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Lite Oatmeal Raisin Breakfast Bars
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 30 mins
These are very good, filling and low calorie. Not just for breakfast, they make a great snack in the middle of the day.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 3⁄4 cup brown sugar substitute
- 1⁄2 cup sugar substitute
- 1⁄4 cup light butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
- 3⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 eggs or 2 egg whites
- 3 tablespoons skim milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour (I use whole wheat flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cups uncooked quick oats
- 1 -2 cup raisins
- 1 -2 cup shredded, chopped carrots or 1 -2 cup shredded, chopped apple
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat sugars and margarine together.
- Add applesauce, egg, milk and vanilla.
- Add combined flour, baking soda and cinnamon to wet ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Stir in oats, raisins, and apples/carrots.
- Spread into ungreased 9x13" pan.
- Bake 25-30 minutes.
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These are pretty good, but I think that they need some pecans or walnuts... I used real sugar, 2/3 cup dried cherries (limited the amount due to the strength of flavor), and two chopped Granny Smith apples. A nice quick breakfast/snack, but I think a little more texture is needed. The base is great and leaves plenty of room to play! Thank you!
I think there was some operator error when I made these. I did use fake sweetner. I used splenda and splenda brown sugar. Well, the splenda brown is supposed to be used at half strength but I figured since the recipe called for sugar replacement that I would be ok. I was not. They wer cloying sweet and few of us would eat them. I may try them again with regular sugar.
Tasty granola bar-like snacks! I used carrots and I added a little more than a tsp orange zest and 1/2 tsp orange blossom water, which were nice touches! I made a half recipe and a few substitutions. I used only 1/2 cup Sucanat instead of the sugar substitutes, I used regular (not lite) organic butter, I substituted the egg with flax (I have posted a recipe, Flax Vegan Egg Substitute, which isn't yet online- will post the recipe # once its up), used whole wheat pastry flour for the flour. I would say the serving size is right on the money- I baked in an 8x8 pan and cut mine into 12 smallish bars and would consider 2 bars a serving. Really filling like you said- I had 2 bars for breakfast and worked 5 hours without a break at work (retail at the moment at a *very busy* store) without feeling hungry or fatigued! Very tasty! Nice texture, too- they're chewy and a little crisp at the same time. I think these would be a great snack to keep on-hand instead of the ultra processed candy-filled storebought granola bars. I also think these would be very versatile- I'm sure you could use grated zucchini too instead of apples or carrots and any dried fruit. I highly recommend the addition of the orange zest with the carrots- great combo! Thanks Mirj!!


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Southwest Salsa Pizza
Total Time
Prep 15 mins
Cook 15 mins
A crescent roll crust with cream cheese and fresh veggies on top! Yum! I got this recipe from Pampered Chef.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 clove garlic, pressed or minced
- 1⁄4 cup snipped fresh cilantro or 1⁄4 cup parsley, divided
- 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1⁄4 cup chopped green bell peppers or 1⁄4 cup red bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped red onions
- salt & fresh ground pepper
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled,seeded and sliced
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Unroll crescent dough and divide into 8 triangles.
- On large round baking stone, arrange triangles in a circle with points in the center and wide ends toward the outside.
- Roll out dough to a 12-inch circle, pressing seams together to seal.
- Bake 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Remove from oven; cool completely.
- Place cream cheese, garlic and 2 tablespoons of the cilantro in small mixing bowl; mix well.
- Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over top of crust.
- Seed and dice tomatoes.
- Chop bell pepper and red onion.
- Combine tomatoes, bell pepper and onion in a bowl.
- Stir in remaining cilantro; season to taste with salt and black pepper.
- Spoon salsa over cream cheese mixture.
- Peel and slice avocado; arrange over top of pizza.
- Enjoy!
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A great version of the veggie pizza appetizer. I have also adapted the idea by baking pitas until crisp, spreading with cream cheese and topping with my homemade fresh salsa. Cut these into wedges (as for a pizza) and serve. Either way...crescent roll or pita...it gets gobbled up in no time!
Pampered Chef indeed! Simple to make, a no brainer, perfect if you've had a long day, your tired but still need to make dinner for your family - and as a reward for not much effort: A 5 star delish meal! Thanks for this simple and yummy meal Sharon!


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APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. ROBERT
J. SULSKI, Judge, presiding.
Defendant was charged by complaint with attempt deceptive practice. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 8-4.) The trial was conducted by the court sitting without a jury. The defendant was found guilty of the crime and sentenced to serve one year in the House of Correction. On appeal, defendant makes several contentions: first, the State did not prove that defendant attempted to use the credit card of another without the other's consent as required by the statute; second, the State did not, in any case, prove defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; third the State erred in introducing evidence of another arrest involving defendant but unrelated to the instant case; and, finally, the record does not show that defendant knowingly and understandingly waived his right to a jury trial.
At the time that the case against defendant proceeded to trial, the court inquired of defendant whether the plea was guilty or not guilty. Defendant responded that the plea was not guilty, and the court further inquired whether the trial would be by the court or by a jury. Defendant responded that the trial would be by the court and the State called the first witness.
Alex Johnston testified that he was the owner of a Standard Oil Company credit card of a specified number which card he had last seen several weeks before defendant's arrest. The witness stated on direct examination that the card which he identified by number was the same card involved in the trial and that he had given no one permission to use the card.
The State called Glenn Eanes, the operator of a Standard Oil service station, as the next witness. Mr. Eanes stated that defendant and another man entered the station and inquired of the witness about the purchase of a set of automobile tires for their aunt. On cross-examination, the witness testified that the other man handed the credit card to the witness, but that he saw defendant hand the card to the other man as they approached. The witness also stated that he could not remember which of the two individuals signed the slip. At the time of the incident the witness confiscated the card when he learned that the card had been stolen. Although the witness was shown the card during his testimony, the card was not introduced into evidence by the State.
The arresting officer testified as to the circumstances surrounding the arrest of defendant. He stated that defendant identified himself as Alex Johnston at the time he was stopped for a traffic violation and a search yielded a driver's license and other identification with the name of Alex Johnston. The defendant was placed under arrest as the officer knew that defendant's name was not Alex Johnston. This officer also referred to another criminal action involving defendant during the course of his testimony.
The defendant testified that he entered the service station on the date and time in question. However, he stated that he entered the station with another man whose name he did not know at the time and who he later learned was named Raymond Valdez. Defendant stated that Valdez inquired about the tires, presented the credit card and signed the credit slip. On cross-examination, defendant admitted that he had a license belonging to Alex Johnston on his person at the time of his arrest.
