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Me and DH are expecting DD #1 in September and we're a bit clueless (and not on an enormous budget). A lot of stuff we are planning on getting second hand to save money (cot etc), however our very nice parents are giving us some money to put towards something for baby (about £3-400 between both sets of parents). After quite a lot of thought we felt probably the most sensible thing to invest the money in was a new travel system (one of those pram, buggy, car seat combos that all connect together), as firstly I'm a bit wary of buying a car seat etc second hand as will never really know it's history, and secondly I'm hoping if we buy well then hopefully the travel system will last this baby to toddlerhood, and possibly any other children that we may choose to have. I also like the idea of having a car seat that connects to pram base so we don't have to wake baby up when getting her out of the car if she's asleep. The question is which one? I've spent ages looking on websites and on review pages and I'm still clueless, and so was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?
Our criteria are:
1) Cost wise no more than £3-400. Would love to be able to spend more but just can't afford it at the mo.
2) My fiesta is a 55 plate and therefore too old to have any isofix points, so car seat will need to be able to attach via seat belt without being too faffy, (although DH's car does have isofix points, so ideally a car seat that could be fitted both ways).
3) The pram / buggy will need to have adjustable height handles as I'm 5'5 and DH is nearly a foot taller than me (!), so it needs to be adjustable so we can both use it comfortably.
4) Will need to be useable from birth until DD is a toddler so that we can get a decent amount of use from it.
5) Not be too fiddly to use.
We're not too bothered about designer names or anything, as long as it'll be comfortable for DD and have a decent safety rating.
Any ideas?
We bought the Uppababy Vista. It is a little over your budget but came highly recommended by my Brother and SIL.
To go on that we have the Maxi-Cosi Cabriofix car seat. We have the isofix base as both our cars have isofix. However, my brother's car doesn't have that and there is a base that fixes in with seatbelt. Its similar idea to an isofix base - just pop car seat on and off. The cabriofix can also be fitted on its own with a seatbelt.
Can you get to a kiddicare? They have LOADS of different buggies. We went before speaking to my brother and had no idea where to start. We spoke to someone there who narrowed the choice down based on car seat requirements and travel system preferences. So from hundreds of travel systems we only actually looked at 6. The range there covers all budgets and the staff were so helpful. They have buggy test tracks too!
Try the products > pushchairs bit of Talk. From my research I've found that you don't necessarily need a "travel system" as most pushchairs have adapters to click on car seats from the most common manufacturers; particularly maxi cosi. Apart from that I am still clueless, there's so much choice!!
expedior all the way.. mothercare own brand. best value one iv seen under 300 pounds. it works really well for us. its the only one under 500 pounds that iv seen that has the clip on car seat without having to have the pram underneath, which adds to the bulk...
its got adjustable handles and drives really well. i know its only been a few days for me using it but i can tell its goig to work well for us
Thanks, I'll have a look to see if there's a Kiddicare locally. I like the idea of trying a few buggys before buying. I'm in East Sussex though and there's a surprising lack of large baby shops around here though, but I'll go on the Kiddicare website and have a look and see if there's one nearby.
Didn't realise that most pushchairs have adapters for car seats (I did warn you we were a bit clueless)! That's good though as it widens our options a bit.
Will definitely look at the expedior as well, thanks. xxx
Hmm, the nearest kiddicare is an hour and a halfs drive away. Will see if I can persuade DH to do a day trip at some point! x
Thanks Peeapod I was looking at that one and saw some good reviews.
Tried to tempt DH with a Bugaboo he said drily "at that price... where is the caviar tray? And should one's butler help push or ride on a back plate??"
Second hand Stokke Xplory with a new Maxi Cosi car seat.
We've just got the joie chrome from mothercare an ticks all your boxes I think. ...can even get a non isofux base for it. It was £230 on offer including buggy car seat and carry cit. I have had a play at home with it and love it so far(baby not due till August). Not many reviews about but those I can find are really good. Also in Sussex and couldn't find a local branch that had it on display but their refund policy is good so bought on line knowing I could return it if not keen (unused if course).
I am not a pram expert at all....
But on the car seat, a cabriofix from maxicosi is good. The only thing is that, with the base, it will use about £200 of your budget. However, it is good because you can leave the base in your partner's car with the isofix points and it just clips into place. Or in other cars you can secure it with the seatbelt. Or you can just buy the seat and use the seatbelt in both cars.
In terms of pram/buggy, think about:
- babies shouldn't really spend long periods in their car seat, so I wouldn't get too focused on that aspect. It can be handy, but if you bear in mind the car seat guidelines you might use it less than you think. More useful for second/third children I think, when maybe you are dashing from the car for school run, etc.
- If you have another, will you want the ability to be a double, or are you happy to just use a buggy board. I know a lot of people who spent quite a lot on a first buggy and then wanted a double for the second. FWIW we have a bugaboo bee which is now on DC3 and always found buggy boards fine. Ours is 5 years old now and prices have gone up massively on them, plus there are more options so I'll leave that bit to other people!
I can't decide whether to get something second hand or new. Can't believe the prices of some of the pushchairs. We live somewhere pretty upper middle class / well off and eBay is FULL of local listings for barely used bugaboos, icandys etc at half the new price.
If I get a new one I am liking the look of the oyster 2 at the moment.
I'm worried because I just have no idea how I will be once the baby is here, whether I'll be driving everywhere or walking or using the train; I am concerned we'll get something that turns out not to suit us in the end.
The pushchair you choose not suiting you is the biggest issue imo, it is hard to know what you will be doing, where, how etc. plus whether your baby loves lying flat in a carrycot or hates it and can't wait to get out, whether they have to face you at all times or couldn't care less.
The joie chrome was mentioned up thread somewhere, imo it's a great pushchair and suitable to more of a range of circumstances than some other things. It's not too big, lies flat but has carrycot option if wanted, takes joie car seats or a maxi cosi using the joie adapters, fold with the seat on either way, great basket, will take a buggyboard. I hear great things about the oyster 2 also. The graco evo is very good for the price. I've heard some good stuff about the concord wanderer lately and the baby jogger versa is very hard to beat. If you think you need light and small then currently there's the bugaboo bee, soon there will be the I candy raspberry and the easywalker mosey.
I don't drive very much anymore, with dc1 I drove everywhere and something I wish I had got was a stage 0+/1 car seat instead of an infant carrier then having to buy another toddler seat. If I was starting again I would definitely buy a newborn suitable seat that stays in the car and also works for a toddler rear facing. I used the seat on the pushchair chassis three times in 4 years/3dcs. That sort of use varies a lot though, it's something you might want to do a lot more than I did :-)
We've just got the mamas and papas sola package from one of their outlets and then we've bought a second hand carry cot and isofox base. It's a fab pram and we are so chuffed with it.
