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On an otherwise warm April day in Montana, I was wrapped in the cool, damp shroud of an aspen grove. Compton tortoiseshell butterflies danced in midair around me, and woodpeckers whinnied and drummed in the distance. Montana had endured a winter rocked by record snow, and now the season was changing before my eyes. While on any normal day this lively spectacle would have impressed me, today I was fixated on finding any aspen tree with a woodpecker hole, searching for my holy grail: a northern saw-whet owl.
I was participating in the Montana Owl Workshop, a multi-day crash course on finding, identifying, and monitoring owls, offered by Wild Planet Nature Tours. The "knock and scrape" technique I was using was one of 10 scientific methods I had learned from workshop leader Denver Holt, a researcher at the Owl Research Institute (ORI). He's been studying owl ecology in Montana for more than a generation—and there's no better place to look for such fascinating birds of prey than Big Sky country, which boasts one of the largest numbers of breeding owl species in the United States. Fifteen species occur here; 14 of them breed here, including boreal, burrowing, northern hawk, and great gray owls.
Holt started the Montana Owl Workshop as a way to get more citizens involved in bird conservation, teaching participants the techniques that the ORI's team of biologists employs in its long-term owl research. "We've done a really good job of educating young kids about the environment and focusing on the next generation, but adults have been left behind when it comes to outdoor environmental education," Holt says. "We need to take the next step with adults, who have the time, the resources, and the voting power to make a positive change on environmental issues. A more informed public will be able to make more conservation-minded decisions."
On the day we searched for saw-whets, our small group of seven bird enthusiasts had split off into teams and fanned out into the woods around the town of Charlo, about 60 miles from Missoula. Determined to be the first to find an owl, my partner, Chris, and I navigated tangled underbrush and climbed over felled trees, ankle-deep in thawed, moist soil, and knocking and scraping the bark of dozens of trees. The technique requires at least two people. One uses a hardy stick to first rap on the trunk of a tree five times in succession, then immediately scrape five times. The other person watches the holes for movement.
After several unsuccessful hours, the other members of the group headed to the van. Chris and I took our time returning, knocking and scraping a few more trees along the way. Upon investigating a final trunk, our patience finally paid off: a female northern-saw whet peered out at us. Jackpot!I tried to contain myself but couldn't help jumping up and down, giddy with delight. The others joined us to take pictures, and the saw-whet mother watched us with as much interest as we looked at her. Then, in a flash, she was gone. As Chris and I high-fived, we were rewarded with Holt's simple praise: "Good spot." This was just one of several "experiences of a lifetime" that we enjoyed, thanks to our charismatic guide.
Besides knocking and scraping at aspen, the other scientific techniques we learned and tested included, among others, dragging a rope, using mist nets, and checking nest boxes (for more on these and other techniques, see below). Holt was careful to point out, however, that such methods should be used only sparingly, and specifically in locating and monitoring owls for research purposes. "Owls should not be disturbed during nesting periods," he says.
Using these field methods, we observed four species of owls in addition to the northern saw-whet: northern pygmy, short-eared, great horned, and long-eared. The nests we discovered were documented as part of ORI's ongoing research. The memories stayed with us. "Denver made us think about how a bird behaves, where it lives," workshop participant Suzie Gauss, a retiree from Scottsdale, Arizona, told me. "I do look at my entire environment differently now."
A year later, as Holt's workshop is again underway, I still find myself thinking about this trip. One thing's for sure—I will never look at a tree snag the same way again.
For more more information about Denver Holt's Montana Owl Workshop, including when next year's program will take place, visit Wild Planet Nature Tours. To learn more about Denver's research and ways to support the Owl Research Institute, visit owlinstitute.org.
Owl Identification and Monitoring Techniques
Some of the techniques described below should be used only by scientists and only for research purposes. They are to be employed sparingly to locate nests for monitoring purposes. Owls should not be disturbed during nesting periods.
1. Passive/active
Elicit a verbal response by mimicking a specific song or playing a song on a portable device. Owl songs can be divided into "hoots, toots, and trills," with large owls hooting (low pitch with a lot of bass), small owls tooting (higher pitched), and certain species trilling (screech owls), with a few exceptions. Owl species: all
2. Look into stick nests
Large abandoned or older stick nests—often made by crows, ravens, magpies, or hawks—provide ideal owl nesting habitat. Owl species: long-eared, great horned, and great gray owls
3. Check for white wash and pellets
Look at the base of trees for white staining. Do a closer inspection at these same trees for owl pellets, which are lumps of hair, bone, and sediment regurgitated by owls. Owl species: all
4. Drag a rope
This is a commonly used research technique to flush secretive grassland birds like short eared-owls and find their nests. Two people drag a long rope (or chain) along the ground. Owls will flush when individuals are within 15 feet and can carefully inspect the area the bird was in for a nest. Owl species: short-eared
5. Knock and scrape trees
Some species of owls nest in snags or abandoned woodpecker holes. Find a large stick and tap the tree five times, then immediately scrape the tree five times in succession. Certain owls, including the northern saw-whet, will peer out right away. Other cavity-nesting owls like northern pygmy and screech owls will not look out and require the "Use a Camera" technique. Owl species: northern saw-whet and boreal owls
6. Use mist nests
Owls can be flushed into specially designed nets or a person can use calls to attract an owl into a net. This technique is commonly used in research and migration studies. Owl species: all
7. Observe fence posts and tree stumps
Unlike other birds of prey that prefer to perch high, some owls prefer to perch low on fence posts or on tree stumps. Look in the early morning and early evening, when owls are apt to be hunting. Owl species: great gray and short-eared owls
8. Check nest boxes during breeding season
If a researcher knows where a nest box is located, she can employ the same knock-and-scrape technique described above on the tree the nest box is attached to. Owl species: boreal and northern saw-whet owls
9. Use a camera
An extended videocamera, like the Sandpiper Technologies Peeper, allows researchers to observe bird activities in high, hard-to-reach places. Owl species: northern pygmy, boreal, western screech, and eastern screech owls
10. Read about owls
The more you can think like an owl, the better your chances of looking in the right place at the right time. Owl species: all


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So I'm slowly introducing solids to my 7 mo twins. They eat avocados, bananas, and rice cereal.
I introduced yams, just a little bit. I thought maybe they weren't sleeping as well, but they weren't getting yams everyday, and I wasn't sure if there was a pattern. So then I introduced pears. They were then consistently getting yams AND pears every day, and started sleeping just horrible. I decided it was gas, because my girl had a couple instances were she would fall asleep nursing, then when I tried to put her down she screamed, arched, then farted and relaxed a little. Then repeated that sequence a couple times. The boy was also screaming and arching, but I didn't notice the farting (but he still might have, I don't know.)
I wanted to sleep, not play games, so I cut both at once, and they're now sleeping better. (Not well, mind you - each still wakes up 2-4 times nightly, but better, and no screaming/arching/farting business.)
So, I should reintroduce them one at a time and figure out for sure what's going on, right? But I'm scared. I get so little sleep already.
I wanted the pears to help keep them regular, and the yams for all the good nutrients.
So which do you think is the culprit? Maybe I'll just try the less likely to be gas-inducing for now....

