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Minnesota beats Illinois 17-3
It wasn't pretty, but Minnesota was good enough in a 17-3 win over Illinois on Saturday.
In a battle of sluggish offenses, Minnesota running back Donnell Kirkwood did most of the work, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Kirkwood's 3-yard run in the third quarter broke a 3-3 tie. He scored on a 12-yard run late in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory, giving his team its fourth straight win at Illinois.
Minnesota (6-4, 2-4 Big Ten) became bowl eligible for the first time since 2009, and won for the second time in three tries. Illinois (2-8, -6) has dropped seven straight including 12 in a row within Big Ten play.
The victory was the first Big Ten road win for second-year Minnesota coach Jerry Kill.
In their first eight possessions, the Illini had a 20-yard field goal by Nick Immekus in the first quarter, a fumble and six punts.
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Posted on September 13, 2013
Latin America is one of the fastest growing regional trade partners of the United States. Between 1998-2009, total U.S. merchandise trade with Latin America grew by 82 percent, compared to 72 percent for Asia.
The Van Andel Global Trade Center at Grand Valley State University is sponsoring a workshop, "Strategies for Success in Latin America," in partnership with Lakeshore Advantage and Pure Michigan. Latin American countries have made significant progress in trade liberalization, creating numerous new opportunities in their rapidly growing markets for U.S. businesses.
Panelists at the workshop include local businessmen Dan King from Herman Miller, Randy Meppelink from Top Window Covering USA and Mike Miedema from Lakewood Process Machinery.
Strategies for Success in Latin America
Wednesday, September 18
8:30-11 a.m. (registration & breakfast at 8:15 a.m.)
GVSU Meijer Holland Campus, room 104
515 S. Waverly Road
Cost: $30
Participants will:
• Gain an understanding of the dynamics of the Latin America market
• Gain insight into the biggest economies in the region
• Find out how U.S. companies can best approach the market for best export sales opportunities
• Obtain information about cultural nuances to help businesses successfully cultivate long-term relationships
• Learn best practices throughout the interactive program
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"Last year's estimate was 257 in the survey area we fly," said Wade Harrell, whooping crane recovery coordinator for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
"This year, the vast majority was in the survey area," he added.
Harrell attributed the return of the cranes to the survey area because of the availability of food.
Apparently, blue crabs had returned, and the salinity of the water was lower.
"It seemed that way. Incidental observations were cranes catching and eating blue crabs," he said.
However, Harrell said the Aransas Wildlife Refuge was still dry.
"Most of the water holes have a little water in them," he said.
Last year, the drought played havoc on the whooping cranes, and that's why they vacated the survey area.
"We get a few down years now and then. But the increase this year is pretty typical – about a four percent growth average," he said.
Harrell said a small handful of whooping cranes were outside the survey area – about six were spotted mostly on the coast.
Last year, some whooping cranes made their wintering grounds at Granger Lake north of Austin. Not so this year.
"One family (of whooping cranes) moved up there in late February," he said.
"We are seeing some use around the Mission Bay area, even toward Egery flats around Bayside. This is an example of a secondary survey area.
Overall, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service was seeing a continued upward trend in whooping crane numbers over the last three years, and it was consistent with the long-term growth trend.
The primary survey area spans about 154,000 acres on and around the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Secondary areas (approximately 101,500 acres) on the Texas coast were surveyed to monitor expansion of the whooping crane's winter range.
According to the Service, the precision of this year's estimates was improved and achieved the target set in the protocol (coefficient of variation less than 10 percent).
Improved precision is due to increased observer experience and refinement of methods.
The Aransas-Wood Buffalo population is the only remaining wild flock of whooping cranes. This endangered bird nests in Canada and migrates 2,500 miles to winter on the Texas coast on and around the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
All of the whooping cranes alive today, both wild and captive, are descendants of the last 15 remaining cranes found wintering at the Refuge in 1941.
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December 3, 2012—A remarkable scat-sniffing dog helps a National Geographic explorer track jaguars and other predators through the remote forests of Argentina.
How would you track an elusive jaguar? Easy! Follow their poo!
I'm Lucie McNeil and this is National Geographic On Assignment—your link to thousands of Nat Geo Explorers working around the world.
Today we're off to Northeastern Argentina. National Geographic's Karen DeMatteo is trying to find out how endangered jaguars and other big carnivores navigate the dwindling forests.
Train, her canine partner, can sniff out the carnivore's poop, called scat, with amazing accuracy.
DNA analysis of that scat can reveal which species and individual left it.
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Almost two years after Act 10 was introduced, the controversial law is still creating questions for teachers and school district administrators.
The Janesville teachers union said teachers dealing with uncertainty about benefits are considering retirement.
The Janesville Education Association estimates 10 percent of the district's teachers could be retiring at the end of the school year.
After 23 years on the job, fifth-grade teacher Kimberly Bern may leave the classroom. She said uncertainty about benefits after June has her considering retirement.
"My husband is self-employed. I carry the insurance, and I need to have that health care information piece before I make my decision," Bern said.
Dave Parr, president of the Janesville Education Association, said as many as 75 teachers have come to him looking for advice, but with contract talks stalled he has few answers.
"We don't have a contract after July 1. We know the school board isn't interested in talking to us about that," Parr said. "Right now, it looks more favorable for you to retire, and that's disappointing."
"The board politely notified the union we're going to wait until we know more things with the law," Janesville School Board President Bill Sodemann said.
Sodemann said he hopes the district won't lose good educators as a result of Act 10 remaining in legal limbo.
"I think those changes are going to be minor compared to other things that are more important. Are you still effective at your job? Do you enjoy doing it and working with the kids? If you do, please stay. Again, we're not trying to push anyone away," Sodemann said.
Bern said she and other staffers will have to wait for answers.
"I don't want to retire," Bern said. "I love coming to work every day. I would miss that interaction with the students, and I feel like I can still make a difference in children's lives."
So far, about 20 teachers have decided to retire at the end of the school year. It's unclear how many were motivated by this uncertainty over benefits.
Teachers have until April 15 to submit paperwork for retirement.
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Laurier Centre for Memory and Testimony Studies hosts inaugural international summer seminar
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On the surface, a border is simply where one nation ends and another begins. However, when analyzed closely, the idea of a border can actually hold much more significant meaning.
From July 3-5, researchers from Laurier and other Canadian institutions will join with scholars from Europe and Latin America to critically reflect on the notion of border at the Laurier Centre for Memory and Testimony Studies (CMTS) first international summer seminar.