You can get two types of car seat bases. The mamas and papas comes as either isofix and seatbelt option or just seat belted option. So would fit it both your cars when needed.
Our package all thing ether has cost £350. That's pram, rain cover, car seat, an second hand carrycot and isofix base.
Hey, we're in the same boat as you, and in the end after loads of me pushing around shops we went for the iCandy Peach as it ticked off the same boxes for me however we really loved the mothercare expeidior as a cheaper option, i just wanted a lighter car seat as i found the mothercare one quite heavy!
Also, if you're anywhere near Uckfield, theres an amazing shop called Frills all Round or something similar, and thats where I tested lots of buggies and the assistants were so helpful and pulled apart hundreds of prams for me
I've read that you can retrofit isofix to most cars if that makes a difference, I think it was mentioned for a Fiesta on another thread at a cost of about £50 - prob not worth doing just for the infant seat but would give you a wider range of options for future stages.
We have bought the Baby Jogger City Versa (got a steal of a deal at £250 including footmuff and carrycot) but haven't tried it on an actual baby yet (due in ten weeks!)
I had a bugaboo for dc2 and used it for dc3 it's still going strong and I'm pregnant with dc4 and would have used it again but need a double as 3 and 4 will be close together.
They get a lot of flack, yes the are very expensive but a very good pushchair and as someone said there are loads on eBay. I was so impressed with mine I'm planning on getting the donkey (double bugaboo) for dc4 ( and 3).
City jogger mini, with maxi cosi car seat on top for first few months. Not as pretty as a bugaboo but really easy to fold with one hand, perfectly pushable with one hand, and usable from birth til end of pushchair days.
Baby jogger city mini, even
I've got the same as solasum, and it's marvellous. You can get a pram carry cot for it for the first few months too (second hand, these cost next to nothing and are barely used).
My recommendation would be the Uppababy Vista but it is out of the range you've said you would like to spend. With the car seat, I would definitely echo other posters and say the Maxi Cosi Cabriofix is a great seat, and we had the easyfix base for it (about £70 from amazon) as my car is seatbelt only but my DH's has isofix. I found having a base made life so much easier and was worth the additional cost, such as if it was raining or getting the seat in and out of my three door car without the faff of routing the belt.
AFAIR the guidelines say that babies shouldn't be in car seats for any longer than 90 minutes at a time as it's a cot death risk and damaging for their spines and hips.
It was for this reason that I didn't get a travel system for my kids so that I couldn't be tempted to leave them in the car seat for long periods of time - it soon adds up when you're driving 20 minutes to the shop, then an hour in the shopping centre and another 20 minutes home and all of a sudden, they've been in there for too long. I bought a car seat and a lie flat pram. They soon got used to being moved and the motion of the car/pram would soon soothe them back off again if they did wake.
I like M&P - the pushchairs have nice big spaces underneath to put stuff into (change bag, shopping, coat, blanket, sunshade etc.) I used M&P in the UK 6 years ago for DS1; brought the baby seat but not the pushchair over to Australia and then
illegally used the baby seat here when DS2 was born. A friend lent me a Peg Perego (M&P trade name in Australia) pushchair to go with it and the best thing was that the car seat still fit in it . The handles are height adjustable to some extent, the pushchair is still in use now DS2 is 19mo and will be for some time yet (see the bit about the shopping underneath) - the one I have is reversible, so I can face DS2 away from me or facing me, although having him facing me means the brakes are the wrong side.
The only thing it doesn't have, which newer models might have, is a handbrake on the handlebars. It's very hilly where I live and that would be a useful thing to have.
I don't know whether or not that's helped at all - I just like M&P, it's been very good for me!
I am in love with the Chicco Urban stroller. It is currently £350 in babies r us and come with a car seat and colour pack (to customise it - I love the emerald colour). It's such a good deal at the moment there as it's advertised for over £500 on the internet.
Only piece of advice I have is make sure that it fits in your car boot! My friend had to rake off the wheels of gets every time as she didn't try it out first. Luckily, we gave aN old Land Rover so everything fits!
We've got the uppababy Cruz (the little brother to the vista) and are very happy with it. Works with the maxicosi car seat with adaptors. We didn't buy the carrycot - we instead bought a smartmuff that converted it flat, which was cheaper. But I think the best advice is as given above which is to go somewhere and try a few out because that's the only way you'll know that something is comfortable for you both to push. I knew nothing about pushchairs before I had my son - I don't know that I'd ever, ever pushed one! - and was temporarily lent a secondhand Quinny and thought it was ok, but when we went shopping properly I realised just how much better some other things were.
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3. Shave off the excess pubic hair. Use the "low" setting on the electric shaver until you reach the desired length of pubic hair.
4. Carefully trim the rest of the pubic hair with a pair of sharp trimming scissors. Be very careful not to pierce or cut any of the skin in the area.
5. Wash the pubic area again with soap and water.
Shaving the male pubic area:
1. Wash the pubic area with soap and water
2. Dry the pubic area thoroughly with a towel.
3. Shave off any excess pubic hair with an electric shaver first. Get as close as possible to the skin without having to cut along the very root of the hairs.
4. Apply a small amount of shaving cream or shaving lubricant on the hair and shave around the genitals with a razor. Remember that the skin along the pubic area, especially at the base of the penis and scrotum, is thinner compared to the rest of the body – so take care not to wound or cut the area. Do not use a razor directly on the penis or scrotum as you can easily cut yourself in these areas risking pain and possible infections.
5. Wash and rinse off the area.
6. Moisturize the area with (preferably) an unscented lotion.
Additional tips for shaving:
· Use a good shaving cream. Dermatologists generally recommend a product that is fragrance-free, and that is formulated for sensitive and irritated skin, as well as skin that is prone to razor bumps. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist to recommend a good brand.
· Consider using a shaving oil. Shaving oil works as a barrier on the skin – the razor will glide more easily instead of dragging, and the area will also be well moisturized. This can help prevent razor burns, general irritation, and ingrown hairs.
· Stay away from straight, cheap disposable razors and use razors with a pivoting head and multiple blades for the smoothest, closest shave.
· Taking a warm shower or bath prior to shaving can be very helpful. Using at least 10 minutes of heat with help to soften the skin and relax the hair follicle.
· Another option for trimming the pubic hair (if you want to leave it trimmed or shave after the trimming): Place a comb flat on the skin and trim over the comb with scissors or clippers using the shortest guard.
· When shaving, go in the same direction as the hair growth and then in the opposite direction while holding the skin taut. Do not go over the same area too many times. Again, only shave the skin around your genitals, not your penis and scrotum.
· Use a clipper with a guard to trim hair short on the genitals – do not use the razor.
· Rinse the blade of the razor between strokes as clogged razors will not work as well.
· Use a small hand-held mirror if you need help seeing what you are doing.