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The website I'm making is for a tattoo studio, if you go to http://www.btseagrave.co.uk/ink/index.php?p=artists, you can see the two image links for "Bianca Seagrave" & "Bryan Baford". Currently because of the index.php?p=artists, the index is including the artists.inc.php page, but when they click on either bianca or bryan, the url changes to index.php?p=artists&artist=bianca(or bryan) I want it to include bianca.inc.php or bryan.inc.php. I've tried doing something like this:
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I wonder if Dolan's watching ISO-Melo on "Shaq n da Fools"
TNT Kenny Smith, Barkley, and Shaq, are conspiring that ISO-Melo's a CHUCKER .. can u believe that LOL
Yeah, when Melo hang up his sneakers, I put Melo-performance above T-Mac, and next to the 1970's Ice-Man
Stop with the arm injury, the only injury ISO-Melo have is selfish-ballhoggin
If my arm wasnt above 65% .. I would not be taking 25 shots, or playing 42 minutes a game.
I would be resting my arm by workin on my teammates scoring .. running ball-movement plays where I screen or pick for a teammate .. Plus to stop certain sports annoucers from sayin I'm a CHUCKER
I wonder if Dolan's watching ISO-Melo on "Shaq n da Fools"
TNT Kenny Smith, Barkley, and Shaq, are conspiring that ISO-Melo's a CHUCKER .. can u believe that LOL
I would have to call up all my ex-wives to explain La La big-eyes, and outstanding great shape to fit her round butt is Sunshine sunshine SUNSHINE...
Much like Melo.....La La is very overrated please figure out how to get yourselves out of the Melo world for the love of being a STAN....
As DMX said in Belly"here we go again..." Um um um
KNICK fans in a nutshell: complain about your best player um um um. I guess the scoring title wasn't enough....I mean STAT is on the BENCH making STARBURY $$$$ and that's Melo's fault. When MeLo leaves at the end of the season and we are into our 10th rebuild in 11 years chasing the next great white hope don't say s***t cause it's what you wanted. I happen like this teams toughness. Give em a chance to learn to play together and gel....
Did the 2004 to 2010 Denver Nuggets Gell, or did they just win reg-season games from ISO-Melo high scoring.
Thats far away from a title shot. Dolan only cared bout the market $$$ of Melo's scoring hype in MSG.
This season is a crap-shoot .500 .. and we need our 2014. 1st round pick back we gave up for Melo, and the 2nd rounder we gave up for Barg is in question .......
Only what i demand from MELO is more passing to teammates and limit cruchtime
each quarter which is coming to end MELO have ball why?
each game which is starting @ MSG MELO is shooting 1st
i can say that he is playing with pressure over Lebron and i dont get why just dont play own game.
Melo's going to be Melo. Everyone else has to play some serious defense and take care of the damn ball. Between Meta, Shumpert and Kmart there are enough defenders for the Knicks to do better and still allow Melo to jack up his 40 shots.
Sometimes a fan's hatred for player can distort judgement a little. Whether you hate or love Melo, that's one thing. But a crap-shoot .500 team that is one season removed from 54 wins seems to based on more hatred for Melo than basketball reason. Will this team win 54 games? Probably not. But they are certainly better that a crap-shoot .500 team as you so eloquently put it.
I dont think Melo deserves to be bood. Not yet. He is still the best player of our team and its not even close. One of the best offensive players in the world. Thats a fact. I used to be his biggest fan since his denver days, mostly due to his outstanding offensive skills. When he is on, and his shots are falling, he is fun to watch.
But even i am getting tired of his iso, selfish, ignoring his teammates, trigger happy game.
What he needs to do is, play better D, get more rebounds(he is getting better at that lately, attack the basket instead of settling for long shots and most importanly, make his teammates better.
I doubt he is reading our posts on this forum, or cares what knick fans have to say, but thats what our coaches job is.
Can Woodson change Melos mentality and make him a team player? I know G. Karl couldnt do it in Denver, but Melo was a kid.
He is a grown man now in his prime and according to him he wants to win the title.
I still think Woody is not the right coach to do it.
Of course its Woody's job to control the offense and reign in Melo.......
As Woody did in Atlanta ISO-JOE was his offense.The question is does Woody want ISO Melo in NY or does Woody have no choice as Kiya as pointed out its Melo's team....
Melo is the team leader and by him jacking up so many shots its sets the tone for the rest of the team.......JR will shoot 17 times despite shooting below 35%. Felton has become an ugly chucker that also is putting up 15 shots..Look at Hardaway as a rookie chucking up 12-13 shots and going 0-7 from 3 point range,,,,,
Either way this is on Melo....
Guys feel they will not have the opportunity to shoot so when they get the ball they chucks.....or they follow Captains Melo's lead with shoot the ball as much as you can....
No matter what our offense runs through Melo and its up to him to set a precedent for this Knicks team.
Can you ever see Norris Cole his rookie year shooting 0-5 for 3 pointers in a game and then putting up 2 more three-pointers after that,,,,,,,,,,


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Honolulu city officials say a large portion of the Kailua Boat Ramp has collapsed.
Strong waves damaged and sank the dock. The waves are also causing major beach erosion on Kailua's shorelines.
"When we moved here 10 years ago, there's a nice beach to hang out on and now there's no beach at all," said Kailua resident Mark Ferry.
The prolonged high surf on east-facing shores has sped up the erosion.
Many Kailua residents say the beach used to start in the middle of the boat ramp. Now, the beach starts at the bottom of a cliff.
"We know up to this lifeguard shack that's recently where the erosion is, but it extends further down the beach," said Al Tufono acting Parks and Recreation Director.
Tufono says it's so severe right now, ironwood trees with exposed roots are falling into the water. Crews spent Friday cutting trees along the shoreline.
Strong currents also caused a large sinkhole in the Kailua Boat Ramp. The ramp is closed as dock debris continues to fall into the ocean, turning it brown.
"We are planning on fixing the boat ramp in the next two weeks," Tufono said.
As for the beach itself, Tufono said the city can't do any remediation work right now because of the high surf.
Due to the high surf advisory, Waimanalo Beach and many windward-facing beaches saw some erosion, but none as severe as Kailua Beach.
They city says they are working on an islandwide plan to prevent future erosion on Oahu's beaches.


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"We know that this is a chronic disease. If you're fortunate, half your folks will succeed, but half won't and will come back to have to try again, sometimes, again and again," said Bill Young, the executive director of the Maple Leaf Farm residential drug and alcohol treatment and recovery center in Underhill. "If you're looking at demand, demand is not going to go down initially, it's going to go up."
Young's comments came during a Senate Health and Welfare committee hearing designed to inform lawmakers about the details of substance-abuse treatment programs available in the state.
In January, as part of Gov. Peter Shumlin's effort to combat what he called a heroin crisis, the governor said many addicts couldn't get the treatment they wanted, and he called on lawmakers to expand access. The state also is working to expand diversion programs that work to get addicts treatment rather prosecuting them.
All of those things put additional pressure on the state's treatment programs and providers.
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- Title
- Measures of galaxy environment I: what is 'environment'?