The seminar, entitled Memory and Testimony in the 21st Century: The border of memory. Memory at the border, will be hosted by the Museu Memorial de lExili The Exile Memorial Museum in La Jonquera, Catalonia, Spain.
We would like this seminar to be the first of a series of summer seminars truly interdisciplinary in nature, said Marta Marín-Dòmine, an associate professor at Laurier and director of the CMTS. For this first seminar we thought it was imperative to have a critical reflection on the notion of border. The present seems to call for the dissolution of economical borders that might encompass a dilution of ethical borders and with it a potential erasure of cultural memories.
The seminar will feature panel discussions, art workshops, a concert and speaker sessions focusing on the idea of borders as they relate to memory and testimony studies. Some of the sessions include: Borders in the City: Workers, migrants and locals in contemporary Rome, The border between history and fiction and The border between the visible and the invisible.
Several Laurier researchers will be presenting during the sessions, including:
- Marta Marín-Dòmine, associate professor of Languages and Literatures, director: CMTS.
- Hugo de Marinis, associate professor of Spanish, co-director: CMTS.
- Abderrahman Beggar, associate professor of Languages and Literatures, member: CMTS advisory board.
- Kim Anderson, associate professor of Indigenous Studies, member: CMTS.
- Hannah Jung, MA candidate in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory, research assistant: CMTS.
The seminar has been partially funded by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
For the seminars full program, click here. For more information on the CMTS, click here or follow the centre on Twitter: @CMTStudies.


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What then the papers are saying (i assume it is the papers saying theya re eligable hence your "apparently" remark) is a different matter.. them and truth dont always go together.
The ARL press release naming the PM XIII squad stated quite clearly that all of the players picked were eligible for Australia in the Four Nations. Which is a blatant lie.


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Organizers of the Dogwood Arts Festival teamed up with Attack Monkey Productions queen Chyna Brackeen today to announce the 2013 Rhythm N' Blooms Festival lineup, and it's a good 'un. Without further ado, here are the artists that'll be performing at the event, which takes place April 5-7 in Knoxville:
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Your above assertion also has nothing to do with the point at hand, which was your contention that I should not have said that it is foolish to judge the Hebrew by the Greek.
If you understood the concept, you would know that the depravity of B and Aleph makes it utterly foolish to correct the Hebrew based on the text of B and Aleph, et. al., which was my earlier statement, because it is obviously clear that the scribes of B and Aleph were ignoramuses in Greek, and therefore to try to derive the Hebrew from the Greek of scribes who were themselves ignoramuses in Greek is foolish to the extreme.
Ok, so I realize this is an old, old discussion, but I was doing some research and, happening upon it, found myself in a position to further address some of the points discussed in this thread.
Basically, regarding the waw, it was, by all our best evidence, originally a waw. One of the greatest proofs to this is the use of it as a mater letter. Mater letters were the first attempt at vowel markings in the Hebrew. They also became the foundation used for the current vowel markings. The Masorites basically used the consonants that were closest to the vowel sounds to indicate the vowels. Hebrew has three vowel categories: the a family, the e/i family and the o/u family. Since the closest letter to the a vowel sounds is the h sound, they used "he" for the a vowels, which makes sense, since even in English we often use "ah" in phonetic spellings to indicate the soft a vowel sound. E/i took on the yod, and o/u took on the waw. If it had been vav instead of waw, it would not have been a close enough consonant to the o/u vowels to be used FOR the o/u vowels. Pay attention to what your mouth is doing for a moment, if you don't mind. Say wah, ooh, you (as in u) and ohhhh. Notice the position of the lips and tongue do not change much.
This isn't the only differences noticed in the classical vs modern pronunciations. All of the BeGaDKePaT letters (letters that take dagesh lene) all have dual pronunciations based on whether they have the dagesh or not. Modern Hebrew, if I recall correctly, only has dual pronunciation on bet(h) and maybe one other letter.
And the soft b, or bet(h) without the dagesh, is where the v sound can be found in classic Hebrew. The letter bet in classic Hebrew is beth, because the final letter of bet is a tau, which without the dagesh has a th sound. We see this survive in worlds like Bethlehem and Bethel. Yet modern readings of Gen 1:1 start with bereshiyT instead of bereshiyTH (which would be proper in classical/Biblical Hebrew).
So why aren't modern Hebrew speakers aware of this? Doesn't that prove that waw was a later construct? No. Most, if not all, who read this are native modern English speakers. Do you all know that English used to have case endings? Did you know that English verbs used to be highly inflected? Even if you do, did you learn that in public school? I didn't learn those facts until after college, in private study. (I am a bit of a language buff.)
So if modern pronunciations do not affect meaning, why do so many seminary professors insist on classical pronunciation? Well, there are a few reasons. This actually came up between a professor and myself in a discourse regarding learning modern Hebrew.
1) The idea of learning ancient pronunciation for purposes of reading the Scripture in the original text is the pursuit of hearing, reading and experiencing the ancient text in the same way that our spiritual predecessors did.
2) Because Modern Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew diverge in grammar and certain key vocabulary, it is helpful to the Biblical Hebrew student to separate him/herself from the Modern for better focus and understanding UNLESS they have also a desire to travel to Israel some day. If you don't plan on conversing with a modern speaker, Modern Hebrew is more cons than pros to the Bible student. If your purpose is strictly to learn to read the Bible in the ancient tongue, focusing on the Classical will be clearer AND faster. (In MH you have to learn words like cellphone, airport and automobile, which just add unnecessary words to your vocab lists.)
3) Many who pursue this do so because a love of the Word AND a love of language. And if you have a passion for languages, there is a certain intimacy to taking a language back that far. In Koine, I leaned to pronounce iota as ee-ota, because that is how they said it in Koine. Those little intimate details are the things that take you from the realm of learning a language to knowing a language, making love to the language, if you will. Yes, some of us are that passionate about language.
4) And this is one of my own predilections. Hebrew is a guttural language, with a lot of hard sounds. V is a hard letter. W is a soft one. Retaining the waw returns that softness to the language which was originally there that balanced the hard and guttural letters. Just my humble opinion on that one.
Anywho, those are my two cents on the discussion. It really doesn't matter if you learn it as waw or vav, at the end of the day.
The late Professor Benzion Netanyahu stated at the Messiah Truth Forum that The earliest Hebrew grammar texts that were produced in a European language were published in Austria and hence were written in German. The Hebrew letter ו (vav) was transliterated by the letter W in those grammar texts because the letter W has the same sound in German as the letter V has in English. Unfortunately, though, the transliteration scheme was overlooked when these grammar books were subsequently translated into English, and consequently the use of the letter W to represent the Hebrew letter ו (vav) was never corrected to the letter V. From this simple oversight has grown the unshakeable conviction among many christians that the Hebrew letter ו (vav) originally sounded like the English letter W because books written by Jews say so and, however many times they are told that this is not the case, they flatly refuse to accept it.
