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Industry-Regulator Pile-on at Trautman Farm in WI May Offer Us a Peek Into Next Phase of Raw Milk War
Among the array of tactics the federal-state regulatory authorities have trotted out in their war on raw milk—sting operations, harassment, questionable pathogen findings, legal initiatives—one potentially devastating tactic has remained on the sidelines: getting the dairy processors involved. The reason processors hold so much leverage is that nearly all raw dairies sell at least some of their milk to dairy co-ops and private companies that pasteurize and Trautdistribute the milk products to dairies. Now, in Wisconsin, Scott Trautman, owner of the Trautman Family Farm, has been cut off by both state authorities (by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection from selling raw milk) and his processor (from selling milk for pasteurization), leaving him to dump up to 40 gallons of milk each day.
The reason the processor cut-off is such a problem is that in the dairy industry, unlike most other industries, there is little competition among processors. This helps explain why conventional milk prices are so low, and dairy processor profits so high. If you part company with your processor, you'll be lucky if you find one other processor in your region, and very often, like in the case of Scott Trautman, you won't find any.
What makes this situation especially ironic is that the whole melee seems to have resulted over safety…and it continues over safety. Trautman says he complained in August that the processing organization handling his milk--Foremost Farms USA, which is under the umbrella of the National Farmers Organization—weren't using effective safety. For example, he complainted that he was left with an unclean bulk tank because of the processor's extraction problems.
According to an article in The Country Today, Foremost and NFO officials attribute their cutoff of Trautman to his sale of raw milk. Selling raw milk is illegal in Wisconsin, but has been tolerated over the years, and hundreds of dairies in the state are understood to sell it.
This is the first case I've heard of where processors have used the excuse that they don't want to be tainted by a dairy's raw milk sales to jettison the dairy. Everywhere else, even in places where the raw milk issue has been fought very hard, like New York and Pennsylvania, processors have continued to deal with raw dairy producers.
Trautman isn't bending under the twin assaults on his livelihood. "They're not getting the best of me," he told me yesterday. "I'm trying to rally our raw milk producers in this state to form a raw milk producers group."
High on the group's agenda: raw milk safety. "I'm looking especially closely at the Vermont law" just put into effect this year, which spells out specific safety specifications, yet offers dairies flexibility in how they achieve the specifications. "I want us (in Wisconsin) to say we consider ourselves under Vermont law."
He encourages other Wisconsin dairy farmers to go public with their raw milk sales. "They (DATCP) say they investigate every case of selling raw milk. Let them investigate us all. They can come and lock me up. Put me away."
He adds that in his view this isn't a health issue. "This is less about raw milk and more about family farms and freedom to choose."
Scott Trautman and his family has been in the dairy business for only two years. "We started with two cows, then four cows, and so forth," he says. Now he has 25 cows on seventy acres.
He notes that while he sells other products besides raw milk, it's the raw milk that brings customers back to his farm repeatedly to buy things like beef, pork, and eggs.
He also notes that it's curious that DATCP and the processor both came after him at about the same time in September.
So what's the problem with processors cutting off raw dairy producers? For starters, there are laws on the books that prohibit this kind of behavior—they have names like "restraint of trade" and "racketeering." These are practices that were supposedly stopped in the early 1900s to protect smaller businesses from being bullied by monopolies or near-monopolies. Who's protecting whom, now?
We just got your new book in the mail and(im the youghest) im already on page 13. I really like your new book and this blog.God Bless You!
Bob and Amanda,
I apologize for my misstatement. Amanda has it right and I made a mistake when I stated my facts.
Lets get it right one more time....we have never ever outsourced for any of our bottled raw milk!!
We have outsourced for some raw milk to make butter and raw cheese. Our last load of this type of raw milk was last March 2009. Both raw cheese and raw butter are not tested for pathogens becuase they are class 4a and 4b manufacturing products. These two raw dairy products are not subject to the coliform limits or pathogen testing standards and I forgot to include them into my statements. Anyone in CA can make Raw Butter and Raw Cheese and not be considered to be a raw milk dairymen under the CA raw milk standards we all fight over constantly.
When arguing this point over and over and over....my "classes" of raw milk sometimes get crossed up....so shoot me. It is not a secret arround OPDC or with our consumers that we have in the past purchased some raw milk to make FDA authorized raw cheese that is aged over 60 days and that we have in the past purchased some raw milk to skim and make butter.
A question for one of the few good lawyers that frequent here (NOT the BFPS).
Since the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (commonly referred to as RICO Act or RICO) is a federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization, and since it appears that the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection AND the dairy processors are colluding to kill raw milk by cutting off farmers at both ends, and since these actions appear to involve restraint of trade violations, could a civil action be undertaken under the RICO laws against WDATCP and/or Foremost/NFO?
This used to be the people's country. It's time we take it back.
Bob Hayles
Bob et al. I've often heard of the Milk Processors Associations referred to as the "Milk Mafia", but never made the connection with RICO :>)
Probably need to look more at US Competition Law, or antitrust and the unfair trade practices that include restraint of trade, price fixing and the like.
I suppose the arrogance of power and control is behind continuing activities that may bring them further into the spotlight of "anti-trust" given pending lawsuits and anticipated actions of the Justice Department. Google "antitrust milk processors."
There are some interesting articles on milk processors and anti trust:
and a good explanation of US Competition laws at
David--thank you for your new book. It should provide an important read for law students and attorneys (well--I guess any citizen) regarding Constitional law and liberty interests. It is well written; I especially appreciate your balanced discussion of the science and statistics.
My advice to the Trautman's
Hold close to your raw milk consumers. They are your parachute in this freefall.
In 2002 Organic Valley did the same thing to OPDC. They cut us off when they found out we were competing with them at Wholefoods by selling our raw milk in a competing brand on the same dairy case. They have UHT dead milk and we had organic living raw milk. They hated that and dropped us on our heads. We depended on our customers to pick up the slack and for a very short period we sold come excess milk to Horizon. They needed organic milk badly for a short period back then.
When considering the departure from the relative safety of flying along with a creamery processor....before you decide to tell the processor that you are jumping off the aircraft to sell raw milk...remember that you will need your parachute. Your parachute must be tested and ready or else you are going to have a hard landing.
I have learned that no flight with a processor is safe. So make your plans in strategic silence and jump only when the consumers can catch you.