- Author(s)
- Muldrew, Stuart I.; Croton, Darren J.; Skibba, Ramin A.; Pearce, Frazer R.; Ann, Hong Bae; Baldry, Ivan K.; Brough, Sarah; Choi, Yun-Young; Conselice, Christopher J.; Cowan, Nicolas B.; Gallazzi, Anna; Gray, Meghan E.; Gruetzbauch, Ruth; Li, I-Hui; Park, Changbom; Pilipenko, Sergey V.; Podgorzec, Bret J.; Robotham, Aaron S. G.; Wilman, David J.; Yang, Xiaohu; Zhang, Youcai; Zibetti, Stefano
- Abstract
- The influence of a galaxy's environment on its evolution has been studied and compared extensively in the literature, although differing techniques are often used to define environment. Most methods fall into two broad groups: those that use nearest neighbours to probe the underlying density field and those that use fixed apertures. The differences between the two inhibit a clean comparison between analyses and leave open the possibility that, even with the same data, different properties are actually being measured. In this work, we apply 20 published environment definitions to a common mock galaxy catalogue constrained to look like the local Universe. We find that nearest-neighbour-based measures best probe the internal densities of high-mass haloes, while at low masses the interhalo separation dominates and acts to smooth out local density variations. The resulting correlation also shows that nearest-neighbour galaxy environment is largely independent of dark matter halo mass. Conversely, aperture-based methods that probe superhalo scales accurately identify high-density regions corresponding to high-mass haloes. Both methods show how galaxies in dense environments tend to be redder, with the exception of the largest apertures, but these are the strongest at recovering the background dark matter environment. We also warn against using photometric redshifts to define environment in all but the densest regions. When considering environment, there are two regimes: the 'local environment' internal to a halo best measured with nearest neighbour and 'large-scale environment' external to a halo best measured with apertures. This leads to the conclusion that there is no universal environment measure and the most suitable method depends on the scale being probed.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 419, no. 3 (Jan 2012), pp. 2670-2682
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- 2012
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- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
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- Dark matter; Galaxy evolution; Galaxy haloes; Large-scale structure of Universe
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- Wiley-Blackwell
- 0035-8711
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I know this probably gets asked a million times... I guess I'm just really looking for some positive words right now in hopes that it's "normal" and that she's getting "enough" milk (whatever that may be?). DD (who is 17.5 months) has been SUPER fast at the breast these days. I'm talking we're done with both sides under 5 minutes...probably closer to 2-3? It feels like a couple of sips and she's off and running. I don't respond to the pump anymore for some reason, so I can't really pump afterwards to see if she's getting enough. Anyway, I get so anxious when I log on here because so many of you say that your toddler nurses forever. Anyone else have a toddler who takes the express train?
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Pierre Joseph Victor "Joe" Coquat was born in France in 1856. He ran away from home when he was 12 years old, shipping out to sea for a dozen years or so before coming to Texas in about 1880. He settled in Jeddo, a small farming community in Bastrop County.
Minerva Whitehead was born in 1866 near Jeddo. Joe and Minerva married in 1883 on her father's farm outside Jeddo. They lived there until 1900.
They had two children, Joseph and Edith, who died as toddlers, and six other children; Idell, Richard, Henderson, Dora, George and Louise, all born in Jeddo.
Minerva's father, Reverend Richard Whitehead was involved in a feud with a neighbor, which resulted in him being shot and killed in 1897. Joe and Minerva were caught up in the feud and decided to leave Bastrop County, moving to more positive prospects, settling on (originally) 300 acres in Live Oak County. In 1902, their youngest son, James, was born in Oakville. Joe farmed and ranched on this land eat of Oakville.
Idell married George William "Billy" Custer, and they had eight children. The only child that moved to Three Rivers was named Jimmie, who married Margaret Cunningham. They had four sons.
Jimmie worked oil field related businesses all his life. Margaret still lives in Three Rivers. Their son, Ricky, also still lives in Three Rivers. Another son, Rocky, lives near McCoy. Rocky works at Valero Refinery. Rocky's wife, Cindy, and son, Rocky, both work at Texas Energy. David Webb Custer's son, Larry, lives in Three Rivers and raised two of his daughters, Donna and Rhonda, here. Rhonda married Leroy Wolff and lives in Taft. Larry's sister, Janis (Sonny) Johnson lives next to him.
Richard married Lola Belle Cocker, and they had four children. Lola Belle, Tom, Mark and Joe. Richard farmed near Oakville. Baby Belle married Buck Arnold who worked for Butter Crust (Rainbow) and delivered bread for many years. They had two children, Mary Amelia and Tommy Joe. Tom managed the Cantarana Ranch for Henderson in La Salle County for many years. His son, James Lewis, currently lives with his wife and children near Oakville.
Mark married Jimmie Greaves. They had a son, Richard, who was killed in an automobile accident in 1969, and a daughter, Denise, now a teacher in Beeville. Denise married Michael Salvagno and lives near Jimmie outside Oakville. Mark was retired from the US Air Force.
Joe and his wife, Janet (Musick), were both teachers in Three Rivers. Tragically, they were both killed in an automobile accident in an ice storm on the to the funeral of a relative in 1979. They had four children - Janis is married to Lynn Bluhm, DVM, and lives near Three Rivers. Joe Allen works at Valero Refinery and his wife, Jacqueline, is a homemaking teacher at Three Rivers High School. Noma and J'Vone left Three Rivers after graduation.
Henderson assisted in the founding of Three Rivers, helping Col. Charles Tips lay out and develop the town site in 1913. He married Irene Murray in 1915, the first couple married in the new Methodist Church building. He was teaching in Sinton along with Jack Montgomery, a lifelong friend, when he was drawn back to help with Three Rivers' organization, becoming the first mayor in 1926. He was instrumental in developing the oil and gas industry in Three Rivers and the surrounding area. He became the owner of Simmons Oil Company, began Longhorn Drilling Company and Live Oak Gas Company, which supplied natural gas for the town.
He and Irene had three children: Murray, who was a geologist and worked for Longhorn, Ruth, who married Bryant Collin and lived in Austin, and Bob, who bought part of his father's ranch and was county judge in La Salle County for several years. Bob married Polly Chilton and lived near Encinal.
Dora married Hudson Coker (cousin of Lola Belle) and they had four daughters: Eva, who worked for live Oak Insurance for many years, married Bill Tunis and lives near Three Rivers. They had two children, Carie (Bettie) and Bess (Leslie) Wernli, who still live near Three Rivers. Dorothy married Carl Baker and had two children, Sam and Carla. Nita Sue married Gene McClendon and worked for many years at First State Bank in Three Rivers. Their sons, Kent and Cole (Vickie) still live in the Three Rivers area. Mary Louise married Ross McClendon. They had three children, Rodney, Kelly and Sheila. Kelly (Richardson) and Sheila (Sisk) still live near Three Rivers.
George married Bonnie Roach. They had five children: Charlene, Georgia Fay, Dwain, Don and Jerry. George and his son, Don, worked for Longhorn Drilling for many years. Jerry married Ann College, and they lived in New Iberia, La. Dwain was killed in battle in Korea in 1950. Daughter, Charlene, never married and taught school in both Three Rivers and George West. Georgia Fay married George Hoel and lives in Austin.
Louise married Bryant Dove, and they had two children: Loryle and Homer. Loryle marries Joseph Leroy "Roy" Barnes and had four children; Joe Pete, Diane, Mary and John Barry. Their son, Joe Pete, and daughter, Diane (Billy) Roeske still live on the Bryant Dove home place east of Oakville. Diane and Billy's son, Will, is a Border Patrol agent stationed in Freer. Mary lives near Pleasanton, and John lives near Cotulla; and Homer married Jeanie Carroll. They had four children: Clay, Kim, Drusanne and Kip. Clay was killed in an automobile accident, as was his son, Trey. Kim works for the county after he retired from Valero. Drusanne teaches school in Three Rivers, and her husband, Clif, works for Valero. Kip has worked for the Texas Department of Transportation for many years and lives with his wife, Regina, and daughter, Sadie, on the century-old Dove Ranch.