I came across this info when I was researching GOD'S sacred Hebrew name for my teaching on You Tube titled "Why So Many Names"?


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Sherlock-Batch is Best Batch
Immediately after wrapping filming on Doctor Strange in New York, Benedict Cumberbatch returned to London to begin work on series four of Sherlock. Here he is today filming as Sherlock, with the luscious curls and that fantastic coat, and this is how I best like my Batch. Full Story
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MAYBE SPOILERS DEPENDING ON SENSITIVITY On New Year's Day the BBC and PBS finally got their sh*t together and aired Sherlock at the same time, instead of making the US wait weeks for it, which is dumb and pointless in this day and age. It's the one-off, Victorian-set holiday special—even though it really doesn't have anything to do with the holidays—titled "The Abominable Bride", and it's meant to hold us over until series four airs sometime in twenty-whenever Benedict Cumberbatch has the time. Full Story
PLEASE be Captain Britain
Yesterday Marvel announced yet another person to add to the pile of people already appearing in Captain America: Civil War, and it's Sherlock star Martin Freeman in an undisclosed role. Everyone's making dog pile jokes and wondering how there could possibly be any time for Captain America with so many co-stars, but let's be real. Full Story
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It's about three months until Sherlock returns on the BBC and/or we all pirate it—no use pretending any of us are actually going to wait till it airs on PBS in twenty-motherf*cking-fourteen—and we have our first teaser. It's a totally uninformative glimpse of Sherlock playing peek-a-boo with all the main characters and I love it. Full Story
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We are what we eat, right? But determining just what top marine predators consume has been a challenge for marine biologists and something of a Holy Grail in marine ecology. Cue the quest by Australian and Spanish scientists who are one step closer to finding the true diet of marine predators by combining two state-of-the-art techniques –stable isotope and DNA analysis.
Traditional dietary studies involve analysis of scat or stomach contents but, as Dr André Chiaradia from Phillip Island Nature Parks explains, such analysis may miss crucial information.
"If we're only examining scat or stomach contents we're essentially only looking at an animal's diet from the last 24 hours. Some foods are highly digestible and therefore not present or unidentifiable in such analyses and may therefore not reflect the true, long-term diet of a species."
To form a more complete picture, Dr Chiaradia and Spanish researchers combined two rigorous techniques, stable isotope and DNA analysis, to study the diet of little penguins at Phillip Island, Australia. The research was the first time the two techniques were merged in one diet study. Their results, published this week in the online scientific journal PLOS ONE, showed surprising results.
"DNA analysis of scat provides a comprehensive list of prey species digested, while stable isotope analysis reveals what elements of a diet have been assimilated into the blood stream. Either one or the other technique is typically used in diet analysis, but rarely both," Dr Chiaradia explains.
"We used a controlled, known diet for a group of penguins that were already in care at the Wildlife Clinic at Phillip Island Nature Parks.
"DNA scat analysis of penguins on that diet revealed different results to the stable isotope analysis, suggesting that the independent use of each technique will reveal different aspects of a diet. When we merged the two techniques in this novel way, the final output was the closest match to the controlled (true) diet."
The results have important implications for Phillip Island's little penguins and for the team of researchers at Phillip Island Nature Parks whose knowledge underpins conservation management decisions.
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So I have become addicted to purchasing scrapbooking supplies. I don't actually do any scrapbooking with them; I'm hoarding them like a squirrel hoards nuts. I'm buying them at different stores and hiding them all at my mother's house so the Long Suffering Husband doesn't realize how much money I'm spending on paper and stickers.
It's not my fault. It's my brother, Davy Crockett's, fault.
He's getting married in August, and I've decided this would be the perfect time to take up a hobby of which I have absolutely no experience or knowledge. And, of course, I don't exactly have the time, either, even though I've been mulling over taking a class or two, likely with my Sassy Saint and Grandmama. (I might do it after all, because that would make an awesome column.) I do have plenty of the LSH's money to fund the endeavor, however.
You have to give it to Davy, he did the engagement thing right – not like when the LSH and I got engaged. We were on vacation in Washington, D.C., one of the prettiest cities in the country, and, instead of choosing any one of a number of lovely backdrops and going down on one knee, he asked me while sprawled in a chair at the hotel. That's my LSH – so practical. I love him. Really.
Davy, on the other hand, procured an heirloom ring and took his light-of-love on a hike to the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains. While his lady-friend was distracted with photographing the amazing view, he dropped to a knee – and as tall and gawky as he is, that must have been a sight – and waited for her to turn around. It was a total surprise, and once they'd been congratulated with a chorus of applause from all the other outdoorsy folk who had dragged themselves up to the top of the mountain, they returned to our base camp. Having already been alerted that Davy was coming 'round the mountain either the happiest man in the world or the most depressed, our entire extended clan was waiting with champagne toasts and cake.
Men? That is absolutely how you do it. Meaningful ring? Check. Unforgettable spot? Check. A group of people to immediately applaud your good news? Check. A sweet story to tell your friends and, some day, your children? Check. Celebratory alcohol? Double check! (I was in charge of alcohol.)
Take a page out of Davy's book, guys. I still can't believe he managed it, as he is rather growly and terse. I'm going to credit this incredible transformation to my future sister-in-law, whom I am dubbing Glinda, after the Good Witch, because nothing short of magic would turn my brother into a romantic.
So, he'll be getting married in August, and, hopefully, by then, I will have figured out this whole scrapbooking thing.
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What's up Doc?
Well, firstly not much but did I grab your attention? If so, keep reading….
I haven't written a blog since my last entry back in May when I announced that I was going to Gallipoli for Anzac day, well now it's down to 3 months and 9 days until I fly out. I'm basically thinking about nothing else.
I didn't do much research during 2011, just little bits and pieces here and there. I sometimes just wasn't that interested and haven't had a lot of time. As I work full time and I only have Sunday's to research, all I've wanted to do is just relax.
I have RSS Google reader so I have been reading lots of blogs. I find I only read the ones that really capture me at the start. In particular News Items and anything that people write about in terms of the research they are doing, what they found and how they went about it. I tend to be reading more Irish & UK blogs more than anything.
This is just a small sample of the blogs that I have read.