Teens often abuse prescription drugs because of the myth that these drugs provide a medically safe high.
It is estimated that major depressive disorder (MDD) affects about 5% of adolescents, and that between 10 - 15% of adolescents have some symptoms of depression at any one time.
Statistics show that giving a teen a credit card does not teach them to be financially responsible or to encourage self-restraint, but actually promotes a "spend now and deal with the consequences later" mindset.
Girls are more likely to intentionally abuse prescription drugs than boys.
The reality of excessive interest rates and fees that often accompany credit card use for teens, can put youngsters in a position where they are losing out on admission to graduate school, getting a job, or renting an apartment because of damaged credit history.
Less than 33% of teens with depression get help, yet 80% of teens with depression can be successfully treated if they seek help from a doctor or therapist.
Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for all persons age 6-33, and about 45% of these fatalities are alcohol-related crashes.
About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.
30% of teens with depression also have a substance abuse problem.
Freshmen bring an average of $1,585.00 in credit card debt to college.
About a third of women who seek services related to unprotected sex, such as pregnancy testing or emergency contraception, do not receive STD counseling, testing, or treatment.
7-10% of college students will drop out of school because of credit problems.
Teens with untreated depression are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, leading to higher rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Most smokers begin smoking as teens, and the average age of initiation is 12.5 years of age.
People with manic symptoms and Bipolar Disorder II are at a significant risk of later developing an alcohol abuse or dependence problem.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for 36% of all deaths in this age group.
The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is the highest of any industrialized democracy, nearly twice that of Great Britain and 10 times that of Japan. 4
Compared with other age groups, teens have the lowest rate of seat belt use, and male high school students are more likely than female students to rarely or never wear seat belts.
A national study of women ages 15-44 found that women were almost twice as likely to receive contraceptive services rather than STD services.
The teenage pregnancy rate in the U.S. is at its lowest level in thirty years, down 36% since its peak in 1990. Research suggests that both increased abstinence and positive changes in contraceptive practice are responsible these recent declines in teen pregnancy.
A sexually active teenager who does not use contraceptives has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within one year. 8
In the United States, at least 5-10 million girls and women and 1 million boys and men are struggling with eating disorders. 11
Among male drivers between 15 and 20 years of age who were involved in fatal crashes in 2005, 38% were speeding at the time of the crash and 24% had been drinking.
Homicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds overall. 16
Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. 22
One in four teenage girls in the U.S. had at least one common sexually transmitted disease.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youths ages 15 to 20. 19
The highest Chlamydia rates occurred among women ages 15 to 19 and 20 to 24.
About 44% of rape victims are under age 18. Three out of every twenty victims (15%) are under age 12. 25
Each year, half of all HIV infections are among people under the age of 25.
Crash risk is particularly high during the first year that teenagers are eligible to drive.
One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. A total of 17.7 million women have been victims of these crimes. 23
Teen girls ages 15-19 have the highest Gonorrhea rate of any age group.
The motor vehicle death rate for male drivers and passengers ages 16-19 is more than one and half times that of their female counterparts.
More than four in 10 young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20 - nearly one million teen pregnancies a year 3
The presence of teen passengers increases the crash risk of unsupervised teen drivers; the risk increases with the number of teen passengers.
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in this country. More than 400,000 Americans die from tobacco-related causes each year, and most of them began using tobacco before the age of 18.
The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16- to 19-year-olds than among any other age group.
Underage drinking costs the U.S. more than $58 billion every year; enough to buy every public school student a state-of-the-art computer.
At all levels of blood alcohol concentration (BAC), the risk of involvement in a motor vehicle crash is greater for teens than for older drivers.
Teens who drink are more likely to be victims of violent crimes and sexual assault, have serious problems in school, be involved in drinking-related traffic crashes, and develop problems with alcohol later in life.
Nearly all the poison deaths in the U.S. are attributed to drugs, and most drug poisonings result from the abuse of prescription and illegal drugs.
Alcohol kills 6.5 times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.
Persons aged 15-24, who represent only 14% of the U.S. population, account for 30% ($19 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among males and 28% ($7 billion) among females.
Among young people ages 12-17, prescription drugs have become the second most abused illegal drug, behind marijuana.


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Roll-Your-Own Internet
You could almost call Atlantic.Net the anti-dot-com. It turned a profit almost immediately, was completely self-financed for its first five years, and last year brought in revenues of more than $10 million. With its own network, little debt, and 50,000 subscribers, it's well-insulated from the problems plaguing other Internet service providers. But co-founders Manoj "Marty" Puranik, 27, and Jose Sanchez, 26, didn't start their Gainesville (Fla.) ISP to be an overnight success. Back in 1994, the duo simply wanted to get online themselves, but the University of Florida didn't allow all students Web access.
A computer repair shop run out of Puranik's dorm room paid for their first Net hookup. Within a year, they had eight employees and 2,000 customers in the Gainesville area. Atlantic.Net focused on overlooked second-tier markets, while venture-financed competitors "did irrational things, like spending $600 to get a $20-a-month customer," says Puranik.
Now the company is ramping up in big cities and selling business services. It seems like a good way to stay online.
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Wes Welker was removed from the active/physically unable to perform list and was finally cleared to practice by doctors and medical staff at the stadium.
Welker charged the field in full pads for the first time in six months sporting the greatly missed number 83 jersey, of course. The morning and afternoon crowds at Gillette Stadium were on their feet, cheering him on.
And the mood was set for day four at Patriots Training Camp.
The key observations included: Wes Welker's removal from the PUP list, the Patriots continuing focus in the red zone and Canadian Football League looking for talent in Foxborough.
Welker's Welcome
From the moment Wes Welker collapsed in Reliant Stadium in early January of 2010, Patriots fans and players alike were devastated at the potential loss of their most illuminating receiver. A torn ACL injury, surgery, rigorous therapy and just a mere six months later, Wes Welker was back on the field.
"I'm just happy for today to finally get here." Welker assured the hoard of reporters clamoring to hear what he had to say, "... You all [say] it's been quick. It seems like a long time to me."
With the absence of Welker, Julian Edelman was dubbed the replacement slot receiver for the remainder of the season. Throughout Sunday's practice, Edelman and Welker lined up one after another. Catch for catch, number 11 and 83 gave the Patriots a glimpse of the type of options Brady would have if both were to start. As Welker continued to ease into running a variety of routes, Brady had no trouble finding his favorite target in many of the offensive plays.
A sigh of relief echoed throughout training camp when Welker initially began making his cuts. Perhaps many feared that it was too soon, Welker reassured onlookers that his injury is not haunting his playability,
"..It's feeling good so far. We're trying to get that muscle memory back of making those quick moves and get that stuff back..."
From the looks of his performance in today's camp, Welker appears to be on the right track.