Try selling your extra milk to a small cheese maker until you can develop your market for selling it all raw milk. Or better yet...start making your own raw milk cheeses and sell that as a new product. This is a growth opportunity. 40 gallons of raw milk will make you 40 pounds of good qulaity raw milk cheese that can sell for $10-15 per pound. That sure beats the payment from the creamery of $1 - 2 per gallon
In the raw milk world....Lemons must become Sweet Organic Lemonade and do it with class and a smile. Take that extra 40 gallons of raw milk and get your cheese operations going tommorrow and keep the money. This is just a boot in the butt to get it going early. You do not need the creamery check....it stinks anyway.
All the best,
Mark McAfee
To Mark and all other concerned...
And there lies the problem we have seen too many times outside of California...
The parachute we thought we could depend on was a rude departing gift of kleenex & bandaids..all the while the ground becomes ever closer and we make do.
The habit of the next fool mentality of many raw milk drinkers has got to stop.
Wether in the way we are asked to produce milk for the misunderstood practices of a good author..or the evaporation of the consumers when the State calls and collars a caretaker who is simply performing and job for the real owners whom are no longer visable.
Ownership has its responsiblities..that is not letting someone you hired take the rap because it is the States ability to frame the argument.
The argument In California is that consumers have rights..most other places in the States we need to frame the argument of Ownership rights..which these rights are given very wide berth by the State for the very reason they are sound and just.
My plea to all who trust, hire & depend on a person to supply one of the most important food products we can aquire..stand by them when the State calls..40 extra gallons.. come on people..I will mail ya the hot chocolate to move that amount of extrta milk!!!!!!!!!
Geeze...it's sooo tempting...but no...I better sit with this one for a while first...
Bob Hayles
Right-On Brother Tim....golden words.
Off topic, but a response to Sylvia about the proposed raw oyster ban:
1. The problem involves raw gulf coast oysters, especially those produced during the warmer months when the risk of contamination with Vibrio vulnificus is higher; it does not involve raw oysters from the west coast
2. The State of California banned raw Gulf Coast oysters in 2003.
3. Almost all of the deaths from Vibrio vulnificus linked to raw gulf coast oysters have been among immunocompromised individuals, specifically individuals suffering from liver cirrhosis/alcoholism, diabetes, and other chronic health problems; most of those that died from consumption of raw gulf coast oysters contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus were Hispanic males.
4. Post-harvest processing of these higher risk oysters from the gulf coast has prevented illnesses and deaths among these vulnerable populations in California. For this reason, national regulations are being considered.
Michael Taylor from FDA said this a couple weeks ago:
"In 2003, the State of California prohibited Gulf Coast oysters from entering the state unless they had undergone post-harvest processing. The results were stark. Between 1991 and 2001, 40 deaths had occurred in the State due to Vibrio vulnificus. Once PHP was required, the number of deaths dropped to zero, and has remained there for the last 6 years, with the only possible case during that entire period being investigated as we meet today. Post harvest processing as required by California has largely eliminated Vibrio vulnificus-related deaths and illness from consuming raw oysters."
Lykke, your post about the oysters hits home with me, and demonstrates EXACTLY why laws against oysters...and raw milk...should be thrown out.
You see, I fit the description of the likely raw oyster victim perfectly with the exception being that I am not Hispanic.
I AM an alcoholic...by the grace of God a recovering alcoholic, but an alcoholic just the same.
I DO have a compromised liver...a fairly high amount of liver damage actually. I spent a few months earlier this year on a transplant waiting list, told I would die within a year without a new liver, until my liver function tests improved and my doctor decided to take me off the list...for the time being.
I DO have a compromised immune system due to complications of the alcoholism.
I AM a diabetic (type II), dealing with the diabetes and all the associated problems that go with it...neuropathy, etc.
I DO have other cronic issues, like mid-stage emphesyma.
I am exactly the person that raw oyster laws, or raw milk laws for that matter, claim to need protection the most...yet I fight tooth and nail against those laws.
Because when the government presumes to protect me from my own choices, to protect me from myself, regarding food and otherwise, they presume a level of ownership over me that they simply do not have. No one on this earth owns me, least of all a government.
A high level of risk doesn't change that. If it did the gin that almost killed me would be illegal. It kills far more people than oysters OR milk.
As a percentage of the population that participates, bungee jumping, auto racing, messing with jealous men's wives...all those have FAR more risk than eating raw oysters OR drinking raw milk, even for someone like me...but they aren't illegal.
Should the government educate? Yes...but truthfully, not scare tactics.
But that is it. Put the information about risks out there. Make sure the information is widely available. Do not allow producers to commit fraud by making false claims of supposed health benefits or discounting of risks.
All that is fine...but then the government should step back. They have neither the constitutional right or the moral authority to do more.
This used to be the people's country. Its time we take it back.
Bob Hayles
Do you really think people are going to believe my classes of raw milk sometimes get crossed up excuse? Please spare us the pathetic cover-up story.
In retrospect, I dont suppose revelations of outsourcing for non-fluid dairy products should come as a big surprise. After all in a press release following the Organic Pastures 2007 listeria recall of cream, Mark said very clearly If OPDC can not source raw cream from outside, our raw cream and butter would be in extremely short supply and rarely available. The statement does however make one wonder how Mark confused whether he outsourced for butter, cream etc.
I did some investigating. TB can survive in butter for extended periods:
Viable bacilli can be found in yoghurt and cream cheese made from unpasteurized milk for up to 14 days after preparation and in butter for up to 100 days (Journal Tuberculosis (2006) 86, 77109.)
The danger associated with outsourcing from herds that are not TB tested every year is not simply speculative.
In 2008 dairy cattle in the southern central valley were found to have contracted TB. This lead to a massive testing program which included testing more than 400,000 dairy cows from some 250 herds.
Two of the herds which were depopulated (destroyed) for TB were in Fresno County, the same county as Organic Pastures.
All it would take would be one out-sourcing from the wrong, close by dairy and you now have a human TB outbreak.
Most California herds dont TB test every year since the danger of TB is removed by pasteurization.
If you want more information about bovine TB you can see the California Department of Food and Agriculture page at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/Animal_Health/TB_Info.html
Part III: What is a recovery? The final segment of the Mari Tardiff story.
I would encourage everyone to read it.
Regardless of which side of the "raw milk debate" you're on, this story is worth reading. "Gordon" on a raw milk listserve even described it as "important reading for advocates of REAL MILK..."
Link to all 3 parts:
I certainly hope you feel better now. The entire story is told and out in the open. FYI....It has always been out in the open and never a secret....so I have no idea what you are trying to accomplish with the repeated and continual unearthing and rebarial of old information. CDFA controls the management of our purchasing of class four milk and movement of all raw milk. We must report it to them and they have no problem at all with anything we have done in the past.
Just to make it official one more time....OPDC does not bottle anyone elses raw milk except for OPDC's raw milk from its own cows.