James married Hazel Ross, and they had three children; James Oliver Jr., Janeille and Sheryl. James worked for Longhorn Drilling and ranched west of Three Rivers until his death in 1952. After James died, Hazel married Ersell Evans, a widower school teacher with one son, Ronnie. Jimmie Jr. married Madge Carroll, sister to Homer's wife, Jeanie. They had four children: Jean-Pierre, Angelique, Michael (Happy), and Roddy. After Jimmie Jr. died, Madge married Keith Patton. Both Madge and Keith were school teachers in Three Rivers for many years. Jean is a retired designer and builder and lives on the family Rio Luna Ranch near Three Rivers. Happy retired from the U.S. Air Force after more than 20 years, and his wife, Nancy (Payne), is Live Oak County Treasurer. Angie is retired from Valero Refinery, and her husband, Arlen Zamzow, is a retired TRHS coach. They still live on the family ranch. Roddy is a firefighter and EMT in Mineral Wells and nearing retirement. Janeille married James Teal and worked for McMullen schools for many years. Her sons, Mike and Jim, still live in Tilden. Jim is McMullen County Judge. Sheryl married Ross Young and taught school in Dallas after college. Her sons are Eric and Brett. They live with their families in Colorado and Houston.
Ironically, Pierre Joseph died of pneumonia due to injuries suffered during a feud with a neighbor in Live Oak County in 1923 after moving his family away from the other one that took his father-in-law.
In 1944, Minerva was honored in the Corpus Christi Caller for having nine grandsons serving in the military during World War II. They were Tom Coquat, Mark Coquat, Joe Coquat, Jimmie Custer, Homer Dove, Bob Coquat, Murray Coquat, James Brodie and Roy Barnes. She later was awarded a 10th star when James Oliver Coquat Jr. enlisted in the Marine Corps in early 1945. Diane Roeske says she still has those stars. Minerva died in March 1949 near Oakville.
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Shortly after the Phillies lost their fourth straight game, they found out that they would also be losing future Hall of Famer, Jim Thome.
The Phillies have traded Thome to the Baltimore Orioles, as first reported by CSN Insider Jim Salisbury. In return for Thome, the Phillies will get 21-year-old right-hander Kyle Simon (3.96 ERA at Frederick, Baltimore's High-A affiliate) and 19-year-old catcher Gabriel Lino.
This is a move that makes sense for both sides. Baltimore is in need of a DH, and the Phillies don't have a spot for Thome in their regular lineup, as his balky back prevents him from playing the field.
Interest in Thome piqued following his return from the DL when he hit .333 with four home runs and 14 RBI while DHing for the Phils through a nine game American League road trip.
The 41-year-old Thome came to Philadelphia this past offseason to try and win a World Series, but, at this juncture in the season, it doesn't look like he'll have a chance to do that with the Phillies. Some have suggested that the Phillies traded Thome as a professional courtesy, allowing him to go to contender where he'll have a chance to play regularly.
During parts of four seasons, Thome hit 101 home runs with the Phillies. He has 609 career home runs.
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I will miss Jim Thome greatly. When I was younger he was the face of the franchise that was supposed to bring Philly back to glory (and kind of did leaving the door open for Howard) but I used to wear my Phillies Thome shirt with pride. Hope he does well in Baltimore.
At least we got more then cash.
Funny yesterday i reached the point where i realized the season has officially slipped away. Guess they did as well…..Tough pill to swallow…
Victorino ought to be next. Ruben created a mess and needs to start making corrections.
We should have gotten some offense during the offseason instead of wasting $50 million on a closer we can't even use most of the time.
The Thome trade likely wasn't about conceding the season. Thome wasn't going to get enough at bats in Philadelphia to warrant his place on the roster, and the Phils at least had enough respect for him to get him to a team where he'd actually be playing regularly.
Also, Amaro has made mistakes, but Victorino wasn't one of them. He's certainly lived up to his contract, even though this is his one off-year, and the only real reason to trade him would be to acquire something a little better than a draft pick. I also don't really feel that the "mess" referred to was all Amaro's creation. He certainly didn't cause Utley's knees to give out, Howard's Achilles to rupture, Halladay's lat to get strained, or Cliff Lee to suddenly go sour. He didn't rip the tendons and ligaments out of Herndon's and Contrera's elbows, put chips in Worley's, break Galvis' back, or fray Stutes' shoulder. He also didn't tell all those minor league relievers fans thought so highly of to pitch like garbage when he brought them up.
+1. This is a good move for all concerned. thome just can't play the field and he needs the ABs to be effective. He's better off in the AL. Phils get two young long shot prospects. Win-Win for all concerned.
When is Nix coming back?
same here!
Great post, George!
It really, really sucks to see Jim Thome go. However, maybe it was something that had to be done. One thing is for Ruben to tell the players he is willing to move them if the team is not going anywhere and another thing is for him to actually do it. Lets see how they react to this wake up call.
I followed Jim Thome his entire career, a class act always from Cleve. to present !! Hall of Fame!!
Agreed. Good move for all involved.
Luckily for the Phils, Thome aced the "interview" earlier in the month when he hit two dingers in Baltimore.
Class act all the way.
Professional courtesy here. Hardly a wake up call.
A wake up call would be taking Pence out mid inning the next time he botches a play in the outfield. Like a tee baller would
And I like Hunter but something like that is what this team needs.
Along with a few other wake up calls.
I truly believe that if the drill instructor from Full Metal Jacket was given this team to run for a month they would improve greatly.
Charlie and Ruben being everyones best buddy is why they are firmlyy now in last place.
Because there is talent here.
AFW i believe cholly should go next! it's not all his fault but sometimes a new face or a new attitude from a different manager helps change things somewhat. i think another courtesy would be to have the phils move cholly out in a different area of the organization, sortof like not firing him outright but talk him into it . to save face for him. i mean i'm not crazy about him never was! but no matter what we won a wfs with him so cudos to him for that! but i think the way they're going it's time. and after that start tooling the team for next year.
A manager with the most wins in franchise history isn't going to get fired after winning five straight division titles, including two World Series appearances and one WFC. It just won't happen.
And by the way, this disaster isn't his fault. It falls totally on the composition of the 25 man roster.
I have mixed emotions. I'm sad to see "Gentleman" Jim leave but at the same time I'm happy for him that he will have his opportunity as a DH to help a contending team in Baltimore.
I blame Ruben Minaya 1,000,000,000 times more than Charlie.
Firing him wont salvage this year or next.
Thats more long term to save the franchise. Not about winning on the field now.
Charlie going will help immediately.
Also Baltimore is currently contending and I like their team. But if the Phillies got R. Lee Ermey to manage the team tomorrow.
Inside of 2 weeks the phillies would be in more contention than Baltimore. Who is teetering on falling out of it.
This was about getting him to the AL. More so than going to a contender. Although yes they are still contending but falling fast.
Bottom line.
It doesnt have to be over before july.
But keeping the status quo it most certainly is.
I honestly feel the season is lost, but I wouldn't go into total sell mode yet. As I said before you can't lose 4 BP arms and your 3 & 4 hitters and expect to be dominating. Toss in all the other injuries. You also had 5 straight years of winning, trading for chips at the deadline and low draft picks and too little money on the international market. The core should be maintained i.e. resign Hamels. One year contract guys like Vic, Pierre can go if they can bring back something that will help the farm. Bull Pens are generally cyclical, it's the nature of the beast.
Phils will be back if RAJ plays this out properly.
"I honestly feel the season is lost"
You asked about 4 losses ago if anyone realistically thought the Phils could play .625 ball, or some successful similar measure the rest of the way, and I offered up that I did. I wasn't head over heels warm and fuzzy on it, and the pain has continued since. So the grope of digging deep to find closure with "the season is over" feeling makes even more sense than it did to ease the frustration, but I'm going to take the same opposite stance, even deeper into this miserable year to date.
23 games in July. Doc figures to start 4 of them. No, I don't expect 4 complete game 2 hitters, but if he has enough magic to resemble Doc, think what a difference that is from June when he had 0 appearances.