Other top performing wide receivers today were Sam Aiken, Brandon Tate, Julian Edelman and Buddy Farnham.
Patriots Seeing Red
Last season, the Patriots struggled in being dominant in the red zone. While last season garnered only a single tight end that was rarely utilized, the inability of the Patriots to finish the job was difficulty to ignore.
A solution to the problem? Reviving the tight end position and recruiting players who literally towered over their opponents.
Rookies Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez have been doing an impressive job reminding Tom Brady that they are viable targets. Gronkowski is especially hard to miss standing at 6'6. Veteran Alge Crumpler will most likely be used as a blocking tight end to help the Patriots running game in the endzone.
CFL Present to Observe and Recruit
The Canadian Football League was present today at training camp to observe players that might be cut from the Patriots final roster. This provides another opportunity for players that have been cut from the 53-man roster a chance to earn a spot on a CFL team's 46-man roster.
Big Crowds
According to Patriots Media Relations, there were 10,000 fans in the morning session and another 7,000 in the afternoon. Welker's return and good weather prompted fans to turn out in record numbers. Training camp is free for the public. Players sign autographs after practice in the designated area -- fans are advised to bring a sharpie and something for the players to sign. The team has established a camp HOTLINE. Fans can check the hotline for changes to the practice schedule (508) 549-0001
Training camp continues Monday with just one session scheduled; 9:30 – 11:15am.
Kisha Tapangan is a contributing writer for PatriotsInsider.com She also maintains her personal blog Necessary Roughness and can be found on Twitter @KishaT. Be sure to check in all camp long for regular updates by Kisha from Foxboro


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Boost control solenoid
Can you just unplug the solenoid or us it necessary my buddy has a Bugeye that he said his isn't hooked up and runs fine reason for asking is mine stock one is going out
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Learning about EBC stuff now. You can run without one. You'll only get wastegate pressure. 10psi. Should throw a code if I remember correctly, going to double check though.
What do you mean only wastegate pressure
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With the solinoid disconnected your ECU wont be able to control when the wastegate opens. That means the you are relying on the spring inside the waste-gate to regulate the pressure. It limits your maximum boost to the strength of the spring and gives you no control over boost pressure.
For my money I wouldn't just trust the wastegate spring, You can get a solid BCS for around a hundred bucks, if it keeps the engine happy thats worth the money for me.
Got I plan on getting a 3 port it's just I was told when you change it you have to tune it
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That's correct. Tuning is absolutely required for a 3 port. If you don't want to go that route just pick a stocker up from nasioc. You can find them all day and for cheap.
I had one til today, just sold it for less than $20. Normal price on a used one shouldn't be more than $40.
Good luck
So,when I go to my tuner I can install my new Grimmspeed BCS in the parking lot (they charge $50) and just don't plug it in to drive it into the bay? I'm told don't drive it one inch with it hooked up without a tune. Is this true?
You won't hit hardly an oz of boost pulling in the door. I'm calling bullshit on that one.
If you do, thats a hell of a launch into the garage.
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Rohee's riot act
Home Affais Minister Clement Rohee is nothing if not the People's Progressive Party's (PPP) lightning rod for controversy. Generally regarded as one of the administration's toughest adherents to an uncompromising party political line Rohee was appointed Foreign Affairs Minister in 1992 on the back of the PPP/C's elections victory and a promise by the late President Cheddi Jagan to curb the excesses of the Ministry.
By 2006, when he was reassigned to the Home Affairs Ministry, Rohee had ended the careers of a number of long-standing foreign service officers by sidelining them and, it was felt, compromised standards at Takuba Lodge by imposing his political will on the foreign ministry. Under his watch several new Heads of Mission with no experience of the foreign service emerged and to this day these have not been known to contribute in any meaningful way to the development of the country's foreign policy. By and large Rohee's departure brought a sigh of relief from the few professional officers who remained at Takuba Lodge by the time he became Home Affairs Minister.
Such hopes as the administration may have had that Mr. Rohee might be a better "Home" minister have been dashed by the spate of law and order issues that have arisen under his watch. Death squads, Roger Khan and corruption in the Guyana Police Force may not have originated under his watch but, certainly, Rohee has presided over a Police Force that has come to be the centre of public attention in ways that it might have wanted to avoid while the minister himself has appeared to be running fast to stand still.
Under Rohee's watch the image of the Force has been even further eroded on account of public claims of incompetent policing, loss of confidence among the citizens and involvement in various forms of corruption including bribe-taking, serving as enforcers for criminal enterprises and being involved in drug rings. Prior to being appointed to act as Police Commissioner in 2006, the controversial Commissioner Henry Greene had his US visa retired following accusations that he had benefited from drug deals.
Rohee has had no choice but to soldier on with a discredited Police Force that has not delivered the results that he would have wanted and if the Henry Greene saga has proven to be more inconvenient than embarrassing Rohee, arguably, has every reason to lose his 'cool' at this stage.
It appears that that is exactly what might have happened. Just weeks after a public spat with David Ramnarine, an Assistant Commissioner of Police who is believed to be a prospect to become Commissioner, Rohee made public his intention to "kick ass," a remark widely believed to be directed at the Police Force. Probably no less significant was the implied announcement that the five years of the Ramotar administration would mark the final chapter in his political career. If that is true who can blame Mr. Rohee for being keen to demonstrate that he can, after all, make a positive impact during his tenure as Home Affairs Minister.
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Goal scorers: Clint Dempsey, Terrence Boyd, Conor O'Brien.