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- World War 11 London Blitz Diaries 1939-1945
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- The Tree of Me
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I did do some work between the Christmas and New Year break, where I found myself basically spending a great deal of time on AncestryUK. I started searching for some information on my paternal RICHER line. As my father never knew his father, (Frederick George Richer) I wanted to see if I could find some additional information on the service records for his brothers. I already knew that both Fred and his brother Alfred arrived in Australia around 1913. Alfred's wife and two children arrived in Brisbane in 1915. By the time war broke out Fred was in Melbourne and he enlisted in the AIF Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4 in August 1914 whereas Alfred was still in Brisbane and went back to England as an Imperial Reservists. (Middlesex Regiment – Number: 457027) and they both returned to Australia in 1919.
From this I then turned my attention to their older brother James. By fluke I found a photo of James on one of the Ancestry trees. James married Annie Loader in 1915 and immigrated to Canada in 1919. Now I have something that I can show my dad what his father 'might have looked like'.
I also spent a lot of time doing other searches for both my Richerl Scutcher and Baldwin families, updating events, timelines, adding census records to my Ancestry trees. I also found my GGG Grandparents marriage on Family Search, which I had not been able to find previously.
I knew their names from the baptism record of my ancestor John Baldwin, which shows:
"John Baldwin son of Samuel and Mary his wife, late Warren, baptised 21st April 1804"
By putting in Samuel Baldwin as the person I was looking for, including the place as Suffolk and a date range, I received no results. It was only when I put Mary Warren in the marriage came up as follows:
Groom's Name: Samuel Boldwin
Bride's Name: Mary Warren
Marriage Date: 19 Mar 1804
Marriage Place: Polstead,Suffolk,England
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I would have thought that even putting the surname in as Baldwin, the search function would still have been able to pick up the different spellings. I know for other surnames, it picks it up, but not for this particular instance.
Books that I plan to read in the next couple of months. I'm interested in reading anything about WW1, particularly, either Gallipoli or the Western Front
I'm currently reading "Over the Top".
- Over the Top: A Digger's Story of the Western Front by H. G. Hartnett – the link here is to one of the best reviews I've read on this book
- Pozieres: The Anzac story by Scott Bennett
- Both Sides of the Wire by William Cull
- The Somme: The Darkest Hour on the Western Front by Peter Hart
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Hot cross muffin buns
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- kcal352
- fat8g
- saturates4g
- carbs65g
- sugars8g
- fibre2g
- protein10g
- salt0.54g
- 450g strong white bread flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 50g butter, cut into pieces
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 7g sachet easy-blend dried yeast
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- 50g golden caster sugar
- finely grated zest 1 lemon
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- 2 tbsp plain flour
- golden syrup, to glaze
Put all dough ingredients, except the dried fruit, in the breadmaker, following the order in your manual. Set to dough programme.
Once the dough is ready, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and punch down to deflate. Pat into a large flat circle, tip the fruit in the centre and enclose with the dough. Knead the fruit in, cutting through the mixture with a sharp knife, then re-knead a few times to distribute the fruit evenly.
Cut out nine 14cm squares of baking parchment and have ready a 12-hole muffin tin. Cut the dough into 9 even-sized pieces and roll each into a smooth ball. Push a square of the parchment into a tin hole and drop in a ball of dough. Repeat with the rest. Cover the tin loosely with lightly-oiled cling film and leave in a warm place for 30-45 minutes or until doubled in size. Preheat oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6.
For the crosses, blend the flour to a smooth paste with 5-6 tsp of cold water. Spoon into a small plastic food bag and cut a small hole off one corner or use a piping bag. Pipe crosses on the buns. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Lift onto a cooling rack. Brush with a little golden syrup while warm.
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Tried this recipe today, and the reasults were wonderful!
I don't have a bread maker, so I mixed the dough in my mixer and had it sit in a warm area for an hour before kneading and adding the fruit (which worked really well). The dough is exceptionally sticky which made it a bit of a challenge to work with, but in the end it was worth the effort.
I have made this using my thermomix. They mixture is very sticky but I think I will proceed and see how they turn out. Will add in later after the tasting is done. These are really delicious. I didn't add anymore flour to the mix so it stayed very sloppy. I stirred the fruit in, then put half cup amounts into the pans. There is no way you could put balls of dough. I will definitely make them again.
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FANTASTIC!! After reading the comments I decided to put the 2 eggs in a jug and make up to 300ml with the milk as this is the usual ratio for a regular loaf, added the fruit after the programme finished (the next morning) then also kneaded a bit to mix them thoroughly through, so easy and so tasty, young & old alike were very happy on Easter Sunday morning!!
Fantastic recipe - absolutely delicious and looked really lovely and rustic. I used dried cranberries, dried cherries and chocolate chips, which I had soaked in orange juice overnight (try to stop yourself eating it before adding to mixture!!) then glazed them with maple syrup rather than golden - delectable! Great re-warmed in the oven for 5 mins.
These were delicious and easy to make. I just made sure the total volume of liquid , eggs plus milk, was as stated in my breadmakers recipe and they turned out beautifully. Not too wet as mentioned by others. Added the fruit to the breadmaker, still had whole raisins etc and much less hassle later. I also made double the quantity of buns and they were more than big enough!! Can't imagine how big they would have been if followed the instructions.
Made these yesterday - the dough came out really, really sticky, so I added a load of flour while kneading. I'd double the spice next time, but the end result was good otherwise. I've no idea how you'd make 9 buns out of this mixture - I ended up with 12 very large muffins and 8 mini ones (I only had 1 muffin tin so they went in cupcake cases). Happy Easter!
I've now made - in breadmaker, doubling spice quantity. I threw in the fruit also, didn't mind that it would be a little chopped up (only some cherries) as it saved 'chopping in' the fruit into the dough later. I let rise once, bashed down then put in fridge overnight. Today-brought dough to room temp - and, as it was fairly 'wet', used a spatula and spoon to spoon into silicon moulds (got 22 buns!), left to rise little, then straight into oven. When out, used sugar & water syrup - as I figured easier than working with golden syrup.
Result: I've quite 'lazily' made recipe much easier than I could and buns are tasty, not too spicy and lovely and sticky. Bet they're even nice when toasted over weekend...
Only 4 stars as adapted recipe!
Just about to make these - using the bread maker; I'll take on board comments and add extra spices, ensure plenty of rising and make them a little smaller therefore have more. BUT wanted to share my favourite idea for crosses (almost forgot myself) - MARZIPAN! Quick roll of 'worms' in warm hands and plonk them on top; quick, easy and delicious flavour with the buns. Enjoy!