A west coast trip hopefully helps Cliff regain his groove with the spacious parks, and hopefully before that in division games.
Chase gets some timing down by mid month, and is as close to Chase as nature allows, and that can't hurt.
Those are just the highlights. Somehow, good fundamental baseball starts on the part of most of the roster.
It might seem lofty, but my goal for the Phils, based in part on all that is 17 wins in 23 games, and chopping 4 games off the Nats lead. Maybe even pass a club or two in the division. Get some confidence going, and positioning for a stir em up if nothing else second half.
I go back to early in the season, when people asked after all of 3 games (there was zero offense) and people were talking about trading Hamels as the season was lost. John Morosi, in late April wrote that he thought the Phils were already in trouble.
I thought those type comments were nonsense then, and that it's turned out the way those type thinkers think/feel by the process playing out, which is always a wise idea to respect is inclusive of far more than their premonitions could have seen.. Same thing here. The season may carry on as it has in more painful ways. But there's enough reason to believe that for now, which matters most, the season is NOT over. Let it play out, as a good 3 weeks remain before you really need to evaluate trade possibilities.
RAJ cant handle the most simple bottom line 1 + 1 = 2 moves properly.
He was handed a world series team and the #1 minor league system.
Then he was handed Doc Halladay the best pitcher in the sport.
And we watched for years as he destroyed that winning hand.
He is the players buddy these are his guys.
His level of incompetence is beyond belief. There are 30%-50% of posters on this stie that could GM better.
Its sad really because with a real GM this entire situation would have been avoided.
And when you field a team of all old guys. They will get hurt.
Next year they will be older. So I dont see less injuries. I see more.
Ive seen this story before with Omar Minaya. It doesnt end well.
The clueless never catch a clue regardless of how long you let them try.
RAJ will never have a clue.
But he will lock up an old guy till 2020. And be happy about it.
Stutes out for the season is very young
Herndon out for the seson is very young
Galvis out for most of the seson is very young
Utley/Howard out for most of the season are not old at all
Worley out for a chunk
Isn't Contreras the only over 35 guy out? Polanco qualifies as old, but he's gonzo after this year. Howard may be old in the last few years of his contract, but he's not old now, not by a long shot. Utley isn't old either.
Odd about those old guys. Polanco, Rollins, Ruiz, are all playing steadily. One of those old guys was still producing well enough to bring two prospects in trade. When I look at the Phils' DL, I see mostly young pitchers. Utley, whose injury had more to do with genetics and playing hard, has returned and Howard, whose injury wasn't exactly age related, is due back fairly soon.
33 for a crippled up player in maor league baseball is old.
Just curious do you think Rollins is old?
Galvis is the only young player Id say I have seen this year. Total.
I guess this is where we part ways. Because I consider this team elderly to the point of looking at an injury report more than stats. You think they are not old.
I cant help you there.
But lets say look at Utley and Howards stats the last 5 years.
Maybe its bad management. I actualy believe thats possible. With good management they wouldnt have fallen off so dramaticly.
To me I see it as they are old and damaged.
But maybe you are right. With a proper management and coaching of thier careers they wouldnt be old.
But they are. Very old and stuck and thier ways and long on the downside of thier careers.
I see now they arent so much old as improperly handled.
I agree to that.
But this improperly handled talent pool is now old. Because it wasnt handled properly at all.
Really stupid comment. No one in the world could have foreseen Utley's knee problem, including Utley. Howard, though his production has declined, is still a force to be reckoned with, as per Seidman the other day. And Rollins and Polanco seem to be producing pretty well lately. Maybe AFW should be the trainer since he knows how badly the players have been handled. Oh, I forgot. He has no license and no qualifications.
One other stupidity: many of the young players haven't been seen by AFW because they've been on the DL the entire season, or almost the entire season. Two or three won't be back until 2013. At least the "old" guys (except Contreras) are returning this year.
I play pool in a league. One year we assembled a rag tag bunch with one really good player a fairly decent player. The rest of us (including me) where inexperienced a rag tag bunch. We made it all the way to the Championship before losing. Next session we had a good on paper team, hand picked by our team captatin. We finished next to last. The next session we did better but where eliminated in the early rounds. Much of the same to follow for the next few sessions. Either we didnt make the playoffs or where eliminated quickly. Since then we where unable to replicate our Championship run. Until finally a few weeks ago the team dissolved. With the exception of myself and team captain. Back then we where a hungry, thirsty inexperienced bunch with the right amount of guidance from the 2 seasoned players on our team. What this has to do with the Phillies. It reminds of exactly what has transpired in the last few years with this team.
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Hey Fracona took boston to championship and then had the sense to can him when boston did poorly. Same thing with torre and the Yankees. Time to fire charlie. Business is business. You dodnt produce then you fire him.
Uhhh.. Terry Francona totally lost the clubhouse…to the point where they were playing video games and drinking beer during games. http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-red-sox/2011/10/12/2485234/boston-red-sox-collapse-boston-globe
Joe Torre and the Yankees was a totally different situation also. Torre was at the end of his contract and the Yankees chose to look elsewhere (even though they did give him a low-ball offer).
You can't even begin to compare Charlie Manual to these other two cases.
I agree with Chuck, here. Francona had lost control of the team, and the Yankees did not want to renew Torre's contract. Manuel, albeit an inept country bumpkin at times, who can make poor managerial decisions, is still a strong influence to the players and almost always defends the players to the hilt, which they seem to like. However, while clubhouse morale and congeniality are fantastic, as well as protecting players in a slump or funk, is also a stalwart stand, Manuel should retire. The team at this point, although Charlie isn't going anywhere this season, needs a manager to really light a fire under them, and not be afraid to put guys in their place. (I know he does, but how much is it really working anymore?). I'd love to see Cholly move into player development or the such, and have them bring some new blood up – Sandberg. I could be wrong, as I am hoping the ship rights itself before the all-star break, as we play the NL East this week, but this ship has a lot of leaks to patch. Go Phils!!
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Pence to the Dodgers? Anyone? Bueller?
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The Dodgers would probably prefer someone to play center while Kemp is out, and the Phils would probably prefer to trade Victorino, since he'll be a free agent soon, and because they paid so much for Pence.


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Lawmakers are moving quickly to help cities and counties avoid millions of dollars in overtime pay for police, firefighters and some other workers.
The Senate approved a bill on Wednesday to fix a problem that occurred last year when the state enacted a higher minimum wage. The bill now goes to the House for consideration.
The legislation will allow law enforcement and fire protection workers to work longer shifts, such as 24 hours, without overtime pay. That flexible scheduling had been allowed previously without overtime, but the provision was eliminated with higher state minimum wage.
Cities would need to spend $25 million to comply with the overtime pay requirement unless the legislation is passed, according to the New Mexico Municipal League. Counties would have to spend $10 million a year.
Federal law provides exceptions, such as for law enforcement, from a requirement that employees working more than 40 hours a week be paid time and a half their regular rates of pay.
The new bill would make clear that federal exceptions apply to state and local government employees. Those exceptions were left out of legislation last year that increased the state minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.50 an hour effective Jan. 1.
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"It's going to create a lot of havoc in our communities because of the amount of money that they're either going to have to come up somewhere — either raise the taxes to maintain the levels of service that are in those communities or they're going to have to lower the number of individuals they are paying," said Jennings.
Senate GOP Whip Leonard Lee Rawson of Las Cruces opposed the bill, saying the current overtime provision helped boost pay for law enforcement and could help in recruiting and retaining police in some areas of the state.