Premier League
Stoke City D Geoff Cameron: 90 in 0-0 draw at Aston Villa
Spurs MF Clint Dempsey: 90 (goal in 76th; video) in 2-1 loss at Everton
Stoke City MF Maurice Edu: not in 18 for 0-0 draw at Aston Villa
Spurs GK Brad Friedel: in 18, didn't play in 2-1 loss at Everton
Aston Villa GK Brad Guzan: 90 in 0-0 draw with Stoke City
Everton GK Tim Howard: 90 in 2-1 victory over Spurs
Aston Villa D Eric Lichaj: 90 in 0-0 draw with Stoke City
Derby F Conor Doyle: in 18, didn't play in 3-1 victory over Leeds
Middlesbrough D Seb Hines: in 18, didn't play in 3-2 victory at Peterborough
Bolton MF Stuart Holden: not in 18 (injury rehab) for 2-2 draw at Huddersfield
Birmingham MF Will Packwood: in 18, didn't play in 1-0 loss at Wolves
Bolton D Tim Ream: 5 in 2-2 draw at Huddersfield
Birmingham MF-D Jonathan Spector: first 45 in 1-0 loss at Wolves
Leicester City D Zak Whitbread: 90 in 2-2 draw with Barnsley
Nurnberg D Timothy Chandler: 90 (assist) in 2-0 victory over Fortuna Duesseldorf
Hanover D Steve Cherundolo: 90 in 3-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen
Hoffenheim D Fabian Johnson: 90 in 2-0 loss at Hamburg
Schalke MF Jermaine Jones: 73 (red card) in 3-1 loss at Stuttgart
Mainz F Shawn Parker: 65 in 2-0 loss at Moenchengladbach
Hoffenheim MF Daniel Williams: 66 in 2-0 loss at Hamburg
Bayer Leverkusen GK David Yelldell: in 18, didn't play in 3-2 loss at Hanover
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Hertha Berlin D John Brooks: 90 in 1-0 victory at Paderborn
St. Pauli MF Joseph Gyau: in 18, didn't play in 3-0 loss to Erzgebirge Aue
Hertha Berlin D Alfredo Morales: not in 18 for 1-0 victory at Paderborn
1860 Munich F Bobby Wood: 90 in 1-1 draw at Regensburg
Sandhausen F Andrew Wooten: 90 in 3-1 loss at FSV Frankfurt
Primera Division
Malaga D Oguchi Onyewu: not in 18 for 4-0 victory over Granada
Segunda Division
Racing Santander D Carlos Bocanegra: not in 18 (injured) for 4-0 loss at Real Madrid II
Serie A
Roma MF Michael Bradley: 90 in 4-2 victory over Fiorentina
AZ Alkmaar F Jozy Altidore: 90 in 0-0 draw with Willem II
Rapid Vienna F Terrence Boyd: 90 (goal in 51st; video at 1:02) in 2-1 victory over Wacker Innsbruck
Pro League
Anderlecht MF Sacha Kljestan: 90 in 5-0 victory at Mons
Randers F Charlie Davies: not in 18 for 2-1 victory over Esbjerg
Brondby D Clarence Goodson: 90 in 2-2 draw at Sonderjyske
Sonderjyske F Conor O'Brien: 90 (goal in 35th) in 2-2 draw with Brondby
Nordsjaelland D Michael Parkhurst: 72 in 4-1 loss at Copenhagen
Helsingborg MF Alejandro Bedoya: season completed (sixth place)
Djurgarden MF Brian Span: season completed (ninth place)
Valerenga F Chad Barrett: season completed (eighth place)
Honefoss GK Steve Clark: season completed (13th place)
Rosenborg MF Mikkel Diskerud: season completed (third place)
Molde F Josh Gatt: season completed (first place)
Primeira Liga
Estoril F Tony Taylor: in 18, didn't play in 3-0 victory over Vitoria Setubal
Ligat Ha'al
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona MF Bryan Gerzicich: at Bnei Sakhnin on Monday
Premier League
Rostov F Eugene Starikov: 37 in 3-2 loss to Krasnodar
Liga MX
Puebla MF DaMarcus Beasley: season completed
Tigres D Jonathan Bornstein: season completed
Tijuana D Edgar Castillo: season completed
Tijuana F Joe Corona: season completed
Tijuana D Greg Garza: season completed
Santos Laguna F Herculez Gomez: season completed
Santos Laguna MF Benji Joya: season completed
San Luis D Michael Orozco Fiscal: season completed
Pachuca MF Jose Torres: season completed (transferring to Tigres)
Primera Division
Tachira GK Diego Restrepo: 90 in 3-1 loss to Caracas (season completed; contract is up, might move back to Colombian league)
Premier League
Haras El-Hodood GK Samir Badr: did not play (left Egypt after league delays. Free agent. Weighing options, including MLS)


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Do you have a bricked Arduino that won't accept code anymore? Or, maybe you wrote your own firmware and would like to upload it to your Arduino? Or, maybe you just want to learn more about the inner-workings of Arduino, AVR, and microcontrollers in general. Well, you're in luck! This tutorial will teach you what a bootloader is, why you would need to install/reinstall it, and go over the process of doing so.
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Editor's note: Welcome to first-time readers of The Cardinal Nation's best-of-breed daily minor league notebooks. These reports, posted each morning seven days a week, were previously Scout member-only content and are written most days by TCN veteran Leonda Markee.
A few tips to enhance your enjoyment. Game results are hot linked to full box scores for each contest. Highlighted player names lead to TCN's player database, where you can find a wealth of information on all 285 players in the Cardinals system, including bios, photos, interviews and prior articles over the last decade. Much of this information is unavailable anywhere else.
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Results from games played Sunday, August 10th.
The Redbirds' bats and arms both came to play on Sunday, resulting in a 12-0 whitewash of the visiting Zephyrs. The victory clinches Memphis' (64-58) win of the five-game series with one game remaining.
A trio of Redbirds hurlers spun a four-hitter, with Carlos Martinez leading the way. Tri-Player of the Day Martinez (W, 1-0) dazzled in his second start since his return from St. Louis, giving up three hits through six, fanning three with six ground- and five fly-ball outs. 47 of his 70 pitches went for strikes.
Now in a long relief role, Zach Petrick yielded one hit and two free passes in two frames, the only walks permitted by Memphis' pitching staff. Justin Wright worked a perfect ninth.
The home team's offense pushed across double-digit tallies for the second straight game, banging out 18 hits with five bases-on-balls. Tri-Player of the Day Ed Easley was hot at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a solo shot and grand slam that were part of his five RBI. Tommy Pham also went 4-for-5, touching home twice.
Xavier Scruggs, our third Player of the Day, was a perfect 3-for-3 with his own multi-homer game. Scruggs's three-run bomb got his team on the scoreboard in the first before he blasted another long ball with one on as part of a three-run third. The first baseman scored three times, worked two free passes with five RBI.
What almost gets lost in Easley's and Scruggs' numbers is Pete Kozma's solid night at the plate. Kozma went 2-for-4 with a walk and home run.
Monday's game: vs. New Orleans (60-62) (MIA), 7:05 pm CT, John Gast (3-2, 4.97)
Spotlight on – John Gast. The 25-year-old is coming off consecutive starts that are shy of the desired six innings. Gast gave up two runs in four at Omaha on the 31st, followed by three tallies in 5 2/3 at Round Rock on the 5th. The lefty last faced New Orleans on July 13th, yielding two runs on five hits and a walk through six.
Starter Mike Mayers and right fielder Rafael Ortega were key components in Springfield's 9-1 pounding of Midland (OAK) in the rubber game of the three-game set.
Mayers (W, 3-5, 2.93) twirled his best of 10 Double-A starts to date, shutting down the first-place (South) RockHounds on four hits through seven. The 22-year-old struck out four, inducing 10 groundball outs to just three fly-ball outs. Mayers threw 86 pitches, 54 for strikes. On any other night, this performance would garner Mayers Player of the Day recognition.