Defendant's primary contention before this court concerns the sufficiency of the evidence presented by the State. Defendant claims that the State did not prove that he committed the offense of attempt deceptive practice. In order to support this contention, defendant cites this court to the record which indicates: that Glenn Eanes, the service station attendant, did not identify the credit card which he confiscated by a number which could be related to the number of the card which Alex Johnston identified as his property; that the credit card was not introduced into evidence; that the State failed to establish that defendant presented the card to Mr. Eanes in an attempt to purchase the tires; and, that the State failed to establish that defendant was the person who signed the sales slip. These omissions, defendant contends, require this court to reverse the trial court's finding that defendant was guilty of attempt deceptive practice.
• 1 The substantive statute under which defendant was convicted provides that:
"A person commits a deceptive practice when, with intent to defraud:
(e) He obtains, or attempts to obtain property, labor or services by any of the following means:
1. he uses a credit card which was issued to another, without the other's consent."
Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 17-1(e) (1).
In the instant case, defendant was convicted of the inchoate offense of "attempt" which is statutorily defined as follows:
"A person commits an attempt when, with intent to commit a specific offense, he does any act which constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that offense." Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 8-4(a).
The State therefore had the burden to prove that defendant did an act which constituted a substantial step toward fraudulently obtaining property by means of a credit card which was issued to another, without the other's consent. We agree with defendant that the State failed to meet this burden.
• 2 The totality of the State's evidence shows only that Alex Johnston was the owner of a gasoline credit card of a specified number and that a gasoline station attendant confiscated a credit card bearing the name Alex Johnston when the card was presented to him as payment for a set of tires. Although the evidence shows, as defendant freely admitted, that defendant was present in the service station at the time the credit card was presented, there is no proof that it was defendant who attempted to purchase the tires with the stolen credit card. In fact, Mr. Eanes testified that it was not defendant who handed him the credit card and that he could not remember whether or not it was the defendant who signed the sales slip. More importantly, Mr. Eanes did not testify that the card he confiscated bore the same number as the card identified by Alex Johnston as his property. And, the State did not introduce the card into evidence.
The State claims that the failure to introduce the card into evidence was not fatal and cites People v. Halley, 131 Ill. App.2d 1070, 268 N.E.2d 449, to support its position. The court in Halley was faced with a conviction for carrying a concealed weapon where the weapons were not introduced into evidence. Although the court noted that it could not find a conviction for unlawful use of weapons where the weapons were not introduced into evidence, the court determined that it was not necessary for the State to introduce the weapons into evidence. We do not find the circumstances of the Halley case to be analogous to the circumstances of the instant case. In Halley the court noted that the weapons involved in the conviction were not in the possession of the State. Since the defendants there were not arrested at the time the offense was committed, the weapons were still in the possession of the defendants. In the instant case, the credit card was in the State's possession during the entire course of the trial and could have been introduced. Although we do not find that the failure of the State to introduce the credit card into evidence would be fatal in all circumstances, we find that this omission, in addition to the other failures in the State's proof, requires reversal of the judgment of conviction.
Because of the view we take with respect to defendant's first contention, we find it unnecessary to discuss his other points.
For the reasons stated, the judgment of the circuit court is reversed.
Judgment reversed.
DEMPSEY, P.J., and McGLOON, J., concur.
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June 22, 1977
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.CESAR TURBIDE AND NELSON PEREZ, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS
Appeals from judgments of conviction for violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 entered in the Southern District of New York after a jury trial before Judge Kevin T. Duffy. Judgments affirmed.
Mulligan and Oakes, Circuit Judges, and Frederick v P. Bryan, Senior District Judge.*fn*
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Cesar Turbide and Nelson Perez appeal from judgments of conviction entered on November 1, 1976 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, after a six-day trial before Judge Kevin T. Duffy and a jury.
Count one of the indictment charged Turbide alone with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 23.63 grams of cocaine on July 17, 1974 in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(A). Count two charged both Turbide and Perez with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 50.55 grams of cocaine on February 18, 1975 in violation of the same sections and 18 U.S.C. § 2.
Trial commenced on May 26, 1976. On June 2, 1976, the jury found Turbide guilty on count one. The next day the jury found both Turbide and Perez guilty on count two.*fn1
Turbide and Perez each raise one main issue on appeal. Turbide claims that his convictions must be reversed because the district court refused to order the Government to produce at the trial an informer who introduced Turbide to an undercover narcotics officer and participated to a slight extent in the ensuing transactions. Perez seeks reversal of his conviction on the ground that he was prejudiced by the district court's refusal to sever count two of the indictment, the only count in which he was charged, from count one, which charged an unrelated July, 1974 sale by his codefendant Turbide. We affirm both convictions.
The Government's proof at trial was developed through the testimony of three witnesses - Officer Frank Marrero, and Detectives Robert Bisbee and Michael J. Alberti - New York City police officers assigned to the Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Task Force. Viewed in its most favorable light, it established that two distinct narcotics transactions occurred, one a rather typical undercover sale and another which departed somewhat from that familiar script.
The events leading up to the first sale began on the evening of July 16, 1974. After meeting briefly with an informer who had been arrested for a narcotics offense and who was cooperating with the Drug Enforcement Task Force while his case was pending, undercover police officer Marrero drove to the Mona Lisa Social Club on 168th Street in Manhattan to meet Cesar Turbide for the purpose of buying cocaine. When he arrived at the club, Turbide was not present, so Marrero asked the informer, who had driven to the club in a separate car, to try to find Turbide. The informer drove up Amsterdam Avenue, and then shortly returned to the club. A couple of minutes after the informer's return, Turbide arrived at the club on a ten-speed bicycle.
Once inside the club, Turbide asked Marrero how much cocaine he wished to purchase. Marrero stated that he wanted to buy one ounce. Turbide said that he could supply an ounce but that the deal would have to take place the following day. Prices of $1,100 or $1,200 were discussed, but the final price was left open.
The next day, July 17, 1974, Marrero again met Turbide at the Mona Lisa. After confirming that Marrero was still ready to buy, Turbide left to get the ounce of cocaine. He rode up to the vicinity of 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue on his bicycle, where he spoke to several men in different locations in a park.
After an hour had passed and Turbide had not returned, Marrero asked the informer to "see where Mr. Turbide was" and "find out what the delay was." The informer left the club and drove to the park, where he spoke to Turbide for a few minutes.*fn2 The informer then returned to the club and told Marrero that Turbide would be arriving shortly.