CP.....can we now discuss what the hell happened at Whittier Farms in 2007 when pastueruized milk killed three people and the FDA failed to recall the defective product for six months???!!! This is an outrage. This topic deserves discussion.
We can also discuss Dr. Bruce Germans discoveries at UC Davis ( CMAB Research Work ) where he confirms that the best bioactive parts of raw milk are destroyed or changed during processing. He is the brilliant scientist that performed the Milk Biogenome project and found the bioactive components of breast milk and raw milk to be critical its immune value. Yes....that is right, a scientsis that says that the living unprocessed components of raw milk are its "secret sauce". If you are a truly concerned person...go complain about deli meets. They are ten times more potentially dangerous than raw milk. The CDC did not even list raw milk on its top ten dangerous foods list. Are you truly a Concerned Person or are you a tool of the political machine sent to hurt our god given choices and our rights as citizens?
I know for one thing....you do not have the guts to use your real name and identity yourself and this is cowardly.
Your email link to Cardif is very heart wrenching and thought provoking. I am so very glad she seems to be on the mend.
Every year untold numbers of people become very sick and many die after taking the flu vaccine and other government suggested vaccinations. This is all dismissed and tolerated as a side effect of a vaccination system that helps far more people than it hurts.
Lykke and CP....why is this a foreign idea to you when applied to raw milk. 5000 kids die every year of Asthma when treated properly with drugs. When kids drink raw milk their asthma goes away.
Raw Milk Saves Lives.....yet you give it zero credit and only assign to it blame. This entire discussion is missing its rational basis.
One of Steve Bemis' 11 Great Thoughts involved exemptions for small farmers. Making that workable (in the context that there is no exemption from food safety), involves personal responsibility by the farmer and the consumer. Know your farmer, know your food only works with honesty. The continued dishonesty by raw milk leaders argues against this model. Saying that "big ag" does bad things doesn't change the fact that raw milk leaders continue to mislead consumers (in order to sell their product?). Its a stretch to embrace the possibly logical argument about exemptions or scaled regulation when this misinformation continues to dominate the raw milk movement.

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Congrats on a couple great animals Montana. That is a great start to the year.
Well off to try and get some more down... The most vacation I have ever taken for hunting and my tags have already been filled. Hopefully I can post some pics of my families deer/elk.
Check back in Nov 27th :)
Congrats Montana! I missed this post first round you had an awesome year!
Congrats!!! Looks like a great year!!!
Congrats ! way to go !
Looks like you had a great season. Congrats
Congrats on two fine animals!
Please hunt wolves!!!!
I agree Montana, we do take a lot of heat here for some very poor management in a lot of areas (just my humble opinion that most is definately deserved) but to be able to hunt deer and elk every year is a blessing for sure!
Great mule deer for a bow as well, Congrats!!


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Chicken or Tofu Marsala
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Chicken or Tofu Marsala
I love chicken marsala. I even admit to using the cheap kosher marsala wine that is pretty ready available and it is the one time I use cooking wine, even though all the real chefs swear against it. I love adding as many mushrooms as I can and sometimes I even add artichoke hearts. If you are vegetarian you can still enjoy this dish using tofu in place of chicken, it comes out perfect.
- Prep Time : 25 min
- Cook Time : 45 min
- Ready Time : 1 hour, 10 min
- 4 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts (sliced thin or pounded, so you should end up with 3-4 pieces)
- about 1/2 cup flour
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 lb. assorted mushrooms of your choice, sliced
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup Marsala wine
- 1/2 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock if using tofu
Heat the oil over medium-high flame in a large skillet. When the oil is nice and hot, dredge both sides of the chicken cutlets in the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess. Slip the cutlets into the pan and fry for 3-5 minutes on each side until golden, turning once – do this in batches if the pieces don't fit comfortably in the pan. Remove the chicken to a 9×13 baking dish.
Lower the heat to medium and add the mushrooms and saute until they are nicely browned and their moisture has evaporated, about 5 minutes, add the shallot and garlic and cook another 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour 1/2 cup of the Marsala in the pan and scrape up any bits on the bottom. Pour mushrooms and sauce over the chicken in the pan add chicken broth and more Marsala if you like it more sauce.
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Excited about this year's New Directors/New Films lineup? We sure are! We're also thrilled with the festival's beautiful new website. All this enthusiasm has got us feeling generous, so we've decided to hold a little contest.
As you can see above, this year's 25-feature roster is a veritable cinematic rainbow. Hardly surprising with titles like Blue Caprice, Upstream Color, The Color of the Chameleon... you get the idea. Your challenge? Identify as many of the films as possible in our color wheel-inspired collage (click here for larger version) and email your guesses to us at firstname.lastname@example.com by Sunday, March 10 at 12:00pm, when General Public tickets to the festival go on sale.
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A whole new dimension to your portable gamer
Earlier this evening (June 15th) Nintendo officially unveiled the Nintendo 3DS, a handheld gaming device which offers portable 3D gaming without the need for special glasses.
Unveiled at the E3 conference in Los Angeles, the Nintendo 3DS will feature a 3.5-inch screen for 3D gaming along with a smaller touchscreen for controlling gameplay. Joining the dual-screen setup will be a 3D capable doubled lense camera and the ability to download and view 3D movies.
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THERE are many ways that human intelligence differs from that of animals, but one of the most obvious is our level of self-awareness. A pet dog, for instance, is probably aware of many sensations at any given moment: that it is hungry, that it is tired after a long walk, perhaps, and that there is a delicious smell emanating from the kitchen.
Its owner would be aware of all those sensations and yet would have an extra level of thought processes overlaying them. As a human, we can be aware that we are aware of our basic sensory inputs, and that allows us to reflect on the accuracy or validity of our feelings and judgements.
That lets us think: "How tired I am after that long walk, it's that satisfying kind of tiredness you get after exercise. But I'm not too ...
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By Tony Hicks
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I just got back from my fourth trip to DMV in a week (and, yes, there will be a fifth soon, because DMV employees automatically tell you something different every other time you show up and wait many hours for their attention).
But that's not what this is about. Oh no. Because on my way back, I stopped at 7-11 for an energy drink and a snack. And, wow, did I hit the jackpot.
While selecting a sugar-free drink – because I have diabetes, which means I explode when I eat sugar – I came across a "Spike" shooter. Or, to be accurate, a SPIKE shooter. Above the title was the greatest thing I've ever seen on a soft drink can:
Oh my. If that can was a girl, I would've asked it to the prom.
I went to the label and saw the usual energy drink stuff – maybe I missed the fancy name for nitroglycerin or whatever. But I did see another WARNING by the label, saying I couldn't drink this if I was under 18, elderly, or on any other kind of stimulant.