Newly-arrived Dixon Llorens allowed Midland's only tally on two hits and a wild pitch in the eighth. He fanned two. Jeremy Berg continues to dominate Double-A hitters with a one-two-three ninth.
Ortega led the team-wide attack by the S-Cards (21-28), all nine starters either scoring or driving in tallies. The Venezuelan native went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run that came with Curt Smith (walk) aboard. Ortega crossed home twice, driving in three and was caught stealing once.
Alex Mejia and David Popkins each knocked in two, Mejia singling and doubling in four at bats, touching home once while Popkins' only hit in three at bats was a triple to go with a base-on-balls.
Monday's game: Off
Spotlight on – Sam Tuivailala. The talented right-hander has taken to Double-A like a duck to water, excelling in his 10 appearances to date. Tuivailala has given up 10 hits and five walks in 13 1/3 innings for a 1.13 WHIP to go with a 2.03 ERA. The California native has fanned 17, an average of nearly 11.5 every nine innings pitched, while averaging 3.4 walks per nine.
Jimmy Reed lasted just three plus frames as Palm Beach (29-20) was drubbed by Fort Myers 9-1. The third-place Beach Birds (29-20) will try to prevent a three-game sweep by the Miracle (MIN) on Monday.
Reed (L, 4-1) gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks in three plus, striking out six. His final two runners scored under Iden Nazario's watch, Nazario yielding three hits and three base-on-balls in three, resulting in two tallies of his own.
Logan Billbrough and Corey Baker hurled the final three innings. Billbrough fanned four in 1 2/3, allowing both two hits and one of Nazario's two runners to touch home. Baker froze Billbrough's runner on in the eighth but yielded a run on three hits the next inning.
Monday's game: vs. second-place Fort Myers (29-19), 6:35 pm ET, Silfredo Garcia (6-2, 3.58)
Spotlight on – Silfredo Garcia. Garcia last faced Fort Myers on July 9th when he threw his longest outing in his last ten, seven innings, permitting two runs on four hits and a free pass. The 23-year-old tossed a solid six-inning, two tallies effort against Dunedin last time out.
Peoria (25-24) banged out 10 hits on their way to a 6-4 win over Wisconsin (MIL). The Chiefs dropped the series, two games to three.
Third baseman Rafael Medina smashed his second long ball of 2014, a two-run bomb with Cesar Valera (walk) on, that padded Peoria's lead to 5-2 in the fourth. Medina, one of three Chiefs mustering more than one hit, added a single to his long ball in four at bats.
Justin Ringo led the hit makers, going 3-for-4 with one driven in. Carson Kelly singled twice in three at bats with a free pass, scored one and knocked in another. Kelly was nailed at the plate trying to score in the fifth.
Kyle Helisek (W, 1-0) picked up the win despite giving up all four Timber Rattlers tallies on eight hits and three walks over five plus. Helisek struck out three in his second start, third appearance, since being re-assigned to Peoria from Palm Beach.
Kevin Herget tossed the next three, giving up two hits and a sac fly that scored Helisek's runner in the sixth. Kyle Barraclough faced the minimum in the ninth, earning his fourth save.
Monday's game: Off.
Spotlight on – Juan Herrera. The shortstop, a key part of Peoria's offense, was hitting .301 just before going on the disabled list in July. He has struggled since his return on July 28th, going .158/.233/.211/.443 in 38 at bats over his last 10 games.
It was a long night for Spikes pitchers Trey Nielsen and Jeff Rauh as State College (33-23) fell at Connecticut 11-7. It was the Spikes' fourth loss in a row, including the first two versus the Tigers.
State College scored five runs in the first four innings which was enough to get Nielsen off the hook for the loss. The righty gave up seven hits and a base-on-balls through three, resulting in five tallies. Jeff Rauh (L, 4-2) yielded the same number of runs in one plus, giving up one in the fourth plus four in the fifth on four hits and two walks. Two of the five runs were produced by his fourth home run allowed in 2014.
The only hit permitted by Joe Scanio during his three-inning stint plated Rauh's last runner. Scanio also allowed a run of his own via a hit batsman, single and a sac fly. Kyle Grana retired the side in order in the ninth.
Nielsen's and Rauh's efforts spoiled a strong night for Spikes batters. They generated 12 hits, although all of them were singles. Robelys Reyes and Jhohan Acevedo each went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, Reyes driving in two. Darren Seferina and Danny Diekroeger added two hits apiece in five at bats, Seferina scoring twice and Diekroeger knocking in one.
Monday's game: at Connecticut (30-26), 7:05 pm ET, Fernando Baez (2-1, 3.00)
Spotlight on – Fernando Baez. Baez will see action for the first time since his July 20th start at Tri-City. The 22-year-old dominated the Appalachian League in 2013, his first season of ball in the United States. The converted catcher has appeared in nine games for State College, the most recent five as a starter. Baez has fanned 32 in 30 frames but issued 16 walks during that span.
Johnson City (25-23) was downed by Kingsport 7-4 in the series' opener on Sunday, snapping the Appy Birds' six-game winning streak.
Up 4-2 after six, the Mets took advantage of JC-Cards' miscues to score five runs against the bullpen, three unearned. Juan Perez went the first five, giving up two runs, one earned, both of which scored via a long ball that was one of four hits and three walks given up. Perez struck out five.
Sasha Kuebel tossed a clean sixth before Kender Villegas allowed Kingsport to come within one with a tally on three hits in the seventh. Juan Caballero (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) was touched for four runs, one earned, on three hits and two free passes in 1 2/3. Jeff Barkley retired his only batter faced, leaving two inherited aboard.
Casey Turgeon, Casey Grayson and Jesus Ustariz each had two of nine team hits. Turgeon added a base-on-balls, scoring twice with his seventh stolen base of the season while Grayson's double was the Spikes' only extra-base hit. Grayson and Ustariz both worked a base-on-balls with Grayson accumulating two RBI and Ustariz scoring once.
Monday's game: vs. Kingsport (25-25), 7:00 pm ET, Steven Farinaro (1-3, 3.72)
Spotlight on – Steven Farinaro. In his second professional season, the California native made his 2014 debut in a June 14th start for State College prior to the start of Johnson City's season. Farinaro, who will turn 19 on August 18th, has tossed 29 Appalachian League innings, giving up only six walks versus 18 strikeouts but has yielded 38 hits.
The Gulf Coast League takes Sundays off.
Monday's games: Yet another Gulf Birds (28-15) double-header versus the Marlins (13-30). Game one – 10:00 am ET, Frederis Parra (3-1, 2.45)/TBA
Spotlight on – Frederis Parra. Parra leads his team in both innings pitched (36 2/3) and ERA among starters, 2.45. The 19-year-old is holding opponents to a .233 batting average, giving up 31 hits and 11 walks for a 1.15 WHIP.
The DSL Cardinals (18-42) are off on Sundays.