Turbide remained in the park, where he spoke to the passenger of a Pontiac station wagon which was stopped outside the park. The driver of the Pontiac had the hood of the car up and was working under it. After some five minutes, the driver put the hood down and, with his passenger, sped north on Amsterdam Avenue. Surveillance officers lost them in traffic.
Some time later, the Pontiac, with its hood up again, was parked across the street from the Mona Lisa. Turbide appeared and, after again speaking to the passenger of the Pontiac, entered the club, told Marrero that he had the ounce of cocaine, and asked him to step to the rear of the club. While the informer remained at the front of the club by a pool table, Marrero and Turbide went to the rear.*fn3
There Turbide gave Marrero the ounce of cocaine and said that the price would be $1,200. Marrero told him that all he had was $1,000, but that he would go get the other $200. Turbide agreed to wait, and Marrero gave him the $1,000 and left. He returned shortly, had the informer send Turbide out to his car, and there paid him the balance of $200. Turbide told Marrero that if he wanted to buy any more cocaine he would be in the area and the informer would know how to get in touch with him. After leaving Marrero's car, Turbide again spoke to the occupants of the Pontiac.
The series of events which culminated in the second cocaine sale began on the evening of February 11, 1975. Marrero went to Hector's Bar at 174th Street and Amsterdam Avenue to meet Turbide, who had been previously contacted by the informer. Both Turbide and the informer, who was tending bar, were in Hector's when Marrero arrived. After an exchange of greetings, Turbide asked Marrero how much cocaine he wished to purchase. Marrero told him that he was looking for two ounces. Turbide said that he was able to supply it, but that they had to speak with his partner Nelson at Nelson's grocery store in the Bronx. Marrero and Turbide then drove to Roque's grocery store at 169th Street and College Avenue in the Bronx. The informer did not accompany them.
While Marrero waited in the car outside the grocery store, Turbide went down the block to 1264 College Avenue and came out shortly with Nelson Perez. Turbide introduced Perez to Marrero as Nelson, his partner. Perez told Marrero that he would be able to supply the two ounces of cocaine if Marrero were willing to go to the East Harlem area where his main connection could probably be found. Perez suggested that his cousin Carlos accompany them since Carlos knew the different social clubs in East Harlem that the connection frequented.
Eventually, a red Thunderbird with two male occupants arrived at the grocery store, and Perez introduced one of them to Marrero as his cousin Carlos Ferrer. Then Perez, Ferrer, and the other male drove in the Thunderbird to 102nd Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, followed by Turbide and Marrero in the latter's car, a 1971 Cadillac government undercover vehicle.
After a lengthy search for the connection in various social clubs in the vicinity of 102nd Street proved unsuccessful, the group arrived at a club on 105th Street which Perez, Ferrer, and the third man entered.
While the others were in this club, Turbide apologized to Marrero for the delay. He told Marrero that he was not used to doing business in this fashion, and that Perez was a good source who could possibly secure pure cocaine. After waiting still longer, Marrero asked Turbide to go inside the club and find out what was the reason for the delay. Turbide entered the club and within a few minutes reported to Marrero that Ferrer had been in touch with the connection and that the deal would take place at yet another social club on 102nd Street. Both cars then proceeded to a club on 102nd Street off of Lexington Avenue.
When they arrived at 102nd Street again, Perez and Turbide repeated the apologies to Marrero. Perez assured him that he was not doing anything phony, that the delay was something beyond his control, and that "he is a man of his word and he has a business and a reputation at stake." Perez, joined shortly by Turbide, went into the club. Perez then came out of the club, entered Marrero's car, and instructed him to drive around the block and park directly in front of the social club. He did so, and Perez walked into the club again.
Turbide came out of the club and entered Marrero's car. He told Marrero that the connection would show up shortly. Then, after first telling Marrero that he saw the connection enter the club, Turbide asked for the money in advance. Marrero refused at first, but agreed when Turbide told him that this was the only way the connection would deal and that Marrero could keep $600 of the $2,900 purchase price until he received the cocaine. Turbide took the money and went into the club while Marrero waited in the car.
Next Turbide came out and told Marrero that there would be yet another delay. He then asked Marrero to go into the club with him. They entered the club and joined Perez. Ferrer came over and stated that while there was a delay, the connection would show up and Marrero would get the two ounces. Ferrer then walked away, and Marrero did not see him again.
Marrero told Turbide and Perez that he would only wait another fifteen or twenty minutes. He then left the club to move his illegally parked car. When he returned, he asked Turbide for the $2,300 back. Turbide told him that since Ferrer was Perez's cousin, he had given him the money. Ferrer had then vanished.
An argument ensued over Turbide's authority to give the money to Ferrer. Finally, Perez suggested that they try to find Ferrer. They returned to the College Avenue area of the Bronx, but did not locate Ferrer.
Before they parted company that night, Perez assured Marrero that he would either get the cocaine or his money back, but stated that it would take a couple of days. He asked Marrero to keep in touch with Turbide, which Marrero agreed to do.
The following evening, February 12, 1975, Marrero went to Turbide's home. Turbide said that he had been unable to get the two ounces and did not know what had happened to the money. He suggested that they drive to Perez' grocery store. There Perez again assured Marrero that he would "make good" on the cocaine or the money, but would need a couple of days. Marrero mentioned that the people who had put up the money were getting worried, but Perez promised Marrero that he would get either the cocaine or the money back.
On the evening of February 13, 1975, Marrero met Perez at his grocery store. Perez informed Marrero that both he and Turbide were trying to obtain the cocaine through different connections. Marrero and Perez then went to Turbide's house, where Turbide confirmed that he, too, was trying. Turbide and Marrero met again at midnight at Hector's Bar, but there was still no cocaine and no money.
Marrero then met with other members of the Drug Enforcement Task Force. They agreed that Detective Alberti and Sergeant DeLuca would pose as the persons who supplied Marrero with the money for the cocaine purchase, and accompany him to his next meeting with Turbide.
On the afternoon of February 14, 1975, Marrero, Alberti, and DeLuca went to Hector's Bar. Alberti played the role of Marrero's financial backer, while DeLuca drove the car in which the three men arrived. Turbide was not present in the bar, and two attempts by the informer and officers to locate him proved unsuccessful.
The group then returned to Hector's Bar and saw Turbide approaching. Marrero told Turbide that the people who had put up the money were with him and that they did not believe Marrero's story. He asked Turbide to explain to them what had happened. Turbide repeated the story to Alberti and agreed that he was responsible for the money. Alberti told Turbide that all he wanted was for Turbide "to do the right thing," and Turbide suggested that they go to the Bronx to straighten out the matter.