So, essentially, this drink kills teenagers, old people, and speed freaks.
It also said not to use if you're being treated for high blood pressure, heart disease, spasms (?), or have psychiatric disease. At which point I wondered "After all these warnings, who else would drink this crap but someone who needs to be treated for psychiatric disease?"
This thing was only 8.4 ounces. A 24-ounce can could probably start a war.
It also said to "discontinue" if you experience dizziness, headaches, nausea or heart palpitations. And, of course, it also recommended not drinking within six hours of bedtime.
I immediately bought six.
Well, no, I bought one. But I couldn't muster the courage to drink it. It now alluringly sits on my desk, practically daring me to drink it. Here I go …
UPDATE: 15 minutes after drinking half the can, I can say with absolute certainty that children and old people should not drink this stuff. Holy cow – and it's not like I don't already have a tolerance for energy drinks. Geez … I'm about ready to go home and alphabetize my CDs …
UPDATE: A half hour later and I've been uncontrollably yapping to co-workers. Well, for about ten minutes. Now I'm enjoying work way too much. Seriously, keep your kids away from Spike shooters. I haven't even finished the 8.4 ounce can. This can't end well.
UPDATE: An hour after the last post I still haven't needed to finish the last sip – which is the last half of the can. I"m starting to wonder if I'm breaking some sort of law by drinking this stuff.
UPDATE: It's just past 1 and I'm doing fine without the other half of the can. In fact, it became very obvious that the only meal I could eat for lunch that could logically go with a can of Spike Shooter is cafeteria chili. Three bites in and all's quiet in the digestive tract …
UPDATE: It's past 2, there's no chili damage to report, and I've landed quite nicely from my four ounces of Spike. Which means it's time to swill the rest of it. This is no time to quit while I'm ahead …
UPDATE: It's approaching 5 p.m. I finished my Spike and am still upright. But – thanks to our blog Superman George Kelly – I also saw that news report posted above about kids in Colorado OD'ing on Spike. I believe it. This stuff is like plutonium – which is not (if you're 18 or younger or have a heart condition) an endorsement (I have to say that for legal purposes in case anyone reads this and dies). Oh, who am I kidding – nobody reads this.
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Unless you are completely devoid of any football and gaming awareness, you know that today is the release day of "Madden '07." The release day has become something of a legend, contributing to hours and hours of lost productivity on the American workforce. If you're not peeling through the franchise mode, you're checking out the new features that get added every year. I managed to get a taste a few days ago before AGI (after about a year of not playing any "Madden" title whatsoever) and I'm trying to immerse myself in it as much as I can before heading east to see family (and of course, finding even more time for 'Madden' balling).
I'm whipping through the PS2 version first, "Superstar" mode specifically. It still does that creepy "pick the right set of parents" thing, but I've gotten over it. I actually had a college superstar waiting to get imported, and I found something that bothered me a little. He's a four-time first team All-American, four-time national champ, three-time Heisman winner, and the NCAA career leader in rushing yards and TDs — and he gets drafted late in the second round. What!? I look on the depth chart and his ratings are still through the roof — a 98 for speed (faster than Reggie Bush), and 95 break tackle rating. I even had good workouts on All-Madden level! Why the slide? Did he fire off offensive remarks in a drunken stupor at the Combine and I just didn't know about it? Explain.
As you know, they've concentrated hardcore on the running game this year, which has meant the end of some itty-bitty corner spearing the T.J Ducketts and Jamal Lewis' of the world. I'm liking the highlight stick — it gives running game fans like me a chance to tear off some pretty nice looking runs. In my first "competitive" game in a year, I managed to tear off a 60 yard TD run with Larry Johnson. The dude I was playing gave me props (on the way to beating me), but it was really the result of some pretty clean blocking. The O-linemen seem to be much better at picking up their blocking assignments this year. However, there are times when it's TOO good — I'm remember using a slide move with LT to fire through a hole that was the size of a one-car garage.
Lots of people like to come out passing when they get they're hands on 'Madden' — I like to run. To me, getting the running game right seems harder than installing an intricate passing game, because it's more of a 'feel' thing, and an aspect that all football games should excel at. Running the ball feels a lot more fun this year, and I'm going to make it my mission to gain access to some Hall of Fame runners.
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HOSCHTON -- Survive and advance -- that is the mantra most teams abide by when in the playoffs. Mill Creek really put that saying to the test on Saturday.
Facing Shiloh in Game 3 of the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs, the Hawks jumped to an early 6-0 lead only to see Shiloh fight its way back before finally sending the Generals home with an 8-6 series-clinching win.
The win sends Mill Creek (20-9) to a home series in the second round against East Coweta on Wednesday, while Shiloh (17-12) saw its first playoffs series since 1999 come to an end.
"We've played in a lot of close games this year and have been battle tested," Mill Creek head coach Doug Jones said. "I was upset with our guys last night after the second game and challenged them. They came and answered the bell today."
The contest looked like it was going to be an easy blowout win for Mill Creek as the Hawks scored six runs in the first inning.
Shiloh starter Chase Waters was never able to get on track, facing just four hitters while recording no outs. He threw just 18 pitches, 16 of which were balls as he walked each batter he faced.
Khalil Gilchrist was called in to relieve Waters and didn't fare much better. The first batter he faced, Tim Hernandez, hit a sharp liner that was dropped on the infield, allowing Brandon Harmon to score for a 2-0 lead, while Tad Newman drove in a run on a fielder's choice grounder.
Another error on an infield grounder would allow the fourth run to score, while Tyler Boldt doubled off the left field wall to push the margin to 5-0.
Ben Crowder would perfectly execute a squeeze play to push across Dillon Kokinos for the sixth run. After the dust had settled, Mill Creek had scored six times (two unearned) on four walks, two errors and just one hit.
Facing a 6-0 hole in an elimination game, Shiloh showed some resiliency in the second by scoring four runs to get back in the game.
Kyle Lewis led off the inning and reached base when he was hit by a pitch, while Bakari Gayle followed with a walk. Two hitters later, B.J. Armstead boomed a double to center field to plate Lewis and Gayle.
With two outs and runners at first and third, Marcus McCorkle would single to right to plate Armstead. McCorkle would then get caught in a rundown long enough to allow Eriq White to score, cutting the Mill Creek advantage to 6-4.
After that, both team's pitchers settled into a groove. Mill Creek starter Kane Fraser would go 3 innings, giving up five runs on six hits with three strikeouts. The last run he allowed came in the fourth off an RBI double in the right field corner by Chad Smith.
"Fraser gave us a quality start," Jones said. "This was his first playoff game."