"By lowering this how do you expect to attract the type of folks we need in law enforcement? We can't fill them now. In essence when we pass this, we're lowering the wage for law enforcement," said Rawson.
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A total of 818,554 scheduled passengers were enplaned and deplaned at the airport in October 2007, which is a 4.7 percent decrease compared to October 2006, which had 858,827 scheduled passengers (818,554/858,827; 4.7 percent decrease). The gains realized by the majority of the carriers at the airport were offset by a 24.1 percent decrease in traffic by US Airways (319,207 passengers in October 2007/420,460 passengers in October 2006).
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US Airways had the largest drop of three carriers. The Phoenix-based carrier's 24.1 percent decrease in passengers, translates to a loss of more than 100,000 passengers (319,207/420,460; 24.1 percent decrease; 101,253 less passengers).
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As a refresher, an Apple A5X processor that has seen its onboard RAM double from 512MB to 1GB powers the new iPad. The A5X is also blessed with a quad-core GPU which boosts gaming performance and helps feed the new iPad's biggest new feature: a 2048 x 1536 resolution Retina display. Other niceties include a 5MP rear-facing camera, and optional LTE connectivity.
On the negative side, the weight and thickness of the iPad has grown to accommodate a new 42.5 watt-hour battery (the iPad 2 had a 25 watt-hour battery). In addition, Apple is once again being stingy with storage capacities on the iPad. Even though app sizes are
doubling or even tripling in some cases
due to Retina support, Apple is holding firm with 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB capacities -- the same lineup as when the first generation iPad launched in 2010.
Tonight, however, we're getting our first look at what the new iPad can do courtesy of a flood of reviews. Here are some select excerpts from the reviews that are currently available:
Joshua Topolsky of
The Verge
gives his thoughts on the iPad 3's gorgeous new Retina display:
Yes, this display is outrageous. It's stunning. It's incredible. I'm not being hyperbolic or exaggerative when I say it is easily the most beautiful computer display I have ever looked at…
You literally can't see pixels on the iPad's display when you hold it at a regular distance, and even up close you have to really inspect the thing to see dots. For rendered text or high resolution images, it just looks otherworldly; like a glowing piece of paper.
The difference between the iPad 2's display and the new iPad's Retina display [Source: The Verge]
Walt Mossberg of
fame touched on the battery life of the new iPad. While it's not quite the power-sipper as its predecessor, it still posts some impressive numbers.
Apple claims up to 10 hours of battery life between charges, and up to nine hours if you are relying strictly on cellular connectivity. In my standard battery test, where I play videos back to back with both cellular and Wi-Fi on, and the screen at 75% brightness, the new iPad logged 9 hours and 58 minutes, compared with 10 hours and 9 minutes for the iPad 2. Other tablets died hours sooner in the same test. In more normal use, the new iPad lasted more than a full day, though not as long as the iPad 2 did.
The original iPad didn't have any cameras at all, while the iPad 2 came with a standard front-facing camera for FaceTime and an incredibly subpar rear-facing camera for pictures and 720p video. The new iPad can now features a 5MP camera and bumps video recording up to 1080p. Vincent Nguyen of
gives his thoughts on the new optics:
Apple says it has borrowed the camera technology and optics from the iPhone 4S for the new iPad, though still the 5-megapixel images the tablet is capable of do lag behind the 8-megapixel examples from the smartphone. There's more visible noise and chromatic aberrations at full zoom, though the quality is far, far better than any stills the iPad 2 can achieve. You also get face recognition for up to ten people per frame, automatically adjusting focus and exposure, but the camera app UI itself is no more complex than before.
While the actual CPU hasn't improved much over the iPad 2, the integrated GPU has definitely been turbocharged, as witnessed by Jason Snell of
That power comes from the X factor in the A5X processor—a new quad-core graphics engine. And sure enough, the third-generation iPad blows away every other iOS device in terms of graphics performance. In our tests using the GLBench 3D graphics testing app, the third-generation iPad could draw a complex 3D scene at the full frame rate of its display, 60 frames per second, without breaking a sweat. And in GLBench offscreen tests, which aren't constrained by the display's frame rate, the third-generation iPad had a frame rate 1.6 times that of the iPad 2 (and 13 times that of the original iPad).
[Source: MacWorld]
Overall, the new iPad seems to be another solid entry into the tablet field for Apple. It holds the line on CPU performance and battery life (at the expense of device thickness and weight) while offering an impressive Retina display, optional LTE, and a tremendous boost in graphics performance. Pricing remains the same as previous iPad model ($499/$599/$699 for Wi-Fi; add $130 for LTE models), but Apple still doesn't have the guts to give users an increase in storage capacities.
To sum things up, Joshua Topolsky offers these words of advice:
Let's be clear: the new iPad is in a class by itself, just as its predecessor was. As the latest product in a lineage of devices that defined this category, the iPad continues to stand head and shoulders above the competition. With the addition of the Retina display, LTE, more memory, and a more powerful CPU, Apple has absolutely held onto the iPad's market position as the dominant player and product to beat.
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Two days ago my 15month old daughter decided to stop nursing.
She regularly breastfeed around 4 times a day - mostly before going to bed, as comfort. On Sunday she turned her nose at my breast, whined and finally pulled my shirt down with a look that said "I don't want this no more". I guess I'm closed for business!
Part of me is happy - I was wondering how we were going to approach the weaning part of our adventure and I'm glad it's her decision. I'm also a bit sad 'cause, well, my baby is growing up.
The problem however is that my boobs haven't received the message. They are producing alot of milk and it's killing me!! I've been trying to relieve the pressure by squeezing a bit of milk in the shower or over the sink (lovely image I'm sure) but not too much because I don't want to activate even more milk production.
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Pop star P!nk has struggled to train for her upcoming tour as she is still recovering from the Caesarean section she underwent to give birth to her daughter.
The "So What" singer welcomed a little girl named Willow last year and she was rushed into surgery when doctors discovered the baby was breech, a condition when the infant is wrongly positioned ahead of the birth.
Pink spent months in agony after the C-section, and admits it has taken a long time to get herself ready for the demands of her next world tour, which features gruelling dance routines and acrobatic stunts.
She tells Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper, "All the acrobatics... all the stunts I do on tour mean I have to be strong... You need to hang upside down by your feet... And you can't cut corners. And for me it was huge because I had a C-section so they cut your stomach muscles. I couldn't even sit up on my own for like two-and-a-half months and that scared the bejesus out of me. I do an hour-and-a-half (of training) a day for five days a week plus all my rehearsals."
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The north end of the square is crowned by the impressive Museo Nacional, occupying the renovated former Bellavista Barracks. Bullet holes from the 1948 insurrection can still be seen on the north side of the building's thick walls. More than a century old (and that is old for Costa Rica), the museum's collection, though rather haphazard, gives a fascinating introduction to the story of Costa Rica's colonization. A grisly series of drawings, deeply affecting in their simplicity, tells the story of the fate of Costa Rica's indigenous people at the hands of the Spanish settlers. Violence, it appears, was meted out in both directions, including beheadings, hangings, clubbings, shooting of priests and the pouring of liquid gold down throats. Infanticide and suicide as a means of resistance in the indigenous community are also mercilessly depicted. Displays explain (in both English and Spanish) how the arrival of the Spanish forever disturbed the balance of social and political power among the indigenous groups. There's also an explanation on the function of gold in the indigenous social hierarchy, with descriptions on which objects were used to identify warriors, chiefs and shamans.