The three officers and Turbide then drove to Perez' grocery store. On the way, Turbide again assured them that "everything will be taken care of" and stated that he would "do what I have to do." Perez was not at the store when they arrived, nor when the officers returned an hour later. Alberti finally told Turbide to meet Marrero on Tuesday, February 18, 1975, and "straighten the whole thing out."
On the evening of February 18, 1975, Marrero met Turbide and Perez at Hector's Bar. Perez told him that he had the two ounces of cocaine and that the sale would take place at Turbide's apartment. The trio then met in front of Turbide's building, and went inside. In the bedroom of the apartment, Perez handed Marrero a bag containing the cocaine while Turbide pulled out a scale from a closet. After the cocaine was weighed, Turbide requested the balance of the $2,900 purchase price - $600. Marrero gave Turbide and Perez $100 and told them that he would owe them the rest.
Turbide did not call any witnesses or present any evidence at trial. Perez called Sergeant DeLuca in an attempt to establish a defense of coercion. The rather implausible theory was that the defendants had initially intended to keep Marrero's purchase money without ever delivering any cocaine, and had only produced the drugs after the threatening figure of Alberti had entered the picture. DeLuca testified that he drove Marrero and Alberti to the February 14, 1975 meeting with Turbide in the undercover Cadillac which Marrero had used throughout both transactions. He did not recall the details of Alberti's conversation with Turbide. Perez also called Detective Gerald Kieran, who testified that he had arrested Perez and that at the time of his arrest Perez was not armed, had no contraband in his possession, and did not appear to be a drug user.
Reports of Officer Marrero which outlined the informer's role in this case were turned over to counsel for Turbide pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3500 well in advance of trial. Yet it was only after the second day of trial, at the conclusion of Marrero's testimony, that Turbide moved unsuccessfully for production of the informer by the Government. Counsel for Turbide argued that the testimony that day had made the identity of the informer "quite clear", and stated that "Mr. Turbide is under the belief that this is a man known to him as Junior who acted as a bartender frequently. . . ." When Judge Duffy suggested that Turbide subpoena the informer, however, counsel responded:
He doesn't know his last name or where he presently is, and he is not where he once was, that is in 1975. He is no longer at that location. Our understanding is that he is - he is no longer at that location. His present whereabouts are not known, nor is his real name.
After his motion to produce the informer was denied, counsel for Turbide sought to take full advantage of a "missing witness" charge requested by the Government*fn4 by attempting to establish that the informer was unavailable to the defense. Accordingly, the following exchange took place during the cross-examination of Detective Bisbee by Turbide's counsel:
Q. Do you remember on July 16, 1974, that Detective Marrero met the informant at the informant's house?
A. Yes, originally it started out at his house, yes.
Q. That was before going to the Mona Lisa Social Club?
A. Yes.
Q. The informant isn't living at that house any more, is he?
A. No.
Q. And the reason he moved was so that no one other than representatives of the government would know where he is?
A. Not anyone. He did not want certain individuals to find him.
Q. For instance, the defendants or the defendants' lawyers, anybody like that, is that right?
A. Well, at least the defendants.
MR. GOLDSTEIN: Objection.
THE COURT: All right, let it go.
In his summation, counsel for Turbide repeated the substance of this testimony, and highlighted the fact that it was permissible for the jury to draw an inference unfavorable to the Government from its failure to call the informer to testify in this case. Verdicts of guilty on both counts followed.
On appeal, Turbide contends that his convictions on both counts must be reversed because the district court erroneously refused to order the Government to produce the informer. He asserts that the Government was not privileged to withhold production of the informer since Turbide knew him as "Junior", a bartender at Hector's Bar. Alternatively, Turbide argues that even if the informer's privilege were initially applicable, it had to give way because the informer's extensive involvement in the first sale made his production essential to a fair trial.*fn5
In Roviaro v. United States, 353 U.S. 53, 1 L. Ed. 2d 639, 77 S. Ct. 623 (1957), the Supreme Court defined the privilege at issue in this case:
What is usually referred to as the informer's privilege is in reality the Government's privilege to withhold from disclosure the identity of persons who furnish information of violations of law to officers charged with enforcement of that law. . . . The purpose of the privilege is the furtherance and protection of the public interest in effective law enforcement.
The privilege recognizes the obligation of citizens to communicate their knowledge of the commission of crimes to law-enforcement officials and, by preserving their anonymity, encourages them to perform that obligation.
353 U.S. at 59 (citations omitted).
The Court went on to say that the "scope of the privilege is limited by its underlying purpose." 353 U.S. at 60. Thus, if the contents of a communication by the informer with the authorities could be revealed without unveiling his identity, those contents would not be privileged. Similarly, if the identity of the informer has already become known to those who would have reason to resent his communication with the authorities, the privilege is no longer applicable. Id.
A further limitation on the applicability of the privilege is mandated by fundamental requirements of fairness:
Where the disclosure of an informer's identity, or of the contents of his communication, is relevant and helpful to the defense of an accused, or is essential to a fair determination of a cause, the privilege must give way. In these situations the trial court may require disclosure and if the Government withholds the information, dismiss the action.
353 U.S. at 60-61 (footnotes omitted). The Roviaro Court emphasized, however, that "no fixed rule with respect to disclosure is justifiable," 353 U.S. at 62, and that the determination must be made on a case by case basis:
The problem is one that calls for balancing the public interest in protecting the flow of information against the individual's right to prepare his defense. Whether a proper balance renders nondisclosure erroneous must depend on the particular circumstances of each case, taking into consideration the crime charged, the possible defenses, the possible significance of the informer's testimony, and other relevant factors.
Turbide first argues that the privilege is inapplicable in the case at bar because it became apparent during the course of the trial that the informer was a person known to him as "Junior", a bartender at Hector's Bar. We cannot agree. All that Turbide knew was the informer's nickname and his former place of employment, and this must be true in most narcotics cases. See, e.g., United States v. Fredia, 319 F.2d 853 (2d Cir. 1963) ("Sally"); United States v. Alexander, 495 F.2d 552 (2d Cir. 1974) ("Randy"); United States v. Morell, 524 F.2d 550 (2d Cir. 1975) ("Louie"). We find such a showing of limited knowledge of the informer's identity insufficient to extinguish the privilege and strip the informer of the protection it affords.*fn6
Turbide contends alternatively that if the privilege were applicable it had to give way because the informer's extensive involvement in the 1974 transaction made his production essential to a fair determination of the charges against Turbide.