Chad Smith would come into the game for Shiloh and he gave five strong innings, giving up just two earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.
Shiloh tacked on another run in the fifth when Lewis, who finished 2-for-3 with two runs, singled to right, eventually reaching third and scoring when reliever Kevin Kirk was called for a balk. The balk was the fifth one called in the game, three on Mill Creek and two on Shiloh.
That run cut the score to 7-6, but the Hawks pushed across a big insurance run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single to left by Boldt, who finished the day 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
"He's been one of our best players the last several weeks," Jones said of Boldt. "He's really come around swinging the bat and takes a lot of pride in his craft at catcher."
Logan Moseley came in the game in the game in the sixth and threw two scoreless innings for the save, giving up just one hit with two srikeouts and one walk, getting the final out on a force play at second when Ben Crowder mad a nice sliding stop up the middle on a grounder by Gayle.
But that early 6-0 hole proved to be too deep for the Generals to fill back up.
"We've had to fight back all year but it's hard when you put yourself in that position in a game of this caliber," Shiloh head coach Reggie Ingram said. "We left some runners on and the game was much closer than the score indicated. I'm really proud of how our guys fought back through all of that."
McCorkle ended his day 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Armstead finished 1-for-3 with two RBIs.
More like this story
- Shiloh forces Game 3 with Mill Creek ( May 4, 2012 )
- PREP ROUNDUP: Peachtree Ridge wins Apple Mountain Invitational ( March 10, 2012 )
- Offensive outbursts key Mill Creek sweep of East Coweta ( May 9, 2012 )
- Seckinger, Mill Creek crashes in to down North 9-1 ( April 28, 2012 )
- Seckinger, big bats help Mill Creek rally for split with Alpharetta ( May 4, 2013 )


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Thread: 20 Years Baby Name Game!!! EPIC
May 31st, 2012 03:15 AM #6Senior Member
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My name is Jorrian Trass. My Husband Brian and I got married in 2020. Since he used to be in the Coast Guard he loves being around water so we get married on a Yacht in Oahu Hawaii. We settle down in Spokane, Washington with him as a police officer and myself as a Nurse Practitioner. We buy a nice two Victorian style mansion in hopes of lots of babies and grand babies one day.
2021: We have Twin boys.
Ethan Benjamin Trass
Channing Owen Trass
2022: I have a miscarriage.
Brian and I take the kids on a vacation to Italy
2023: We adopt a baby girl we fell in love with when we went to Italy
Zoe Ivonne Trass
2024: We adopt a baby boy from Ireland
Boston Jacob Trass
2025: We have a baby boy
Caspian Everest Trass
2026: We have Triplet Boys
Aragon Elijah Trass
Linden Noah Trass
Elias Levi Trass
2027: We have a baby girl.
Madison Satine Trass
2028: We have B/G/G Triplets
Maverick William Trass
Cheyenne Elodie Trass
Vienna Grace Trass
2029: Brian and I try but are unsuccessful. So to fill the gap we get a two puppies.
They are Great Danes named Tiberius and Venetia
2030: We have another miscarriage. And a few months later Brian's grandfather dies and he leaves us 5 million dollars. We donate 500,000 dollars to the Make a wish foundation and split the rest up and put it in a college fund for all 12 of our kids. Leaving them $41,666
2031: We have Boy Girl Twins
Jeremiah Anderson Trass
Emily Elizabeth Trass
2032: We adopt a baby boy from Taiwan
Simon James Trass
2033: Brian's baby sister and her son Gabriel Thomas come to live with us because her mother kicked her out. Bailey and Gabe live with us for two years.
2034: We fall unexpectedly pregnant with twin girls.
Caroline Isabelle Trass
Evelyn Johanna Trass
2035: We fall pregnant with a baby boy
Denver Hollis Trass
2036: Brian and I decide its time for a move.
We move to a mansion in Florida
2037: Ethan (Age 16) and His serious girlfriend of over a year have a baby boy
Benjamin David Trass
2038: Brian starts seeing his old girlfriend from high school Trisha. The affair goes on for about 6 months. I find out through a family friend. I kick him out for two months telling him that if at the end of the two months he feels like he can be true to me once again i would take him back. If not, we would get a divorce. At the end of the two months I find him on his knees on our porch begging me to take him back. I do. And we are closer than we have ever been.
2039: My best friend is getting married to her second husband, who just so happens to be Brian's best friend. Brian is the Best Man while i am the maid of honor the Grooms men and the Brides maids consist of our kids and the Bride and Grooms siblings.
2040: My best friend, who is practically my sister, and her husband, die in a car accident. They leave Brian and I their 10 year old twin girls in their will.
Leah Danielle Cordelle
Katie Victoria Cordelle
2041: I surprisingly fall pregnant for the final time, with B/G/G/B/G Quintuplets
Roan Alexander Trass
Emery Savannah Trass
Thalia Jocelyn Trass
Hudson Zane Trass
Journey Noelle Trass
May 31st, 2012 03:23 AM #8
Year 1: Tyler gets a wonderful job at the fire station downtown after volunteering there since his freshman year in high school, all through college. He starts out at the captain of a squad, because of his history with the station.
Year 2: After Tyler is established in his career we decide we're ready to start a family. Three months later we are surprised to find we are expecting triplets. At 7 ½ months our triplets, Declan Rhys, Bronson Wyatt, and Ivy Aurora are born.
Year 3: When the triplets are nearly a year old we get a call from the hospital. Tyler's cousin, his best friend, was in a tragic boating accident. He was a single father and left his three children to Tyler and I. Abigail Nora is 9, Austin Gregory is 7, and Alyssa Faith is 5.
Year 4: Having 8 people in a two bedroom townhouse is very cramped, and because of sharing a room with the triplets Tyler and I begin to struggle in our relationship. We decide it is time to move to a bigger house, and after saving for a few months we find the perfect place, just outside of Seattle, in Kent. It is a 7 bedroom, 6 bathroom house on 3 acres of property.
Year 5: Tyler and I are seriously struggling in our relationship, so much so that he decides to move in with a fire buddy for a few months, to give each other space. I struggle through 6 months of being a single parent to 6 children. We attend counseling together, and treat each other as we did when we where dating. One night while the kids are at my parents he takes me to the spot he proposed to me, begging to move back in, and apologizing for leaving in the first place. He moves back in, and the kids are ecstatic. Our relationship is stronger than it ever was.
Year 6: Tyler and I decide it is time to try for another baby. 10 months later our beautiful twin daughters Ella Bethany and Emma Felicity are born.