Saw this recipe in the Easter edition of Radio Times. Followed instructions TO THE LETTER but at the end of the dough making programme of my bread maker the dough was LIQUID! Panic! Friends coming to tea...Threw in about another 6ozs of Flour and reran programme (1 1/2 hours!)Results fine...but after proving realised that I should have made a dozen buns as they were HUGE!
As others here have noted that their dough was 'claggy' 'Quite sticky' 'Messy'...I think that the flour quantity in your recipe should be revised. I now feel a litle hesitant about trusting your recipes in the future..especially any given by Joe Pratt.
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The best way I find is to mix the ingredients in a mixer (using a dough hook) until all the ingredients are combined. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead it, form it into a ball and, in a bowl, let it sit for an hour in a warm place to rise. After that simply follow on from step two.
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Original owner to reopen South StationMarch 31,2014By Gordon Dritschilo
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Wally Sabotka thinks what Rutland needs is a good steakhouse.
So, the restaurateur who most recently owned Sam's Steakhouse in Ludlow plans to renovate the former South Station and reopen it in early summer as Southside Steakhouse.
"I think it needs to be moderately priced and try to appeal to everybody," he said. "That's what Rutland's all about."
Sabotka was the South Station's original owner, opening it in 1982 and selling it in 2006. It continued under new owner William Gillam until it closed in March of 2013.
"It was very good to me for 24 years," Sabotka said of the South Main Street location.
Thomas Donahue, executive vice president of the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce, said South Station left a hole in the Rutland dining scene when it closed.
"It's one of those places that was somewhat critical to the way things work in Rutland because it was a very busy meeting place," he said. "We haven't had that central small- to medium-size meeting spot for businesses since South Station went out of business."
Sabotka said he has long loved the steakhouse business and saw it as an unmet need in Rutland. He also said he plans to adopt a practice he used in Ludlow — in-house dry aging.
"We age steaks in a climate-controlled meat locker," he said. "It breaks down all the muscles and tenderizes all the steaks, giving it a slightly beefier flavor. Some of our steaks will be aged for a minimum of 21 days. I'm also going to have burgers and comfort foods on the menu and a very aggressive wine program."
Sabotka also said he plans a total renovation of the interior, which will leave the restaurant looking nothing like it did before.
"It's obviously in need of a serious face lift," he said. "I'm expanding the kitchen. ... We're kind of starting over."
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This composite Hubble Space Telescope picture shows the location of a newly discovered moon, designated S/2004 N 1, orbiting the giant planet Neptune, nearly 3 billion miles from Earth.
The moon is so small (no more than 12 miles across) and dim, it was missed by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft cameras when the probe flew by Neptune in 1989. Several other moons that were discovered by Voyager appear in this 2009 image, along with a circumplanetary structure known as ring arcs.
Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute discovered S/2004 N 1 in July 2013. He analyzed over 150 archival Neptune photographs taken by Hubble from 2004 to 2009. The same white dot appeared over and over again. He then plotted a circular orbit for the moon, which completes one revolution around Neptune every 23 hours.
The black-and-white image was taken in 2009 with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 in visible light. Hubble took the color inset of Neptune on August 19, 2009.
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Scientists will present cutting-edge geological research and discuss geology topics of specific interest in the Pacific Northwest when the Geological Society of America holds its annual meeting in Seattle in November.
The gathering, hosted by University of Washington researchers, is expected to draw more than 6,000 geoscientists and will feature presentations on a broad array of topics. They include:
Some of the material presented will be the result of very recent research, said Derek Booth, director of the UW's Center for Water and Watershed Studies and general chairman of the meeting's Seattle organizing committee.
"At a meeting, comments and feedback come as you're first presenting your research, so it's a chance to offer ideas and preliminary conclusions before they've gone through a formal review process," Booth said. "The majority of material presented at these meetings eventually makes it into the peer-reviewed literature, but that process often takes years."
The meeting will be Nov. 2-5 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle. Booth, a research associate professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, said the meeting is expected to be the largest the GSA has held outside the Denver area, where the organization is based.
The 115-year-old society is the longest-established professional geological organization in the nation, and this meeting has drawn the largest number of submitted papers in GSA's history. Written abstracts, short capsule descriptions of research that scientists plan to present at the meeting, can be previewed at http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003AM/finalprogram/.
While geology research is the organization's traditional focus, Booth said, GSA also has adopted commitments to public outreach, K-12 education and applications of the research to broader society. Notably, the Seattle meeting will include an evening forum, open to the public and moderated by Kathy Troost, a UW research scientist in Earth and space sciences, that focuses on earthquakes in the Cascade region of the Northwest.
There also will be scientific panels on earthquake hazards in the Puget Lowlands, mainly north of the Lake Washington Ship Canal; the geologic history of the Pacific Northwest; basalt formations in the Columbia River basin; and the structure of the Earth's crust in Cascadia – an area that includes Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
The panel on the geology of salmon, led by David Montgomery, a UW Earth and space sciences professor, will focus on how changes in geology, climate change and habitat loss has affected the region's salmon population. The session on the geology of wine, led by Lawrence Meinert, a Washington State University geology professor, will examine the impact of soils, bedrock, hydrology and climate on the wine industry.
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Outside of the Blue Division, group play is all over for the FIL World Championship. Of the 32 nations in the other eight divisions, eight remain with a chance to advance to the championship bracket. Of those eight teams, just two will reach the round of six that will also include four teams from the Blue Division. Here's what's on the docket Monday.
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Iroquois Nationals 12, Australia 10
After a lengthy weather delay, the Iroquois Nationals were able to outscore Australia 4-2 late Monday night to earn a 12-10 win and improve to 3-1 in the Blue Division at the FIL World Lacrosse Championships.
The Iroquois held a 3-2 lead after the first, but Australia had managed to tie it just before halftime at 5-5 when Alex Brown took a pass from James Lawerson and shot with the Nationals defense out of position.
Australia jumped out to a 6-5 lead at early in the third as Nathan Stiglich scored on a feed from William Pickett. The Iroquois scored two in a matter of 44 seconds on tallies from Zach Miller and Vaughn Harris right off the ensuing face-off to put the Nationals up 7-6.
Then Australia responded with two of its own with Matt Diver and Stiglich's second. About four minutes before the rain delay, Brett Bucktooth tied the scored as he was hit and fell to the ground to knot the score.
Tied 8-8 with about two minutes and thirty seconds remaining in the third quarter, a thunderstorm rolled into Denver and led to a delay, which lasted two hours before the Iroquois and the Australians got back on the field.
The delay, Iroquois coach Steve Beville said, might have helped his squad.