An initial distinction must be drawn between a motion to compel disclosure of an informer's identity or whereabouts and a motion to compel production of the informer himself. Unless an informer's testimony would be relevant and helpful to the defense or, as is claimed here, essential to a fair trial, Roviaro has no application, see United States v. Casiano, 440 F.2d 1203, 1205 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 836, 30 L. Ed. 2d 68, 92 S. Ct. 123 (1971), and defense motions for identification, disclosure of the whereabouts, or production of the informer can be summarily denied. United States v. Ortega, 471 F.2d 1350, 1359 (2d Cir. 1972), cert. denied, 411 U.S. 948, 36 L. Ed. 2d 409, 93 S. Ct. 1924, 93 S. Ct. 1925 (1973).
Even when the Roviaro test is met the Government does not become the guarantor of its informer's presence at trial, United States v. Russ, 362 F.2d 843, 844 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 385 U.S. 923, 17 L. Ed. 2d 146, 87 S. Ct. 236 (1966), and does not have a duty to produce him. United States v. Cimino, 321 F.2d 509, 512 (2d Cir. 1963), cert. denied, D'Ercole v. United States, 375 U.S. 967, 974, 84 S. Ct. 486, 11 L. Ed. 2d 416 (1964); United States v. Prada, 451 F.2d 1319, 1320-21 (2d Cir. 1971); United States v. Ortega, supra, at 1358-59 n.2; United States v. Super, 492 F.2d 319, 321 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, Burns v. United States, 419 U.S. 876, 95 S. Ct. 139, 42 L. Ed. 2d 115 (1974). But see United States v. Rosario, supra, at 564 ("Indeed, there may be cases where the government would be under a duty to produce the informer, if it is able to do so."). All that the defendant is entitled to under such circumstances is the informer's name, such information as the Government may have concerning his whereabouts, and reasonable cooperation in securing his appearance. United States v. D'Angiolillo, 340 F.2d 453, 455 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 380 U.S. 955, 13 L. Ed. 2d 972, 85 S. Ct. 1090 (1965), quoted with approval in United States v. Ortega, supra, at 1358-59 n.2.
The question then is whether "Junior's" involvement in the transactions at issue entitled Turbide to such assistance from the Government in obtaining his presence at trial under Roviaro.
We conclude that it did not. The informer in Roviaro was the sole participant, other than the accused, in the narcotics transaction charged. He not only set up the sale, but actually purchased the drugs from the defendant. While a police officer hidden in the trunk of the car overheard the conversation between the informer and Roviaro as the sale took place, and other officers observed from a distance, the informer remained the only eye-witness to the actual sale.
In contrast, the role of Junior in the present case was minor. Although he was in the Mona Lisa at the time of the 1974 sale, Junior could not well have observed the sale at the rear of the club from his position by the pool table, and he remained in the club when the final $200 was transferred to Turbide in Marrero's car. His two searches for Turbide, along with the conversations these entailed, and his presence in the club at the time of the sale marked Junior as somewhat more than a "mere introducer", but his participation in the transaction itself was far from extensive and his testimony was hardly essential to a fair trial. On these facts, the district court properly exercised its discretion in refusing to order disclosure under Roviaro. See United States v. Simonetti, 326 F.2d 614 (2d Cir. 1964); United States v. Coke, 339 F.2d 183 (2d Cir. 1964); United States v. Soles, 482 F.2d 105, 108-110 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 1027, 38 L. Ed. 2d 319, 94 S. Ct. 455 (1973); United States v. D'Amato, 493 F.2d 359, 366 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 826, 95 S. Ct. 43, 42 L. Ed. 2d 50 (1974); United States v. Edmonds, 535 F.2d 714, 718-19 (2d Cir. 1976); United States v. Gonzalez, 555 F.2d 308 (2d Cir., 1977).
Perez' principal contention is that he was prejudiced by the misjoinder of count two, charging the February, 1975 sale by both defendants, with count one, charging the apparently unrelated July, 1974 sale by Turbide alone. He argues that his motions for severance or mistrial were improperly denied since prejudice resulted from the admission of testimony concerning the July, 1974 sale without appropriate limiting instructions, and from the answer given by Bisbee to the question by Turbide's counsel as to why the informer moved, which he views as suggesting that both defendants were dangerous persons.
The Government takes the position that, even assuming that the joinder in the same indictment of the counts alleging the two separate sales was improper,*fn7 Perez was not prejudiced and any error was harmless under Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(a).
It is well settled in this circuit that the harmless error doctrine applies to misjoinder of counts under Fed. R. Crim. P. 8(b). In three separate decisions, this court has concluded that when evidence tending to prove the charge that should have been severed would nevertheless have been admissible at the trial of the objecting co-defendant, and was admitted subject to appropriate limiting instructions, any error was harmless. United States v. Granello, 365 F.2d 990, 995 (2d Cir. 1966), cert. denied, 386 U.S. 1019, 18 L. Ed. 2d 458, 87 S. Ct. 1367 (1967); United States v. Weiss, 491 F.2d 460, 467 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 833, 42 L. Ed. 2d 59, 95 S. Ct. 58 (1974); United States v. Payden, 536 F.2d 541, 543 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 923, 97 S. Ct. 323, 50 L. Ed. 2d 291 (1976). Cf. Schaffer v. United States, 362 U.S. 511, 4 L. Ed. 2d 921, 80 S. Ct. 945 (1960), which the Granello court characterized as implying that the harmless error rule was applicable to questions of improper joinder.
Even if count one had been severed from count two in the instant case, "similar act" evidence relating to the July, 1974 transaction still would have been admissible against Turbide, subject to limiting instructions, at a joint trial of Turbide and Perez on count two. See, e.g., United States v. Chestnut, 533 F.2d 40, 49 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 829, 97 S. Ct. 88, 50 L. Ed. 2d 93 (1976); United States v. Santiago, 528 F.2d 1130, 1134 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 425 U.S. 972, 48 L. Ed. 2d 795, 96 S. Ct. 2169 (1976); United States v. Payden, supra, at 543; United States v. Papadakis, supra, at 294. Contrary to Perez' claim, Judge Duffy gave appropriate limiting instructions,*fn8 and the pattern of jury deliberations and communications strongly indicates that these instructions were effective.*fn9 Under these circumstances, no prejudice from the joinder of offenses per se could have occurred.
Perez further contends, however, that he was irremediably prejudiced by Bisbee's answer when asked why the informer had moved to the effect that he did not want "the defendants" to find him, and the subsequent comments upon this statement made by counsel for Turbide and the prosecutor. Perez claims that this line of inquiry would never have been followed had his motion for a severance been granted, and argues that the response given by Bisbee was inaccurate because there was no evidence to suggest that he had a motive to harm the informer. The possibility of prejudice resulting from this exchange is established, according to Perez, by Judge Duffy's own reaction to it, which included a decision, made out of the presence of the jury and later reversed, to remand both defendants.
