delays, parents have the option to "keep children home if they have safety concerns."
Phil Kavitz, a spokesman for the county school system, told WTOP on Friday morning that the system had its usual 800 buses on the roads and were "making an effort" to get to every stop.
While the "vast majority" of roads in the county are clear and passable, Kavitz says, he reiterated the warning from the website -- if the school bus doesn't show up within 20 minutes of its regular time, parents should bring kids back home or find another way to get students to school.
He added that the system issued the warning on their Facebook page at about 8:30 Thursday night.
The county also says that parents should avoid leaving children unattended at these stops:
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The Great Escape
Have you seen Yvonne the cow? - Nature, Environment - The Independent
As events go this turbulent August, the disappearance of a cow from a small farm in Bavaria doesn't quite have the resonance of Colonel Gadaffi's last stand, the arrest one-by-one of Rupert Murdoch's staff, or the implosion of the world economy. But the story of Yvonne, a six-year-old bovine who broke through an electrified fence on 24 May and has been on the run ever since, is moving ominously up the news agenda and, in the coming days, may well eclipse all other concerns. ...her ability to evade capture has brought her fame beyond even the wildest of bovine dreams. So far she has outwitted Bavarians armed with telescopic sights, a helicopter equipped with thermal-imaging gear, an animal tracker whose skills were honed on the African savannah, and the searching eyes of police, ramblers and fortune-seekers after the €10,000 (£8,700) price on her head.
There has been the odd sighting, but, by the time the men with the tranquillising darts have shown up, Yvonne has melted back into the depths of the pine forest. Yet if humans have been unable to make contact with her, she, apparently, has got in touch with them. An Austrian animal psychic claims to have telepathically reached Yvonne, who has reassured her public that she is OK, but still too afraid to give herself up.
I predict she will steal a motorbike and try to jump the fence into Switzerland...