"In the locker room I kind of walked around and I realized that we have a lot of guys that have played in a lot of really really big games, national championships, box championships, Major League (Lacrosse) championships," Beville said. "I don't know how many of those guys have played in those pressure situations. I said, 'You guys have been here and in these kind of massive, pressure situations before, just go take care of business. Obviously, they did. Though I'd much more prefer doing it on a consistent basis."
Following a clutch save by Tom Vickery on Cody Jamieson to kick things back off, the Iroquois would break the tie with six seconds left in the third when Jeremy Thompson scored after the Nationals broke up the clear attempt.
Early in the fourth quarter, Lyle Thompson — who led the Nationals with four goals and an assist — scored his second of the night, rolling off his man and popping a shot to the top right corner to put the Nationals up 10-8. Two minutes later, Hiana Thompson stutter stepped and buried a bounce shot from outside to extend the lead to three goals.
With about ten minutes to play, Lyle Thompson — after Vickery stopped his winding blast from up top — again unloaded from way out front, this time putting the ball into the net off of the Australian goalie's body to give the Iroquois a comfortable 12-8 lead with 9:37 left in the game.
Committing some late penalties as Australia was scrambling to bring the game back within reach, the Nationals found themselves man-down three times in the final seven minutes of play. Australia capitalized twice, both goals coming from Nathan Stiglich, who led the team with four goals.
Beville and other Iroquois coaches said that the team didn't perform as well as they would have liked, perhaps with a bit of a hangover after the tremendous game against Canada the night before.
"We were listless," Beville said. "We did not play well, I didn't think so, on both sides of the ball. Give a ton of credit to Australia for their game plan of holding onto the ball and lots of on-ball picks and movement. They've got some fine athletes and they executed their game plan to perfection. I don't think they could have played any better. We did not play very well and didn't have a lot of energy. It probably wasn't a bad thing to get the game delayed because we came out firing and we jumped out with those four quick ones and put it away. No rest for the weary."
Leading the team to the win by scoring two of the team's final four goals, Lyle Thompson again proved to be the Iroquois' top threat.
"I honestly think if he's not the number one player in the world right now, he's top two," Beville said. "If he's not the number one, and I don't know that there's anyone better. We're very fortunate to have him on the team and we want the ball in his hands as much as we can. The nice thing is it's not just him. A lot of these other guys have stepped up."
Vickery had a strong showing in goal for the Australians, stopping 13 shots in the loss. The Nationals won 16 of 24 draws, with Vaughn Harris (1G) winning 11 of 17 and Jeremy Thompson (2G) winning 5 of 7.
The Nationals improve to 3-1 in the Blue Division with an important game looming against Team USA, a game scheduled for 5 p.m. MT Tuesday evening. Australia (2-2) faces Canada Tuesday at 8 p.m. MT.
Australia SCORING: GOALS: Nathan Stiglich 4; Matt Diver 2; James Lawerson 1; William Pickett 1; Alex Brown 1; Callum Robinson 1. ASSISTS: James Lawerson 3; Marty Hyde 2; Alex Brown 1; William Pickett 1.
Iroquois Nationals SCORING: GOALS: Lyle Thompson 4; Jeremy Thompson 2; Miles Thompson 1; Brett Bucktooth 1; Zach Miller 1; Jerome Thompson 1; Vaughn Harris 1; Jeff Shattler 1. ASSISTS: Cody Jamieson 3; Lyle Thompson 1; Miles Thompson 1.
Penalties - Australia 6/4:00; Iroquois Nationals 5/3:30.
Australia SCORING:
GOALS: Nathan Stiglich 4; Matt Diver 2; James Lawerson 1; William Pickett 1; Alex Brown 1; Callum Robinson 1.
ASSISTS: James Lawerson 3; Marty Hyde 2; Alex Brown 1; William Pickett 1.
Iroquois Nationals SCORING:
GOALS: Lyle Thompson 4; Jeremy Thompson 2; Miles Thompson 1; Brett Bucktooth 1; Zach Miller 1; Jerome Thompson 1; Vaughn Harris 1; Jeff Shattler 1.
ASSISTS: Cody Jamieson 3; Lyle Thompson 1; Miles Thompson 1.
Penalties - Australia 6/4:00; Iroquois Nationals 5/3:30.
-- Casey Vock
United States 20, England 1
Team USA throttled England to the tune of 20-1 with a potent display of offense and ultra stingy defense that didn't allow a goal until 48 minutes into the game.
The American squad dominated all facets of the game, as Chris Eck (11 of 12) and Greg Gurenlian (12 of 12) continuing their incredible tear through the face-off X which has them at 63 of 73 in the last three Blue Division games.
Owning possession, Team USA would amass a shocking advantage in some key statistical categories, outshooting England an unthinkable 65 to nine and coming up with 45 ground balls to the English's 16.
The Americans were able to get out to a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and an 11-0 advantage at the half. Team USA was up 14-0 in the third quarter before England's Andiain Bennett finally scored with 12:10 left in the frame.
Using some of its defensive midfielders, and even giving Kyle Hartzell and Mitch Belisle runs, as offensive midfielders, Team USA would score six more times from that point on and rolled to a 20-1 victory.
Jeff Tambroni, Team USA's offensive coordinator, said that late in the game, the staff was just trying to keep guys healthy. With several players banged up, there was no desire to put anyone else in jeopardy. Brendan Mundorf, Kyle Harrison, Dan Burns and Jesse Schwartzman did not play, but were dressed. Drew Adams played all four quarters in net and needed to make only three saves, while his counterpart, England's Nicholas Anderton, made 18 stops while facing the American blitzkrieg, which was remarkably balanced.
Kevin Leveille finished with three goals and an assist. Rob Pannell and Garrett Thul each scored twice and assisted on another goal. Paul Rabil collected two goals and one assist, and Max Seibald and Ned Crotty each scored once and dished out to helpers. Marcus Holman chipped in three goals.
"I felt the focus was really good early for the first 12 to 15 minutes," said Tambroni, the head coach at Penn State. "Then I thought we took our foot off the gas a little bit and we lost the sharpness that we had early in that game. But I thought we won a lot of face-offs, which kept us on offense a lot and kept it out of their offensive end. Our guys capitalized and were productive early. We have to do a better job of making sure we maximize some of those possessions in the middle or later parts because some of these teams we're going to be facing in the upcoming future, we just can't afford to give anything away because I'm sure we're going to have the ball in our offensive end a lot less than we did the last couple days."
Tambroni and the rest of the Team USA staff watched the Canada-Iroquois Nationals game from the sideline Sunday night. Tambroni said he knows the Americans have their work cut out for them in facing the Iroquois Tuesday night and, most likely, Canada again.