We are unconvinced. While the question might not have been asked of Bisbee at a separate trial on count two,*fn10 the only contemporaneous objection was lodged by the prosecutor. It was not until much later that counsel for Perez moved for a mistrial because of the effect of the question concerning the informer's reason for changing his address.*fn11 Plainly, the allegedly devastating impact of this testimony was not immediately apparent to Perez' counsel, nor is it apparent to us. It seems likely to us that if any informer sets up the prosecution of any defendant, no matter how unblemished that defendant's record and reputation for peacefulness might be, the informer would still seek to avoid the defendant, and that a jury in this district would expect as much. Nor is Perez correct in asserting that Bisbee's answer was inaccurate because he had no motive to harm the informer. "Junior" had again played a role, albeit a smaller one, in the February, 1975 transaction, and it must have been painfully obvious that this time he had set up both Turbide and his partner Perez. Again, in view of the record, we cannot agree with Perez that this testimony was of critical importance. After reviewing the evidence against Perez, which revealed that he played the leading role in the 1975 sale, and the weakness of his coercion defense, which was fairly presented to the jury yet rejected,*fn12 we conclude that any error arising from misjoinder was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. See United States v. Ong, 541 F.2d 331, 338 (2d Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1075, 97 S. Ct. 814, 50 L. Ed. 2d 793 (1977).
Two other points raised by Perez merit only brief discussion. After the jury's deliberations had been underway for less than three hours, it sent the court a note requesting redefinition of coercion and reasonable doubt. Without first revealing the note's contents to counsel, Judge Duffy read the note and recharged the jury on these points in open court in the presence of all counsel and the defendants. While it might have been the better practice to reveal the note to counsel and elicit their views before taking any action, United States v. Robinson, 544 F.2d 611, 621 (2d Cir. 1976), rehearing en banc granted, 560 F.2d 507 (1977), we find no ground for reversal since the note only requested a redefinition of applicable law and did not present counsel with any tactical decision. See United States v. Rodriguez, 545 F.2d 829 (2d Cir. 1976). Judge Duffy's supplemental coercion and reasonable doubt charges correctly stated the law of this circuit. The defendants were not entitled to the instructions given in the original reasonable doubt charge which were omitted from the supplemental charge.*fn13 See, e.g., United States v. Siragusa, 450 F.2d 592, 596 (2d Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 405 U.S. 974, 31 L. Ed. 2d 248, 92 S. Ct. 1195 (1972); United States v. Hart, 407 F.2d 1087, 1091 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 395 U.S. 917, 89 S. Ct. 1766, 23 L. Ed. 2d 231 (1969); United States v. Acarino, 408 F.2d 512, 517 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 395 U.S. 961, 23 L. Ed. 2d 746, 89 S. Ct. 2101 (1969).
The judgments of conviction are affirmed.
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Despite being accused of having inappropriate sexual relationships with multiple young men, Bishop Eddie Long and his flock of worshipers are moving full speed ahead with their Spirit & Truth Conference. One of Long's victims isn't too pleased about it and is doing what he can to stop it.
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this dude is a real clown and people should wake up and see him for what he is a stright up fag, but his congregation is so blind by this clown that they continue to give him a forum in which he can carry on business as usual sad
Why is it whenever a major pastor does wrong, some black folks run to defend them with the religious arguments. it seems the victums are forgeotten who are the ones really suffering. He paid with church money. It is not like a penny came from his pockets. He needs to continouly be exposed. He still is a predator and should be registered as a sex offender for life.
Why is it whenever a major pastor does wrong, some black folks run to defend them with the religious arguments. it seems the victums are forgeotten who are the ones really suffering. He paid with church money. It is not like a penny came from his pockets. He needs to continouly be exposed. He still is a predator and should be registered as a sex offender for life.
Not condoning what this minister did if it was true that he committed these alligations, but weren't these victoms mature and old enough to make a dicision to not get involve with the preacher after knowing what intentions were all about, or were they themselves blackmaling the man until it got to a point where he needed to stop and put that mess to an end. Pray for all of them and all of us to do as the Lord Jesus commanded us to do, which is to repent and turn from our wicked wyas be fore it's to late!
Utterly shocking that this clown still has a congregation. It's one thing to forgive when someone actually apologizes for their wrongdoing. I don't recall him ever apologizing for anything. How can anyone be certain he's not conducting "business as usual"? He's got a spirit in him alright, but it isn't of God, and he certainly can't guide anyone to the truth. I wouldn't follow him to the toilet! God exposed him for who he really was, and his blind followers are still hanging on. They're all shipwrecked.
Leave the man alone….he paid you what you requested so let him live his life. His debt has been paid….it's just like when people get out of jail they shouldn't have to keep paying their debt to society, that's double jeopardy


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Smoked Gouda and Caramelized Onion Quesadillas
Total Time
Prep 15 mins
Cook 35 mins
These are really good quesadillas with gouda, caramelized onions, and prosciutto. They can be assembled ahead of time, and then baked when you're ready.
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- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- 1 1⁄2 cups smoked gouda cheese, grated
- 4 (10 inch) flour tortillas, 10-inch diameter
- 2 ounces prosciutto, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, brown sugar and vinegar; saute until onion is golden brown, stirring frequently, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Sprinkle cheese over half of each tortilla, dividing equally. Sprinkle prosciutto and sauteed onion over cheese. Season with pepper. Fold other half of each tortilla over cheese mixture. Brush tortillas with some of melted butter. Brush heavy large skillet with some of melted butter. Place over medium-high heat. Working in batches, cook quesadillas just until brown spots appear, brushing skillet with butter between batches, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer quesadillas to heavy large baking sheet.
- Bake until tortillas are golden and cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer quesadillas to work surface. Cut each into 6 triangles. Arrange on platter and serve hot.
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Delicious!! Used whole wheat tortillas and added a bit more prosciutto and some cooked chicken to make a meal out of this. I Added the prosciutto and chicken with the onion and sauted them for a few minutes. Thanks lazyme! :)
I tried this recipe tonight because I was searching for what to do with some Prosciutto I had on hand. I have to say that the flavor mix was excellent. The onions sauted with the white wine vinegar and brown sugar along with the flavor of the gouda, and prosciutto was amazing. I did add a step. I bought a roasted chicken from the grocery store and shredded the chicken off the bones. Then I sauted the shredded chicken in olive oil with spices, such as Garlic salt, roasted garlic, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. We made the quesadillas with a little of the chicken as well as the rest of the ingredients in this recipe. This allowed us to use a little less cheese and make it less rich. This was an easy recipe and very very good!