Monday's game: vs. DSL Giants (39-20), 10:30 am ET, tandem start – Will Changarotty (1-3, 5.31)/Oneiver Diaz (1-3, 2.95)
Spotlight on – Will Changarotty. Changarotty is in his second Dominican Summer League season, having compiled a 2.36 ERA in 53 1/3 innings in 2013. The righty has struggled this year, giving up 25 earned runs in 42 1/3 with 44 hits and 20 free passes, a 1.51 WHIP. The 18-year-old has struck out 35.
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Lemon-Raspberry Cupcakes
It's been a long time since I posted a cupcake recipe. The last batch of cupcakes I made for the blog were these fabulous Banana Caramel Cupcakes, which ended up being a really popular post (hooray for awesome and unconventional flavor combinations!). Hopefully this cupcake recipe will be as popular. I can't see why it wouldn't, though. Picture it: fluffy and tart lemon cupcakes, with a surprise raspberry center, topped off with bright, lemony buttercream and finished off with a fresh raspberry. Too cute. Too yummy. Too perfect.
These cupcakes are a perfect summer treat, and speaking of summer, I really cannot believe it's August already. When did that happen!? I've been living at home as a college graduate for a little over TWO months now, and it's really really really bizarre. Time has just been flying by, and I can't believe that we're already in the last month of summer. I feel that there's still so many summer treats that I want to make, and with only a month of so left of the season, I better get moving. I have to take advantage of all the fresh berries that are around, summer is the perfect excuse to churn up some ice cream, and I better get my grilling fix on. There's no time to lose!
I love this particular flavor combination. Berries and lemon go so well together, and I consider fresh lemon juice to be an essential component to any dish containing berries. Pies, berry sauces, cobblers, crisps, you name it, they all benefit so much from a splash of fresh lemon juice. It's amazing what a difference the addition of fresh lemon juice makes. The berries don't taste sour, or lemony at all, but they taste much brighter, more fresh, and overall, more delicious. If you have yet to try this, remember to add a little fresh lemon juice, or even lime juice, to your fruit the next time you are preparing your desserts. You'll be amazed!
These cupcakes are one of my new favorites. I of course love the flavor combination, but I also love that they have a filled center. Filled cupcakes are one of my favorite ways to make cupcakes; the addition of a surprise center makes the cupcakes so much more fun, and it's such a simple way to elevate the wow-factor of your cupcakes. The filling is totally unexpected, but definitely a delightful little surprise. I love filling cupcakes with frosting, chocolate ganache, and as in this case, raspberry preserves.
As most cupcakes are, these cupcakes were super simple to make. I chose to further simplify them by making a basic, American-style buttercream frosting to top them off with, as opposed to a Swiss Meringue buttercream, and filled them with my favorite raspberry preserves, instead of making a separate raspberry filling. The decision to change out the filling was mostly the result of being in a time crunch, but the next time I make these, I think I will definitely make a fresh raspberry filling to pipe into the center of the cupcakes. Nevertheless, filling the cupcakes with raspberry preserves is perfectly fine, and perfectly delicious, if you find yourself in a pinch. The American-style buttercream swap, however, was due to a multitude of reasons. First, like I mentioned, I was in a time crunch, and Swiss Meringue buttercream, even though it's relatively simple to make, is definitely more involved than American style buttercream. Second, I kind of like American-style buttercream better (Swiss Meringue can sometimes be a little too rich for my taste). And finally, I just didn't have enough butter (and by now, you should know that I can be both forgetful and lazy about running to the supermarket for extra ingredients, especially when I can make an equally delicious substitution with what I already have in my kitchen).
The recipe I've given below for the buttercream should be thought of as a set of guidelines, rather than an actual recipe. Buttercreams in general are very forgiving, and can be easily corrected should you accidentally add too much milk or sugar. Additionally, the amount of ingredients you will use will vary depending on how you want to frost your cupcakes. If you plan on simply spreading a coat of frosting on top of the cupcakes with an offset spatula, you can get away with a frosting that's not as thick. If you would like to pipe your frosting onto the cupcakes with a tip, you will need a stiffer frosting, so hold back a bit when you are ready to add the milk. However, if you find that your frosting is thicker or thinner than you like, simply add more milk or powdered sugar, respectively until you're happy with the texture of the buttercream.
These cupcakes were a hit at my last family barbecue, and they went fast. I mean, I can easily see why. Who wouldn't want a bright lemony cupcake topped with slightly tart buttercream and a surprise raspberry preserve-filled center? That's the kind of dessert that I always am ready for. This cupcake is a great alternative to more standard (yet still very delicious) vanilla or chocolate cupcakes, and is a perfect fit for summer, since berries are easily available and in season. My one criticism of this recipe is that it could have probably used a bit more lemon in the cake itself. This, however, is really just an issue based on taste. Some thought the amount of lemon flavor in the cupcakes was perfect, while others thought that they could have used more lemon. Use your judgement and add more or less lemon juice or zest when preparing the cupcake batter, depending on how lemony you want your cupcakes to be. Aside from this though, these cupcakes were spot on. They were light, moist, flavorful and delicious, and the perfect way to end any summer barbecue. Enjoy!
Lemon-Raspberry Cupcakes
cupcake recipe from Annie's Eats
For the Cupcakes
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
zest of 1 lemon (or more, if desired)
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk
juice of 1 lemon
2/3 cup raspberry preserves
For the Lemon Buttercream
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
5-6 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2-4 tablespoons milk
pinch of salt
zest of one lemon
yellow food coloring (optional)
fresh raspberries, for decorating
Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F and placing an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to blend, and set aside.
In the bowl of a standard electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the sugar and lemon zest, mixing for about three minutes on medium speed to infuse the sugar with the scent of the lemon zest. Add the butter, and beat on medium speed for about five minutes, or so that the butter is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, making sure each is incorporated before adding the next one, and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. In a liquid measuring cup, combine the sour cream, milk, and lemon juice, whisking to blend. With the mixer running on low speed, add the dry and wet ingredients alternately, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix only until just combined.
Divide the cupcake batter among the prepared cupcake liners, filling each about 3/4 of the way. Bake the cupcakes until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18-20 minutes. Allow the cupcakes to cool briefly in the pan, and then transfer to a wire rack and allow them to cool completely.
While the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the lemon buttercream. In the bowl of a standard electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter for about five minutes, or until it is light and fluffy. Gradually begin to add the sifted powdered sugar, mixing on low speed at first (so as to avoid having a powdered sugar explosion all over your kitchen). I added about a cup of sugar at a time, and used about 5 1/2 cups of powdered sugar total, but you can add more or less depending on how sweet you like your buttercream. As you add the sugar, add the milk, pinch of salt, lemon zest. The amount of milk you add depends on how thick you like your frosting- if you plan on piping the frosting onto the cupcakes, use less milk to have a thicker buttercream; if you're simply spreading the buttercream on with a knife, you can get away with a slightly less thick buttercream. Beat the frosting on high speed to get it to a nice and fluffy state. Once you have achieved your desired consistency, add a few drops of yellow food coloring to tint the frosting a pale shade of yellow, if desired. This buttercream is very forgiving; you can always add more powdered sugar or milk if you feel that the consistency is not right.