"There's been a ton of talk about Canada's offense and the Iroquois' offense, and I think what's been missing in this whole thing is neither one of those teams gave up double digit goals to such prolific offenses," Tambroni said. "I think both defenses are very good and I think what we've got to do is make sure we're doing a great job, not a good job, but a great job of sharing the ball and playing great team offense and forcing both of these goalies to move a little bit when they're seeing shots. Both goalies played really well last night and both team defenses have been tough. They're real stingy and real tough. I think that's been lost because of the talent on both ends. We're going to have our hands full there. I think if we can continue to roll collectively, we'll create good shots and have some success. If we don't, both these teams can play so effectively defensively we'll put ourselves in a battle."
Though his stats haven't been astronomical, Rabil has been a driving force of the Team USA offense and Tambroni hopes he will continue to lead the Americans as the competition gets more challenging down the stretch.
"I would say this: Paul Rabil has absolutely set the tone about what it means to be a member of an offense, not a keynote member of the offense," Tambroni said. "The way he competes and plays, you watched it today, his preparation for success is just on point. Regardless of the opponent, regardless of the day, he always attempts to make the right decision, not necessarily what's best for him, but what's in the best interest of the offense. I think our guys take our cue from Paul. We're lucky to have him, not because he's such a talented player but because he's such a good teammate to these guys and he has 100 percent set the tone and cleared the path for the offense we've played to this point."
United States SCORING:
GOALS: Kevin Leveille 3; Marcus Holman 3; Rob Pannell 2; Paul Rabil 2; Kevin Buchanan 2; Garrett Thul 2; David Lawson 2; Ned Crotty 1; Max Seibald 1; Kyle Hartzell 1; Mitch Belisle 1. ASSISTS: Ned Crotty 2; Rob Pannell 2; Max Seibald 2; Matt Abbott 1; Kevin Buchanan 1; Chris Eck 1; Kyle Hartzell 1; Kevin Leveille 1; Paul Rabil 1; Garrett Thul 1.
England SCORING:
GOALS: Adrian Bennett 1. ASSISTS: Nicholas Watson 1.
Penalties - United States 1/1:00; England 1/0:30.
-- Casey Vock
Canada Handles Japan with Ease, Winning 20-3
Led by a five-goal, three-assist performance from Mark Matthews, Canada downed Japan 20-3 in their Blue Division match up at the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Denver on Monday night.
With the Canadians coming in as heavy favorites, the game played largely to script as they built an early 5-0 lead that grew to 12-2 at the half. By the second half it seemed Canada took their foot off the gas for stretches as the game had the feel of a friendly scrimmage more than an international scrum.
Just two penalties (both on Canada) totaling one-minute of extra man time elapsed, compared to the 21 fouls resulting in 18 minutes, 30 seconds of uneven play in the at times brutal Canada vs. Iroquois game from Sunday night. The drop off in intensity, physicality, ferocity and bad blood was noticeable, as Canada likely got some much needed rest through the contest and Japan seemed resigned to their fate.
Stellar young goalie Dillon Ward needed to make only three saves while yielding just two goals in the first half before giving way to Cornell's Brennan Donville in the second, who doubled Ward's save total in his half of play.
Matthews found the net and distributed the ball while displaying his bevy of nonchalant stick fakes and leans. Jeremy Noble wasn't far behind, tallying four goals and two assists. Curtis Dickson showed some range while netting a hat trick and a helper. Geoff Snider owned the battle against Japan's impressive face-off man Masumi Jinno, going 11-15, though Jinno split his draws with Jordan MacIntosh 5-10.
Andrew Lay, Wataru Tsugu and Yuji Tadahira all scored for Japan, with assists from Mikisuke Sekine and Ken Ikegawa.
The Japanese trotted out three different goalies in the game. Takahkio Shinohara got the start and played the whole first half, allowing 12 goals while making six saves. Shunsuke Hattori played the third quarter, and Keisuke Ando handled the second, with each allowing four goals while making one save.
Japan wraps up group play against England at 2 p.m. MDT on Tuesday. Canada plays Australia to end their group schedule at 8 p.m. MDT.
Canada SCORING:
GOALS: Mark Matthews 5; Jeremy Noble 4; Curtis Dickson 3; Adam Jones 2; Jordan Hall 2; Zack Greer 1; Cam Flint 1; Wesley Berg 1; Cameron Holding 1.
ASSISTS: Mark Matthews 3; Cam Flint 2; Zack Greer 2; Jesse King 2; Jeremy Noble 2; Kevin Crowley 1; Curtis Dickson 1; Adam Jones 1; Jordan MacIntosh 1.
Japan SCORING:
GOALS: Wataru Tsugu 1; Andrew Lay 1; Yuji Tadahira 1.
ASSISTS: Ken Ikegawa 1; Mikisuke Sekine 1.
Penalties - Canada 2/1:00; Japan 0/0:00.
30-second Goals/Warnings (Violations) - Canada 0/0 (0); Japan 0/0 (0).
-Zach Babo
Uganda, other first-timers earn victories
The growth of the sport has been on display during the FIL World Championships, with nine nations making their FIL World Championship debut.
Much of the spotlight has been on Uganda, which is the first African nation to play in the games. Uganda earned its first win, storming back from five goals back at the beginning of the fourth quarter to beat Korea.
Patrick Oriana had three goals in the final quarter, and he won the face-off and buried the game-winner with 36 seconds left.
China beat Argentina, 9-7. and Thailand rolled Colombia, 12-3, to earn their first wins.
Four teams march on
The No. 1 seeds battled Monday, and Scotland, New Zealand, Israel and Germany have moved on.
Israel, a first-time participant, will meet Germany after topping a highly-touted Ireland team, 18-9. Hopkins' grad Lee Coppersmith had five goals. They outshot Ireland 51-19. Germany beat Czech Republic, 9-5, behind four goals from Hen. duBois-Reymond and a hat trick from Simon Giourmetakis.
New Zealand will face Scotland in the other side of the bracket. New Zealand earned a 14-10 win vs. the Netherlands off a five-goal day from John Clayton. Scotland topped Finland — the team with the best goal differential — 9-6. Kyle Buchanan led with a hat trick and an assist.