The museum's colonial-era section is dominated by the massive but spartan furniture and cheesy Spanish religious iconography. Exhibits make clear how slowly culture and education advanced in Costa Rica, giving a sense of a country struggling to extricate itself from terrible cultural and social backwardness – in European terms – until well into the twenty-first century. In the same room are examples of colonial art, which replaced indigenous art forms with scores of lamentable gilt-and-pink Virgin Marys.
Other highlights include petroglyphs, pre-Columbian stonework, and wonderful anthropomorphic gold figures in the Sala Arqueológica. This is the single most important archeological exhibition in the country; the grinding tables and funerary offerings, in particular, show precise geometric patterns and incredible attention to detail, but the really astounding pieces are the "flying panel" metates, corn-grinding tables used by the Chorotega peoples of present-day Guanacaste, each with three legs and meticulously sculpted from a single piece of volcanic stone.
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Chocolate marble cake
Marble cake is a classic childhood cooking memory. Whether using lurid colours for a psychedelic finish, or just chocolate and vanilla, it's a teatime treat
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- kcal468
- fat27g
- saturates16g
- carbs52g
- sugars31g
- fibre1g
- protein6g
- salt0.81g
- 225g butter, softened
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- 225g caster sugar
- 4 egg
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- 225g self-raising flour
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Heat oven to 180C/gas 160C/gas 4. Grease a 20cm cake tin and line the bottom with a circle of greaseproof paper. If you want to make life easy, simply put all the ingredients (except the cocoa powder) into a food processor and whizz for 1-2 mins until smooth. If you prefer to mix by hand, beat the butter and sugar together, then add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Fold through the flour, milk and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth.
Divide the mixture between 2 bowls. Stir the cocoa powder into the mixture in one of the bowls. Take 2 spoons and use them to dollop the chocolate and vanilla cake mixes into the tin alternately. When all the mixture has been used up (and if young kids are doing this, you'll need to ensure the base of the tin is fairly evenly covered), tap the bottom on your work surface to ensure that there aren't any air bubbles. Take a skewer and swirl it around the mixture in the tin a few times to create a marbled effect.
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The first cake I ever baked. I followed the recipe to a T, and the cake was wonderful. I made icing too ( another first ) and drizzled it all over the top, the family loved it...I baked it for 40 minutes at 160C, we have a fan assisted oven. I might knock a couple of minutes off next time, although our lass said is was perfect as is.
Cooked at gas mark 4, checked at 20 minutes, 30 and took out at 40. Was burnt by 20 minutes but not cooked, fully cooked by 40. Held its rise after being taken out. Scraped off the burnt top and sides and covered in icing sugar, looks fine, marble effect is good, taste is sort of ok, nothing special. Was easy enough to make.
Made this cake for mothers day, she really enjoyed it and cried a little because she said it remembered her of when my grandmother used to make it for her! Must have been brilliant. Very easy and simply to create! Will be making this again. I also took another one to church and majority of the people who tasted said it was lovely.
I made this cake and it took approx 1 hour 15 mins to cook. The cake had risen in the oven but I was disappointed in the end result. When I took the cake out of the oven the cake sunk down even though it was cooked on the outside the inside was slightly uncooked at the base :(
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Business As Usual: The sCrUB Way
Hey hey, everybody! The kings of pain, the Chicago Cubs, have gone and done it again. In one single day the organization was able to provide me with enough fodder to dissect for the rest of the season. But I can't stretch it out because that wouldn't be fun, so let's get to it!
Or shall I say: LETS get to it as in LETS PLAY TWO… as scribed on the new Ernie Banks statue unveiled outside Wrigley Field yesterday. Smart people will notice that the apostrophe is missing from "Let's" in Banks' most memorable catchphrase. So who was doing the proofreading for this monument? Aramis Ramirez would be my first guess. Who needs apostrophes when you're pitting rooster against rooster in a violent cockfighting duel to the death? Fukudome maybe? I so sorry. Is prorry can being dis one. Something tells me his English isn't so great.
But to read the Chicago Tribune, you'd think Kosuke Fukudome was the second coming of Christ. He's everywhere! So what, he has a great opening day. Good for him. But can rational human beings really tout him as an MVP candidate after one single game in the Majors? According to the Trib, he was quiet in spring training camp because he was busy working on a SECRET WEAPON. Oooh… secret weapon… like what? An aluminum bat… bionic arm… non-detectable PED injections? In the print version of the Trib article, the actual title is "Secret Weapon Unleashed". Again, the extremely biased Tribune didn't realize how third-grade that sounded until after it had gone to print and I called them twenty times to complain (blame Editor Ramirez), so they very smoothly (or not so much) changed the headline for the online version. Of course, if you read the article (why would you?) you will realize that they never actually say what the secret weapon is other than: he hit the ball hard. Look, Fukudome didn't become a star in Japan for not hitting the ball hard. Isn't there something more substantial that could be written in the newspaper?
Like Chicago's relentless search-and-destroy mission for the infamous Bartman. It took 4 and a half years, but Moises Alou finally came out and said "I WOULDN"T HAVE CAUGHT IT ANYWAY." Nah, you don't say? I think it has been extremely clear to everyone in the world who has eyesight that this is and always has been the case. And besides, it wasn't that play that forced the Cubs to lose that series; it was their shoddy defense, lack of clutch pitching and a curse of a goat that got 'em. Poor Bartman did what any other baseball fan would've done with a foul ball coming right at him. It makes me sick that Alou is getting good press about coming clean; he should have said something when it actually mattered — when the guy was getting death threats from Wrigleyville drunkards and had to start living underground.
But this isn't the most ridiculous Chicago Cub story of the day, no, that would go to telling Chicagoland readers that the missing link to a Cubs championship season is groundskeeper ROGER BOSSARD. According to Tribune writer Paul Sullivan:
"Five of the last seven World Series champions played on fields that Bossard either constructed or remade: the 2004 and '07 Red Sox, the '01 Diamondbacks, the '06 Cardinals and the '05 White Sox.
If Bossard's magic touch works again, the Cubs will be dancing on their new field come October."
Right. Forget about hitting, or pitching, or the game in general. Just resurface the field so it drains better and you got yourself a World Series ring. Brilliant.
I thank God every day that I wasn't born a Cub fan…
…and all I ask is that you don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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The 100 year World Series drought will be met during this season and the Cubs nation is getting desperate. They are hiring field experts to make the magical World Series grass in Wrigley, they are feeding Zambrano bananas and cutting out his energy drinks to prevent cramping, and unleashing secret weapons from foreign countries. Times are getting desperate in Chi-town. I hear they are also cutting the heads off of live chickens to take the curse off of their gloves – (Bull Durham). On a parting note, I want to show you the confidence and assurance that Lou has with his Cubbies:
"Oh, God. They did? Let's hope that they're right. That's all I can say." — Manager Lou Piniella, on the Cubs being picked by Sports Illustrated to win the NL pennant.
I know, Tim. And I didn't even mention anything about those college kids who strung a butchered goat from the Harry Carray statute on Addison & Sheffield this past winter. They're pulling out all the stops — sadly (for them), nothing will change.
"…he should have said something when it actually mattered — when the guy was getting death threats from Wrigleyville drunkards and had to start living underground."
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By Tom Philpott: PNT columnist
The Senate approved an amendment from Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., that rejects Bush administration plans to establish a two-tiered military death gratuity and to limit retroactive payment of $238,000 in enhanced death benefits only to families of members who die in combat assignments.
The Kerry amendment, approved by voice vote on Wednesday, would allow higher retroactive death payments for an additional 3,000 families, those who lost loved ones to non-combat-related accidents or illnesses since Oct. 7, 2001, the start of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
The death benefit initiatives are part of the fiscal 2005 wartime emergency supplemental appropriations bill (HR 1268) nearing final passage.