Year 7: Tyler and I decide to take a vacation, just the two of us. We head on a 10 day cruise in the Caribbean, leaving Ella and Emma with my mom, Cheri. Abby, Austin, and Lyssa stay with their paternal grandparents, Wes and Nora, and Declan, Bronson, and Ivy stay with my sister Aurora, and brother in law, Wyatt, and their three children.
Year 8: My sister Aurora and I decide to open a children's clothing store together. We call it Patterns and Patches, and open it in downtown Seattle. We hire our friend, Rachel, to work with us. The business thrives, and it's the talk of many mommy groups.
Year 9: Tyler turns 35 this year, and I turn 33. We are looking back out how blessed we have been since we got married ten years ago. We have a beautiful 15 year old daughter, a active 13 year old son, a artistic 11 year old daughter, creative triplets who are 6, and sweet twin girls who are three. Our older children are begging us to get pets, and they actually get the younger girls involved too. Tyler and I finally give in when looking at ads on Craigslist. Tyler surprises all 8 of our children when he comes home from work one day with three beagle puppies. The children name them Milo, Reid, and Kaya.
Year 10: After sending our babies off to preschool Tyler and I are both aching to have another baby in the house, so we decide to start trying. After a few months, we are both surprised that we are not yet expecting, and decide to put in an application for adoption, thinking that the process will take a while. Not even two months later we get a call from our caseworker. We where looking to adopt between 2 and 5 children. A sibling group of three whose parents can't take care of them had become wards of the state. Olivia Vivian is 14, Kaydance Lilly is 5, and Greyson Chance is 2.
Year 11: Not long after the adoption of Olivia, Kaydance, and Greyson is finalized I discover I am unexpectedly pregnant, with twin boys. Tyler and I name them after their grandfathers. William James and Samuel Paul.
Year 12: Increasing our family from 8 children to 13 children in two years is stressful, and Tyler decides that it is again time to move to a larger house. His uncle helps us buy a almost mansion house located in Kent, with 10 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms, on a 4 acre lot.
Year 13: Abigail has become quite reserved in the last couple of months. She has been attending the local community college, and has had a steady boyfriend for three years. Tyler and I decide that it would be a good idea for Abby and I to have a girls day. Not long after we leave the house, driving towards Seattle she finally speaks. "Mom, I'm pregnant," is all she says, as she begins to sob. I pull over on the side of the road when it's safe and turn off the car, turning to her. "Sweetie, Dad and I will support whatever decision you make. We love you, nothings going to change that," I tell her. Her boyfriend, Benjamin, who is also 19, moves in with us, the two of them sharing a bedroom, and 7 months later Abigail and Ben's daughter, Natasha Allison is born.
Year 14: We gladly welcome Natasha into the family, it's a little strange having a grandchild, and being a parent to three year old twins, but Tyler and I both embrace it. We decide to get the children a few more pets, getting two calico kittens that they name Tangerine and Pumpkin because of the orange they both have in their fur.
Year 15: Abby and Ben announce they are going to get married. They have a beautiful ceremony in our yard, with all of the family. Ben asks Austin to be his best man, and Alyssa is Abby's maid of honor. Their two-year-old daughter is the flower girl, and Will and Sam are the ring bearers.
Year 16: We spend the year building a three bedroom house for Abby, Ben, and Tasha on the property after they decide they want to live close by.
Year 17: Aurora and I decide to expand the store with the help of Abby, who has graduated with a degree in business. We add a maternity section, and Abby takes over managing the store.
Year 18: Abby and Ben announce the birth of their second child, a little boy who they name Nathaniel Benjamin.
Year 19: Tyler's uncle, James, passes away from a stroke and leaves us 5,000,000 dollars in his will. We put the money in trust funds for each of the kids, to be given to each of them on their 18th birthdays.
Year 20: Tyler and I decide to take the whole family on a vacation to Hawaii, where we spend a week at the Disney Spa, and two weeks traveling and doing all kinds of amazing things, such as flying in helicopters, swimming with dolphins, scuba diving, and surfing.
Tyler and Allison 46 and 44. (Allie)
Abigail Nora 26 (Abby)
Austin Gregory 24
Olivia Vivian 24
Alyssa Faith 22
Declan Rhys, Bronson Wyatt and Ivy Aurora 18.
Kaydence Lilly 15 (Katie)
Ella Bethany and Emma Felicity 14
Greyson Chance 12 (Grey)
William James and Samuel Paul 9 (Liam and Sam)
Abigail's family:
Abigail Nora 26 (Abby)
Benjamin Jeremiah 26 (Ben)
Natasha Allison 7 (Tasha)
Nathaniel Benjamin 2 (Nate)
May 31st, 2012 07:41 AM #10
Year 1: My name is Molly Madigan my husband, Kellan, and I got married twenty years ago in a small ceremony in Boston Common. We lived in a loft apartment just off the campus at Northeastern, where we both work. We weren't quite ready for a baby yet, but we wanted a little responsibility and maybe some practice, so we got a a little black, purple and white finch that my nerd of a husband named Darwin.
Year 2: A year later we decide we're ready for a baby and try to conceive, but have no luck so we quit trying and wait a little longer. It might of been a good thing because a few months after we stopped trying Kellan was offered a job at MIT as a genetics professor, so we have to relocate across the city.
Year 3: The next year with Kellan and I both busy with work we decide it's best to keep waiting for a baby. That year I was interviewed by the New York Times for a article on Northeastern's progress in the University circuit in Boston, I still hold it over Kellan's head that I was interviewed before him.
Year 4: The next year was a sad one, but the cloud did come with a silver lining. My best friend growing up, Tamara McLeod, was killed in a car crash and her husband died in Afghanistan a few years earlier. She listed me as next of kin to her three year old son Finn Alistair McLeod and he came to live with us in Boston.
Year 5: After a year with Finn, we decided we wanted kids and tried again to conceive and were successful! Three months in we find out we'll be having twin boys, we we're both completely thrilled and Finn was really excited to have brothers. In November, just a few days before my birthday our boys, Dalton Desmond and Henry William, were born.
Year 6: When Dalton and Henry were a year old and Finn had just entered kindergarden, we were really exited to have a family and I fell pregnant again. When we found out we we're having a girl Kellan was thrilled, he was sure she'd be a little daddy girl and our Cassandra Alice has never disappointed him.
Year 7:The next year we had another set of twins, which I blame on Kellan for twins run in his family. The twins, Isaac Augustus & Vivienne Maria, were born premature and Vivienne had to have surgery on her heart when she was three days old, but after two weeks she was alright to come home and has yet to have any problems.