Great recipe! Love the sweetness to the onions from the brown sugar. No need for a sauce for this quesadilla, delish as is :)


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"The planet . . . was scarcely any larger than a house!"
The Planetary Society's Emily Lakdawalla has prepared a scale image of every asteroid and comet ever visited by a spacecraft. [more inside]
"We know you; you'll never be just a speck of light again."
The European Space Agency's Rosetta craft has returned stunning images of the asteroid 21 Lutetia, including this one which couples Lutetia with a member of our planetary family. [more inside]
Planck unveils the Universe
Planck telescope reveals ancient cosmic light. "The picture is the first full-sky image from Europe's Planck telescope which was sent into space last year to survey the oldest light in the cosmos. It took the 600m-euro observatory just over six months to assemble the map. It shows what is visible beyond the Earth to instruments that are sensitive to light at very long wavelengths - much longer than what we can sense with our eyes." [more inside]
"I hope his wife is named Samantha."
The whole of Mars' surface was shaped by liquid water around four billion years ago, say scientists. Scientists with the best names possible for the job. [more inside]
Water is likely to be widespread in the moon's interior
The Carnegie Institution for Science reports "a much higher water content in the Moon's interior than previous studies." For decades, the moon's water content was estimated at less than 1 part per billion; the new estimates range from 64 ppb to 5 parts per million. A scientist at Washington University said, "We can now finally begin to consider the implications—and the origin—of water in the interior of the Moon." There's more at NASA and the BBC, and the full paper is available at PNAS (PDF).
Jupiter is a Large Target
Early this morning, local time, two amateur astronomers independently captured images of something colliding with Jupiter. Anthony Wesley (cache) in Broken Hill, Australia noticed it first. Wesley spread the word and Christopher Go (cache) in Cebu City, Philippines also found that he'd documented the event, which occurred at 20:31 June 3, Universal Time. [more inside]
awesome cosmos
I take massive NASA images and make them easily viewable. Milky Way. Carina. To zoom, click on the pics. All Hubble Images Sorted by Resolution. Excellent Video Narrated by Morgan Freeman [clip from Cosmic Voyage]. [more inside]
Smooth Neck of the Moon
Hot young blonde eaten up by star system
Hubble spots a planet-eating star. The list of confirmed extrasolar planets numbers only 455; the first ones being discovered in 1990. That count is about to decrease. [more inside]
Heads Up, Citizen Scientists: The Moon Needs You!
Moon Zoo is another project from Oxford astrophysicist Chris Lintott, the creator of Galaxy Zoo (previously: 1, 2, 3). Moon Zoo calls for citizen scientists to record the craters and boulders, among other things, on the Moon's surface. [more inside]
The Galaxy that Eats Galaxies
Obese, gluttonous, and cannibalistic is no way to go through life, son: profile of a multi-core galaxy 20 times larger than the Milky Way.
"I'm huntin' now trying to find...a belt in the Jovian morn..."
8 Wonders of the Solar System
8 Wonders of the Solar System, Made Interactive. "What might future explorers of the solar system see? Find out by taking an interactive tour through the eyes of Hugo Award-winning artist Ron Miller. Text and narration by Ed Bell." [Via]
That's Science!
People have been upset about Pluto's demotion for some time now. (While classical music fans have just had a love/hate relationship with this whole process.) But astronomical hate mail has never been as cute as the missives Neil deGrasse Tyson has received over the years from tots upset at poor Pluto's ouster.
Another dose of Martian awesome
The Forests of Mars featuring an avalanche on another planet. From the Bad Astronomy Blog. [more inside]
At the limit of humankind's ability
Scientists at NASA will announce the first findings from the Kepler mission next month. The results have caught scientists off-guard but they aren't giving any hints as to what mission co-investigator David Latham "was not prescient enough to anticipate". [more inside]
The Milky Way at different wavelengths
Zoom around the Milky Way at different wavelengths with Chromoscope: X-Ray, Visible, Hydrogen α, Far-IR, Microwave, Radio. (You can also download it.)
Hypothetical Astronomy
The Leonid Meteor Shower 2009
NASA's Fluxtimator helps calculate the meteor shower activity in your area. There will be one of the biggest meteor shower events of our lifetime, the Leonid Meteor shower of 2009. Start time: this Monday November 16, 2009 at 11:00pm EST. End Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 4:00am EST (best 2am to 4 am EST). An Atomic Age song in mp3 to celebrate: What Is A Shooting Star. [more inside]
The sun is a mass of incandescent (Blue) gas...
Astronomy Picture of the Day presents a truly magnificent sight: the blue sun.
I miss Carl Sagan.
Bubble Nebula
Reprocess of Bubble Nebula Data. NGC 7635, also called the Bubble Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It's created by stellar winds from a superhot star 40 times the size of our sun which whip the cloud of gas around the star into a bubble. [Via]
Much Cooler Than Ceiling Cat!
There's ceiling cat, then there is this! Be sure to watch the video. (via.)
The Sun Is a Miasma of Incandescent Plasma
...the lyrics to that last song were basically taken from an encyclopedia written in the 50s, and since the 50s, some remarkable things have happened...In 1959, a number of songs about science were released on an album called Space Songs. One of these was later covered by the band They Might Be Giants: Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass of Incandescent Gas). Only one problem: it isn't--the song was based on an incorrect text from 1951. So they wrote an answer song to themselves: Why Does The Sun Really Shine? (The Sun Is a Miasma of Incandescent Plasma). Bonus link: see for yourself! (previously)
Please Prepare For Landing
1,512 high-resolution images of Mars from the viewpoint of an airplane passenger. Previous photos: 1 2 3
cosmic spiral visuals
The Anatomy of Spiral Arms, shows how galaxies naturally evolve to form grand-design two-arm spirals. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D. [more inside]
Galaxy Zoo 2
Galaxy Zoo 2: Help astronomers sort through 250,000 galaxies! The Sloan Digital Sky Survey found hundreds of thousands of galaxies which needed to be accurately classified; the original Galaxy Zoo project was a collaborative effort by tens of thousands of volunteers around the world to sort these galaxies into spiral and elliptical categories. Now, it's entered its second phase: describing the details of these galaxies. Read the tutorial, and then you can jump in and start classifying. [more inside]
Saturn's Rings to Disappear Tonight
August 11th marks the coming of Spring to Saturn's northern hemisphere, when the 170,000 miles wide rings turn edge-on to the sun and reflect almost no sunlight. The rings are only some 10 meters (30 feet) thick and made of mud and ice. As Saturn shifts towards its once every 15 year equinox, out-of-plane structures will cast long shadows across the rings' broad expanse, making them easy to detect (previously). Though you can't see the rings with the unaided eye, professional and amateur astronomers have captured the gas giant in its transition towards the equinox.