The House passed its version March 16. It would raise the current $12,400 lump-sum death gratuity for next-of-kin to $100,000 and apply the increase retroactively to most active duty deaths since fall of 2001.
It also would raise maximum coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, from $250,000 to $400,000. That increase too would be paid retroactively for military deaths since Oct. 7, 2001, and also tied to "performance of duty,'' a term left to Defense officials to interpret.
The Senate bill proposed identical increases but, as the administration recommended, it would restrict retroactive payments, and future payment of the $100,000 death gratuity, to deaths resulting from wounds, injuries or illnesses tied to combat or to service in a combat zone.
Military leaders and service associations urged the Senate to join the House in voting for a single death gratuity. But in a "statement of administration policy'' last month, the Office of Management and Budget urged the House instead to get behind "the President's version'' of the death gratuity "which specially honors those service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on Terrorism.''
The House plan, OMB said, would cost up to $500 million more than the administration's death benefit package.
A Republican motion to table Kerry's amendment before it came to a vote lost 75-to-25, and 27 Republicans sided with Kerry.
The Senate also approved a second Kerry amendment to allow survivors of service members killed in action to stay in government quarters for up to a year, versus only 180 days under current law. Some of the services have been allowing their survivors longer stays in base quarters.
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With the Army National Guard likely to miss its recruiting target for a second consecutive year, Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, has unveiled 10 new and ambitious recruiting and retention incentives that he wants Congress to authorize this year. They include:
• Raising the ceiling on enlistment bonuses, both for the regular Army and reserve components, to $40,000. If authority is approved, the Army National Guard would boost enlistment bonuses $100 million this year and $240 million in 2006. Enlistment bonuses offered by the Air National Guard would climb by $16 million in 2005, $26 million in 2006.
• Spending $400 million in "quick ship'' bonuses to entice recruits to enter service in off-season months or to quickly fill under-used training pipelines. These amounts would be paid on top of enlistment bonuses.
• Offering prior-service soldiers with remaining service obligations a bonus of up to $15,000 (versus current $50 a month) and new flexibility to change occupational specialties.
• Doubling to $4,000 the current $2,000 bonus offer for converting a soldier's military occupational specialty to a skill in greater demand. This would be separate from, and could be paid concurrently with, other bonuses.
• Offering a new $2,500 "Every Soldier a Recruiter Bonus'' to current Army National Guard soldiers who refer qualified prospect into the Guard. Payment would be tied to prospect's qualifying in an occupational specialty. The Army Guard would spend $25 million a year on this program, in 2005 and 2006, and the Air National Guard half that amount.
Tom Philpott can be contacted at Mßilitary Update, P.O. Box 231111, Centreville, Va. 20120-1111, or by e-mail at:


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Barre police are still looking for gunman
BARRE Police are still searching for whoever shot a man Thursday on Brooklyn Street.
Chief Tim Bombardier said Tuesday that there was no new information about the shooting of Seth Parry, 20, in the shoulder around 5:30 p.m. that day. The injury is said to be non-life-threatening.
The shooting happened at 59 Brooklyn St., an address court records list as Parrys residence.
An eyewitness to the shooting said he and Parry were walking near the apartment building when a man dressed all in black and wearing a mask yelled to Parry, Hey, woman beater.
According to the witness, the two men then started fighting and the gun went off shortly after. The witness said the masked man ran away.
Parry is awaiting sentencing on charges of aggravated domestic assault, domestic assault, two violations of an abuse prevention order and two violations of conditions of release. He was supposed to be sentenced Friday in Washington County criminal court in Barre, but the hearing was put off two weeks since Parry was in the hospital.
In October, Parry agreed to a sentence of 18 months to four years of pre-approved furlough. He also agreed to enter the Intensive Domestic Abuse Program after 60 days on the work crew.
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Four PSHS grads spend spring break on mission in Honduras
PARKERSBURG – Four Parkersburg South High School graduates spent their spring break tending to the needs of residents in Honduras, a republic in Central America.
The group was made up of about 40 students from West Virginia University, including four PSHS graduates, who went on the trip March 22-28.
The effort is a collaboration among students, faculty and local doctors, said 2010 PSHS graduate Taylor Bush.
The crusade consisted of Bush and three other PSHS graduates – Brooke Bertus, Alan Rejonis and Tyler Calkins. Bertus is a biology/chemistry major, Rejonis is a biology/psychology major and Calkins is majoring in exercise physiology.
Bush, a junior majoring in biology and biochemistry at WVU, went on the missions trip to provide medical and dental care to the city of Granadilla, Honduras. She said it wasn't just about providing short-term medical care to adults but also teaching children preventive methods of health care.
"We taught kids how to be healthy," Bush said. "People were so happy we were there."
Priyanka Jagannath was the student leader to Bush and her group and is one of the presidents to the WVU chapter of the student-led Global Dental Medical Brigade, part of an international organization.
Global Brigades is the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. The group focuses on international nonprofits, including student volunteers and professionals helping to empower communities in developing countries with programs that improve their quality of life while respecting the local culture and improving the environment, according to the organization's website.
The WVU chapter was founded in 2010 and visits the communities of Las Champas and Granadilla in Honduras, the website said.
Jagannath, a junior majoring in chemistry, and senior biochemistry major Michael Bush were presidents to the chapter this year and had to raise about $4,500 to take their classmates on the missions trip.
Jagannath is the group's medical president while Bush is the group's dental president. The initiative began about three years ago. The group had to recruit professionals and medical students to attend the trip.
"It is completely student-led," she said of the trip. "I think it's a better experience than donating to a cause because the students going are more involved."
She said donating money to a charity can sometimes be hard because it is unknown where the money goes, but by students participating in the effort they are able to treat patients, learn and see first-hand how their charity is being used and benefited.
The trip costs about $1,500 for one person, including $800 for the plane ride and $700 for room and board. Jagannath said the room and board is not as much as it seems and the extra money can be used for special projects while students are in the developing country.
Bush said she was shocked to see some of the living conditions in Honduras.
"We visited an orphanage one day," she said. "We worked on providing concrete flooring in houses; you don't get to see the impact on medicine but you got to see what you were doing with floors going from dirt to cement."
Bertus, a junior, said she got to attend the trip this year for the second time. She went last year when the group helped dig holes for water pipelines. Bertus said going a second time made her able to answer other students' questions.
"It was an amazing experience," she said of both trips. "I went last year and it was such an experience. I had the opportunity to go again and I had to do it."
Bertus said the village the group visited was different than the one last year.
"This year (crews) ventured out into the community where people couldn't leave and make it out to the medical clinic," she said. "There were more Honduran doctors to participate this year so the (village natives) felt fine with them being in their homes."
Bertus said the first three days consisted of the group setting up medical clinics but on the last day the volunteers helped a village install flooring.
"We got a more personal relationship with the families because we worked with them all," she said of helping with the flooring. "They would bring us coffee in the mornings."
With a standard of living index of 116th of 170 countries, Honduras is one of the most destitute countries in Latin America. It has a 28 percent unemployment rate, about 53 percent of the population lives in poverty and many don't have access to running, healthy water sources.
Bush said it was a welcome change from the work she is studying to do in the United States, being able to offer the medical stations free of charge and make an impact on the lives of those who appreciated the group being there.
To donate to the cause and help sponsor the group to go on more trips visit www.brigades.org, search "WVU" and click "Go," click "Donate." Checks can be sent to WVU Global Brigades, Mountainlair, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6444, Morgantown, WV 26506.