Year 8: After what happened to Vivienne we decided to take a break from having kids and to make sure she gets into primary school safely. We enrolled Dalton and Henry in a local preschool, run by a rather hippie-ish couple, I think it's great they teach art and music and cooking and get along really well with the kids, but Kellan thinks they'll force his sons into becoming lefties. That year Kellan was interviewed by NPR radio for his work in genetics he swears up and down that this beats my New York Times article, it doesn't.
Year 9: The next year Kellan was offered a job in Pasadena at CIT as Professor of Genetics. It was a huge change, but the kids adjusted really well to the new location and Finn loved the new school and was already making friends. Though the kids were really upset when it didn't snow that Christmas.
Year 10: A year after we moved to Pasadena, right after Dalton and Henry entered kindergarden I started feeling nauseous, we hadn't planned anything so I didn't think I was pregnant, but I took a pregnancy test about a month in a it was positive. Eight months later we had our first California baby, Nolan Conall.
Year 11: The next year, the November after Cassandra started Kindergarden, my brother Desmond and his wife Genevieve had their first baby, a little girl named Harriet Alice, everyone calls her Hattie.
Year 12: When Nolan was two and all his siblings had left for primary school and the house was feeling lonely and we decided to try for another baby. This time still cursed by my husband's ability for multiples we have triplets Sean James, Seamus John & Moira Elaine.
Year 13: A year later I fell pregnant again and my family knowing that a happy Mum is a happy home prayed to whatever god they believed in for a singleton. Our prayers were answered with a little baby girl I let Kellan pick the first name, he decided he didn't want to be the only one with the awkward Welsh name and I gave her hippie-hindi name just to push his buttons, it's how we show affection, our daughter was named Arianwen Lakshmi.
Year 14: The next year Finn graduates from middle school he had gotten all A's and B's all three years so we rewarded him with a trip to the pet store where he picked out a black collie and a beagle. He made his Literature Professor mother very proud by naming them Sherlock and Watson.
Year 15:A year after we got the puppies and in Finn's freshman year I fell pregnant for what I swore would be the last time with a single baby boy. A few months in I decide on a name with Finn and I prayed that Kellan would be okay with it. Stephen Mycroft came into the world a four in the morning, his father was so physically and emotionally drained he didn't care about the middle name.
Year 16: When Cassandra graduates from middle school with all A's all three years, Kellan is bursting with pride. She asks for the same trip to the pet store and pick's out a gray kitten which she, very much her father's daughter, names Selenium.
Year 17: A year later Kellan's father died, they were never close, the man despised me, but Kellan was his only child so he was left with the politicians $5,000,000 fortune. Kellan treated it like drug money and wouldn't dare spend it until Dalton suggested he donated it to the school. He was a sweetheart a donated to the literature department at Berkley where I work.
Year 18: The January before Finn graduates from high school I fall pregnant for what I am certain will be the last time. We had one last little girl in the September Finn started at Berkley we named her Sophia Isabelle.
Year 19: Last year Kellan and I both got raises and we decided to use the money to buy a bigger house. We ended up moving to San Fransisco and getting beautiful, pale blue victorian. All of the kids were so excited that they would finally get their own rooms.
Year 20: With no college age kids who would need to stay in the same location Kellan was able to take up an old job request at the most highly rated school in the world, Cambridge University. This move was really hard since nearly half the kids weren't coming with us, but Nolan (10), the triplets (8), Arianwen (7), Stephen (5) and Sophia (2) all love England, Sophia and Stephen are even starting to get lilts.
Our Family: Finn (20), Dalton (16), Henry (16), Cassandra (15), Isaac (14), Vivienne (14), Nolan (10), Sean (8), Seamus (8), Moira (8), Arianwen (7), Stephen (5) & Sophie (2)BoysWilliam Thomas, Elias Christian, Malcolm James, Isaac Finnian, Joshua Benedict, Vincent Theo, Henry Samuel, Nolan Percival, Robert Julian, Ephraim Maxwell, Gideon Huxley, Arthur Kellan, Ronan Abraham, Miles Nathaniel & Jude Everett
GirlsAlice Genevieve, Eleanor Audrey, Cecily Arianwen, Ivy Arabella, Susanna Irene, Clara Josephine, Lorena Ceridwen, Edith Madeline, Miranda Yvaine, Cordelia Isobel, Vivienne Eliza, Moira Eglantine, Charlotte Paloma, Harriet Phoebe & Aria Guinevere
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Lily Eve and Alexander James Cohen (25) - married in New York 2009, living in an apartment in New York
2010: Alex's brother Thomas Lee Cohen gets married to Lily's best friend Morgan Juliet and you and Lily and Alex get to be the best man and bridesmaid.
2011: They adopt a baby boy from Bolivia and call him Paxton Tate "Pax"
2012: Lily gets a tatoo of a dove at the back of her neck
2013: Miscarriage.
Lily's younger sister Lavender Jane (14) comes to stay with your family for 2 months as a holiday. She has a lot of fun babysitting Pax.
2014: tried to get pregnant but are unsuccessful.
Alex loses his job and your family is forced to move in with Thomas and Morgan because they cant pay the rent. After a while Alex is baack to work but because they get on with Thomas really well they decide to buy a big house together to raise their families in. Thomas and Morgan got a baby son named Luka Rylan born this year
2015: Since its not working out with becoming pregnant they decide to adopt triplet girls from Bulgaria.
They name them Juniper Claire "June" , Rosalie Jane "Rosa" and Isla Blossom
2016: The family buys a a dog. Its a Newfoundland and they call him Rudy
2017: Alex and Lily begin a charity collecting money for orphans.
2018: Trying to get pregnat didnt work out again.
Lily gets You are interviewed on a talk show to advertise adoption and her charity.
2019: Lily finally got pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl Darcy Pearl
2020: Lily's Dad passes away and leaves you and DH their house in Dakota. The family parts with Tom's family (Tom, Morgan, Luka and newborn Benjamin George) and moves there after emotional good byes
2021: The family spends most of the year renovating their new home in Bismarck
2022: Lily gives birth to Theodore River "Teddy"
2023: Thomas and Morgan have a baby girl and call her Ruby Rae
2024: Alex's favorite cousin Felicity dies and leaves her three children to them. Their names are Brady Joel (7), Flynn Oscar (5) and Olive Zoe (4)
2025: Lily and her sister Lavender who lives in Bismarck open a childcare centre for orphans together.