St. Lawrence cried like a baby
As Earth continues its pass through the debris field left by periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle on August 11 and 12, the annual Perseid Meteor Shower could deliver a double peak and a brief period of up to 200 meteors per hour. [more inside]
Jupiter under fire
Sunday morning amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley captured a photo of an apparent asteroid or comet strike on Jupiter. Alerted by the announcement on the ALPO-Jupiter email list, other amateurs soon posted follow-up images. [more inside]
The Size of Things
Welcome to the Universe - III: The Size of Things . . .we take a breif trip through the Solar System and beyond to see the size of the Universe. A youtube video by AndromedasWake about the scale of the Universe.
Zeta Reticuli is watching the Brady Bunch
If extraterrestrial civilizations are monitoring our TV broadcasts, then this is what they are currently watching.
Happy 40th anniversary, mankind.
It's full of stars
One of the hardest things for people to understand about the universe is just how big it is. There are three approaches typically used in describing its size. The first, the song, was pioneered by Monty Python (NSFWish, wireframe of naked woman) and then done just as masterfully by the Animaniacs. The second, the zoom method has been featured twice before here on the blue. The third method is the comparison method (skip to 1:30, unless you like looking at a image of the solar system with terrible distorted orbits), yielding some truly beautiful videos (this one found via the fantastic Bad Astronomy blog). These videos go, at most, as far as looking at the local cluster or the Virgo Supercluster. There are two videos that attempt to show the size of the entire universe, one unsuccessfully (although with great music) and one successfully. (Warning, all links except the first one, are to YT videos). [more inside]
The seeming nonsensicalness of this incredible universe
"Workmanlike" astronomy: The Vatican Observatory, among the oldest astronomical centers in the world, brings a team of Jesuits to the papal summer residence. Its scientists play a large part in the church's efforts to reconcile faith with reason. [Previously.] [more inside]
Star light, star bright, how many stars can I see tonight?
"The arc of the Milky Way seen from a truly dark location is part of our planet's natural heritage," said Connie Walker, and astronomer from the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Tucson, Arizona. Yet "more than one fifth of the world population, two thirds of the U.S. population and one half of the European Union population have already lost naked eye visibility of the Milky Way." In these areas, people are effectively living in perennial moonlight. They rarely realize it because they still experience the sky to be brighter under a full moon than under new moon conditions. "Reducing the number of lights on at night could help conserve energy, protect wildlife and benefit human health," astronomer Malcolm Smith of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. One study found an increased risk of breast cancer for women living in areas with the most light pollution (abstract). Some communities are embracing their dark skies, such as the New Zealand community of Tekapo, possibly home to first "Starlight Reserve," waiting on UNESCO's official approval. Not sure where to look in the vast night sky? Follow some guidelines, or check the view in Chile, Queensland, Australia, or Texas.
HD videos from Kaguya
The lunar orbital spacecraft Selene, better known by its Japanese name Kaguya, has been sending back some incredible HD video, including some of Earth rising and the Moon's surface. [more inside]
The Curious Case of the Missing Sunspots
Solar activity normally follows an 11-year cycle. The new cycle was originally predicted to start in early 2008, but despite a few sunspots appearing last year, the Sun still features a remarkable lack of activity - the deepest minimum since 1913. However, NASA's STEREO mission has seen indications that activity is increasing again, in the form of a coronal mass ejection (video [.mov, 3.3 Mb]), with an accompanying radio burst.
But that's where the fun is
Atlantis. Hubble. And a big, yellow friend. Astrophotographer Thierry Legault managed to get amazing shots of Space Shuttle Atlantis approaching the Hubble Space Telescope during a transit of the sun. [more inside]
"And then I said, 'why not call it Pluto?' And the whole thing stemmed from that."
Venetia Phair, who named Pluto as a child, dies at 90. [more inside]
Gamma-Ray Burst
New burst vaporizes cosmic distance record. "NASA's Swift satellite and an international team of astronomers have found a gamma-ray burst from a star that died when the universe was only 630 million years old, or less than five percent of its present age. The event, dubbed GRB 090423, is the most distant cosmic explosion ever seen."
Make That A RASPBERRY Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
Astronomers searching for amino acids in space have discovered something unexpected -- the center of our galaxy tastes like raspberries and smells like rum. [more inside]
A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand
Observe the observers.
Around the World in 80 Telescopes Starting at 09:00 UT on April 3 (figure out what time that is for you here) join in for a 24 hour webcast visiting 80 of the world's astronomical observatories. What are the astronomers up to? What is it like to spend a night at a telescope? [more inside]
Did that star just blink?
Tonight NASA is scheduled to launch the Kepler Mission (named after planetary legislator Johannes Kepler) with the goal of finding Earth size planets in orbit around stars in the Cygnus-Lyra region of the sky. Over the next 3 and a half years it will maintain a nearly unblinking gaze on the approximately 100 thousand stars in the region. NASA expects it to find about 50 Earth size planets, as well as hundreds that are larger. You can watch the launch live on NASA TV. [more inside]
Hacking the Sky
Hacking the Sky: Robert Simpson writes astronomy tools for use with Google Earth, Google Sky, and Twitter.
Homework Helper
World of Science contains budding encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics. This resource has been assembled over more than a decade by internet encyclopedist Eric Weisstein with assistance from the internet community. MeFi visited Weisstein's Mathworld a couple years ago.
An Interactive Map of the Night Sky
Star Viewer ― merging Google Earth (Sky) with Hubblecast videos to learn more about what you're seeing in the night sky. [more inside]
Composition of the Universe
A fascinating talk about the composition of the universe [Youtube, approx 1 hour], presented by Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist at CIT. [via] [more inside]
Murder in Prague
Astronomer Tycho Brahe was one of the more colorful characters of the scientific Renaissance. He lost his nose in a duel; flouted the rules of Danish nobility and married a commoner; built, on the island of Hven, Uraniborg, the best astronomical observatory of his day; kept a beer-drinking pet moose; and amassed the data that would ultimately allow Johannes Kepler to derive the three laws of planetary motion. His chief sponsor had been Danish king Frederick II, but Frederick's heir, Christian IV, quarreled with Tycho and kicked him out of Hven. Insulted, Brahe left Denmark for Prague and the sponsorship of Rudolph II. New evidence has emerged suggesting that the offended king may have had Tycho assassinated. [more inside]


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