Monday's schedule/results
*All times MT
Blue Division
FINAL: Canada 20, Japan 3
FINAL: USA 20, England 1
FINAL: Iroquois 12, Australia 10
No. 1 seeds
FINAL: Scotland (White) 9, Finland (Turquoise) 6
FINAL: New Zealand (Plum) 14, Netherlands (Green) 10
FINAL: Germany (Red) 9, Czech Republic (Grey) 5
FINAL: Israel (Orange) 18, Ireland (Yellow) 9
No. 2 seeds
FINAL: Switzerland (White) 12, Mexico (Turquoise) 3
FINAL: Wales (Plum) 16, Italy (Green) 7
FINAL: Poland (Grey No. 2) 14, Hong Kong (Red No. 2) 4
FINAL: Sweden (Orange) 19, Bermuda (Yellow) 4
No. 3 seeds
FINAL: Latvia (White No. 3) 21, Spain (Turquoise No. 3) 3
FINAL: Norway (Green) 14, Russia (Plum) 7
FINAL: Turkey (Grey) 7, Austria (Red) 2
FINAL: Slovakia (Orange) 17, France (Yellow) 6
No. 4 seeds
FINAL: Thailand (White) 12, Colombia (Turquoise) 3
FINAL: China (Green) 9, Argentina (Plum) 7
FINAL: Belgium (Red) 18, vs. Costa Rica (Grey) 4
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Becker was selected as one of 30 Broadcom MASTERS finalists from among 300 semifinalists nationwide, and 1,695 applicants in 43 states, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. As required of all nominees, he entered the competition by completing an application explaining his science project and demonstrating his use of STEM principles—science, technology, engineering, and math—in the development and presentation of his project.
On September 27, Becker will travel to the nation's capital on an all-expense-paid trip to compete for more than $60,000 in awards. While in Washington, D.C., he will visit historical sites, meet Utah's elected representatives, take part in an interactive programming session with a Broadcom employee, and attend an awards dinner at the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
As a part of the competition, Becker will showcase his project for the public, as well as compete in a team with other finalists to complete rigorous hands-on STEM activities.
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Jose Morfin, M.D.
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UC Davis Medical Group, Folsom
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Nephrology Clinic
4860 Y St., Suite 0200
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Phone: 916-734-3761
UC Davis Medical Group - Folsom
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B.S., UC Davis, Davis, California, 1996
Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology, 2006
BLS/ACLS, American Heart Association, 2010
Professional Memberships:
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Society of Nephrology (ASN), Fellow
California Latino Medical Association (CaLMA)
Sacramento Latino Medical Association (SaLMA)
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Latino Medical Student Association LMSA Faculty Service Award, 2009
UC Davis Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity and Community Academic Federation Award, 2009
"America's Top Physicians"-Consumers' Research Council of America, 2008
UC Davis School of Medicine, Outstanding Contribution to Faculty Development and Diversity., 2008
Latino Medical Student Association LMSA Faculty Service Award, 2008
"America's Top Physicians"-Consumers' Research Council of America, 2007
UC Davis School of Medicine, Diversity Enrichment Award, 2006
UC San Francisco School of Medicine, Professionalism Award, 2004
Dean?s Scholar for outstanding thesis, Mass isotopomer and mRNA analysis for studying the hormonal regulation of hepatic glucose production: Application to PPAR-a/leptin/insulin, presented by the UCLA School of Medicine Medical Student Thesis Program, 2001
UCLA Medicine Alumni Association, William G. Figueroa, MD, for exceptional leadership in promoting excellence in health-care delivery to underserved communities, 2001
Richard Juarez Commitment to the Community Award, presented at the Chicano/Latino Medical Student Association Statewide Conference, 2001
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Fancher TL, Keenan C, Stocker T, Harris T, Morfin J, McCarron R, Kulkarni-Date M, Henderson M. An Academic-Community Partnership to Improve Care for the Underserved. Academic Medicine 2011 2011, 86:252-258
Morfin J, Chin A. Race and ethnicity are associated with differing intermediate outcomes in hemodialysis patients within a diverse urban community. JASN abstract issue,16:290A, 2005.
Morfin J, Chin A. Urinary calcium oxalate crystals in ethylene glycol intoxication. NEJM, 353:24e, 2005.


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Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - June 18, 2012
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- Prohibits any individual from contracting, originating, holding, arranging, extending, or making a short-term loan, whether electronically or by other means, without obtaining a license from the Department of Banking (Sec. 1).
- Defines "short-term loan" as a loan or an advance of money or credit that is provided by a licensed short-term lender to an individual for a fee, finance charge, or other consideration (Sec. 1).
- Prohibits a short-term lender from providing a loan to a borrower if providing the loan will result in either of the following (Sec. 1):
- The borrower's outstanding loans from short-term lenders will exceed 25 percent of his or her gross monthly income; or
- The borrower's outstanding loans will exceed $1,000.
- Prohibits a short-term lender from knowingly making a loan to a borrower if the borrower has entered an extended payment plan that is still outstanding (Sec. 1).
- Limits the finance charge for each short-term loan to $0.125 per $1.00 of the loan value (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes a short-term lender to charge a $5 verification fee for a short-term loan or loan renewal, in addition to the finance charge (Sec. 1).
- Prohibits a borrower from having outstanding loans from more than 2 short-term lenders at the same time (Sec. 1).
- Prohibits a short-term loan business from being within 1,000 feet of any of the following, whereas existing law prohibits a short-term loan business from being within 100 feet (Sec. 1):
- A racetrack or other location where both horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering take place;
- A licensed facility where slot machine gambling takes place; and
- A military installation or facility operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Specifies that providing a short-term loan without a license is a third degree felony (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 14, 2012
Title: Authorizes Payday Loans
- Chris Ross (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bryan B. Barbin (PA - D)
- John C. Bear (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott W. Boyd (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Carroll (PA - D)
- Jim Christiana III (PA - R)
- Thomas C. 'Tom' Creighton (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sheryl M. Delozier (PA - R)
- Gordon R. Denlinger (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
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- John R. Evans (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Farry (PA - R)
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- Mauree A. Gingrich (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Seth M. Grove (PA - R)
- Julie L. Harhart (PA - R)
- C. Adam Harris (PA - R)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Hennessey (PA - R)
- David S. 'Dave' Hickernell (PA - R)
- Thomas H. 'Tom' Killion (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Kotik (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald S. 'Ron' Marsico (PA - R)
- David R. Millard (PA - R)
- Ronald E. 'Ron' Miller (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Duane Milne (PA - R)
- Bernard T. 'Bernie' O'Neill (PA - R)
- Chris Sainato (PA - D)
- Stanley E. 'Stan' Saylor (PA - R)
- Curt Schroder (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Stephens (PA - R)
- John J. Taylor (PA - R)
- Marcy Toepel (PA - R)
- Mike Vereb (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Vulakovich (PA - R) (Out Of Office)