2026: Lily gives birth to Jasper Leo
2027: Lily gives birth to twin girls unexpectantly. They call them Mary Harper, Everly Chloe and Abigail Lucia
2028: A close friend dies and leaves his 3-year-old son to Lily ans Alex. His name is Felix Jude
2029: Thomas and Morgen have baby girl. They name her Molly Grace
2030: Thomas and Morgan have another baby girl ans name her Amelia Serenity
The families decide to live in their fathers house in Bismarck together.They become famous because of the size of their family
Alex and Lily (45) and their children:
Pax (19)
June, Rosa & Isla (15)
Brady (13)
Darcy (11)
Flynn (11)
Olive (10)
Teddy (8)
Felix (5)
Jasper (4)
Mary, Ever & Gail (3)
Alex's brother Tom and his wife Morgan (43) children:
Luka (16)
Ben (10)
Ruby (7)
Molly (1)
Amelia (newborn)
The house got 10 bedrooms:
1) Alex and Lily
2) Tom and Morgan
3) Pax & Luca
4) June, Rose & Isla
5) Brady,Flynn & Ben
6) Darcy & Olive
7) Teddy & Ruby
8) Felix & Jasper
9) Mary, Ever & Gail
10) Molly & Amelia- Lucy Marlowe - Abigail Darcy - Everly Eden - Bellamy Lux - Isla Pearl - Ophelia Jayne - Juniper Claire -Zoe Amadea - Aria Lysann
- Theodore River - Paxton Elijah - Felix Raleigh - Logan Ambrose - Luis Raphael - Jonah Taddeo
June 1st, 2012 05:00 PM #14
Wow! You're right, this is epic! =)
I'm Caroline Maria Snow, and I'm 21. My husband is called James Michael Henry, and he's 27.
We married traditionally, in a church and with a priest, on April 9th, 2020. The color theme was a turquoise.
We honeymooned in Budapest, Hungary, and came back home to Charleston, West Virginia, to start our lives together.
Year 1: Barely two months after we returned from Budapest, I fell unexpectedly pregnant! On February 20th, 2021, we had twin girls, whom we called Joanna Hayden Henry and Kira Jane Henry.
Year 2: Quite oddly, a month after Joanna and Kira were born, I fell unexpectedly pregnant, again, with twin girls! On December 8th, 2022, twin girls were again welcomed into our family, this time called Rachael Violet-Rose Henry & Michaela Genevieve Henry.
Year 3: My favorite cousin Mary Kay Marceau and I start a small cupcake shop, called Baker Street Bakery, on Baker Street. It turns out to be a huge hit!
Year 4: Something terrible happens. Our home in Charleston was destroyed by a bad thunderstorm. Our family moved in with Mary Kay's. Her husband Louis and their two little sons Mason and Michael were very accommodating while our house was rebuilt from the foundation up. We lived with them for a year.
Year 5: When our house was finished being built, we sold it to get more money. The bakery was going exceedingly well, and Mary Kay and I sold that, as well. With the new money, our family moved to a great town in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Year 6: Once in Flagstaff, our family takes in two-year-old triplets from Nairobi - Akilah Grace Henry, Kinaya Faith Henry, & Ila Damon Henry.
Year 7: My stiffy aunt Edith passes away and leaves me an estate in New England, New Hampshire, to be exact. Our family picks up and moves to the fifty acres up there. The house is absolutely gorgeous, with blue shutters and a white wraparound porch.
Year 8: Aunt Edith's house was too stiffy for our young family. We move to a big house in the suburbs of Massachusetts. The house is plain brick, but is sweet and feels like home.
Year 9: Mary Kay and I are interviewed on a talk show as the creators of Baker Street Bakery, as the bakery is getting its own reality TV show!
Year 10: James and I adopt boy/girl twins from Vietnam. The little boy is called Hian Michael Henry and the little girl is called Lê Michelle Henry.
Year 11: James and I have our own baby, John Nicholas Henry.
Year 12: James and I become unexpectedly pregnant - with twin girls, for the third time! This time, they're called Rosetta Clare Henry & Louisa Mae Henry.
Year 13: James's little brother Dante comes to stay with us. He can't find a job. Overall, his effect on our family is negative and is kicked out after five months.
Year 14: James and I have twin boys! David Watson Henry & Tyler Alden Henry.
Year 15: My favorite aunt Ella leaves us a house in Amsterdam. We move to it right away.
Year 16: James's good childhood friend, Luca, dies and leaves his two daughters in our custody. They're called Alessandra Maria and Bianca Sofia Franco, aged five and three.
Year 17: For the fourth time, we have twin girls! This time expectedly. We call them Ramona Beatrice Henry & Madlen Noelle Henry.
Year 18: We have more twins, this time a little boy and a little girl. We call them Luke Bryant Henry & Gavin Kylar Henry.
Year 19: Our family moves to Denver, Colorado.
Year 20: More twins! This time boys, called Dominic Alexander Henry & Matthew Ronald Henry.
Joanna Henry & Kira Henry - 20
Rachael Henry & Michael Henry - 19
Akilah Henry, Kinaya Henry, & Ila Henry - 15
Hian Henry & Lê Henry - 11
John Henry & Alessandra Franco - 10
Rosetta Henry & Louisa Henry - 9
Bianca Franco - 8
David Henry & Tyler Henry - 7
Ramona Henry & Madlen Henry - 4
Luke Henry & Gavin Henry - 2
Dominic Henry & Matthew Henry - 2 mo.
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Zebrafish is an excellent model vertebrate because of high fecundity, rapid embryonic development, and transparency at the embryonic and larval stages. We identified an autonomous member from the medaka fish Tol2 transposable element, and developed a highly efficient transgenesis method in zebrafish for the first time. Further, we successfully developed the gene trap and enhancer trap methods and the Gal4-UAS method. By using these methods, we created a large number of transgenic fish that express the yeast Gal4 transcription activator in specific cells, tissues and organs. These transgenic fish serve as valuable resources for the studies of developmental biology and neuroscience. We have applied these methods to study functional neuronal circuits. Currently, we are analyzing the structure and function of specific neuronal circuits that regulate locomotion, learning and memory. Also, we visualize neuronal activity during animal's behaviors by calcium imaging to identify functional neuronal circuits in the brain.
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That this House believes that Britain can rightly be proud of its history of welcoming those fleeing persecution and war; welcomes the cross-party parliamentary report on asylum support for children and families; notes with concern the finding of that report that current asylum support levels are leaving up to 10,000 children destitute or in severe poverty; further believes that section 4 support rates are especially austere and that cashless payments impose damaging restrictions on how families buy essential items; further notes that asylum support rates have not been increased since April 2011; regrets that the previous Government broke the historic link between support rates for asylum seekers and income support; calls on the Government to increase asylum support rates so that they are at least equal to 70 per cent of income support and to up-rate support rates annually; and further calls on the Government to abolish section 4 support and implement a single cash-based support system.


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