Once the cupcakes have cooled completely, use a small paring knife to cut a small cone out of the top of each cupcake, keeping cones with their respective cupcakes. Fill a piping bag (a ziploc bag works too!) with the raspberry preserves, and pipe about 2 teaspoons or so of preserves into each cupcake. Replace the tops of the cupcakes, cutting off a portion of each cone (this is the part where you get to snack on little bites of cupcake).
To frost the cupcakes, fill a large piping bag fitted with a star tip (I used a Wilton 1M) with the lemon buttercream. Pipe a large swirl of buttercream onto each cupcake, and top with a fresh raspberry. Enjoy!
Makes 18 cupcakes, with enough buttercream to generously frost all the cupcakes as shown
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I love the combination of lemon and raspberries, and visually they are simply lovely. (Beautiful photos, by the way!) Thank you for sharing this - it's a keeper.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much! Lemon/raspberry is one of my favorite combos :)Delete
Love it! Kisses from Brazil!!ReplyDelete
I want to give this a try for an event but due to issues related to space and taking care of a toddler I don't want to do everything on the same day. What suggestions would you recommend? Can I make the cupcakes the day before and frost them on the day of the event? (I don't want the cupcakes to dry out)Should I filled them in advance too? Thanks a lot!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Maggie! Here's what I would do: I would make the cupcakes the day before, and store them in an airtight container, without the filling. I usually store cupcakes in my Wilton cupcake carrier, and they're still moist the next day. I would also prepare the frosting the day before, and store it in an airtight container in the fridge. The next day, when you're ready to frost the cupcakes, just let the frosting out of the fridge for a few minutes to come back to room temperature, and whip it with a mixer to get it fluffy again. I've never made filled cupcakes in advance, but I would probably add the raspberry jam the day of, as it really doesn't take too much time to fill them, especially if you use a piping bag for the jam (there's no mess!). Hope these tips help you, good luck!Delete
These are gorgeous! I love Annie's recipes, especially her baked goods. Looks like this one was definitely a winner- especially filled. Your photos are beautiful!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much, I loved how these turned out! :)Delete


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Seinfeld, today
coincidentally enough, before this piece was posted on Collegehumor.com this week, i had been working on a running list of reasons WHY Seinfeld is still relevant today.
you see, i still watch Seinfeld. and i'm not talking like i catch re-runs when they run on TBS or any of that bullshit. i'm talking, i have the full DVD collection and rotate through seasons as i see fit. each week, i pop one disc into my laptop and lazily keep it in there for weeks on end, re-watching the same episodes over and over. sometimes i'm actually paying attention and giggling, other times i'm letting the "Notes About Nothing" run and learning major-fan insight to that particular episode; but, most times, i'm just using it as white noise to lull me to sleep.
yes, i use Seinfeld as my nightly lullaby. DEAL WITH IT.
i'm not ashamed. why should i be? if that's the weirdest thing i do, i'll take it (side note: watching Seinfeld every night before bed is definitely not the weirdest thing i do by a long shot). however, i do have moments where i realize i'm watching an episode from 1993 and laughing and enjoying and RELATING and that's when i think "i can't believe that, almost 20 years later, this stuff is still completely applicable to everyday life."
and here's why:
— dating still sucks. that sure as shit hasn't changed. it's barely evolved, really. granted, the characters on Seinfeld seemed to have more dates in a few weeks than i have in a given year, but that's because it was television. it's still highly embarrassing to go out in public on a date and know that people know you're on a date. "i don't need people staring at us!" is definitely the overall singleton sentiment when on first or second dates. you feel watched and end up doing couple-like things in order to fake onlookers into believing you've been dating this person for a while, which then leads to that person thinking you're into them when, really, all you wanna do is go home and be with your dog. for these reasons, i enjoy the casual hangout when first getting to know someone. the sitting on my couch, wine-drinking, screening process is much more appealing this day 'n' age.
— there's still (and will always be) that one restaurant spot in your neighborhood that always fails. i know exactly where mine is in the area i grew up. i've seen at least 7 different establishments erect there – from mexican restaurants to italian eateries – and they all end up going out of business within the first six months. however, i never went in. i never once went into those four walls to dine or met any owner. but, at least Jerry had good intentions before he became a very bad man.
— every birthday, going away, pregnancy or promotion is celebrated within your office wherein cake is more or less force-fed to you. or, more present-day, cupcakes. no opportunity is missed within your workplace to gather in the break room or some sorry loser's desk and eat a sweet something around 4 o'clock — homemade or store bought. it doesn't matter, because you'll eat it. even the driest of grocery store cakes taste decent at this point. and you're addicted to that sugar rush, no matter how much you try and deny it. "get well, get well soon! we wish you to get well!"
— as long as humans roam this earth, we will all secretly yearn to experience the sex trifecta: sex, food and television. somehow combining these three actions in one, glorious movement will forever plague us. what's better than watching the Wire or Justified? eating food. but what's better than indulging in queso and chocolate cake? having really good sex. the closest i've ever come to creating the infamous trifecta is spending the day on the couch with a boyfriend, eating deliciously bad food, watching movies, and sexing each other up every 2 hours or so. yeah, strawberries and chocolate are good i guess, but that's not what you crave during sex. you crave MORE sex and chipotle. or like pizza. can you imagine being able to reach over during sex and shove pizza crust in your face mid-thrust? I'LL HAVE WHAT THEY'RE HAVING. there's just GOT to be a better way! but if there isn't, i'll take what i can get.
— trying to decipher if someone actually wants you at a party or not is still a relevant and anxiety-provoking ordeal. if you didn't receive a direct invite from the host, but your friends are telling you to come, how can you ever REALLY be sure you're wanted? what if your friend is lying and they never really asked the host if it's okay for you to tag along? what if the host called you, asking for your friend's number to invite them, but didn't actually say the words "YOU'RE invited, of course!" you could risk going and the host wondering why the hell you're there and maybe even questioning you about it. it's safer to just stay home.
why would JERRY bring anything?
— mother f*$king friends with benefits is still a thing and people are still trying to figure out if there's a way to accomplish it. in the very first season, Jerry and Elaine both admit their avid horniness to one another while watching TV one night at Jerry's apartment. it's been a while for both of them on the sexual front. they discuss how they could take this and add that but still be able to do this and for it to not be weird. they, like most of us, are trying so hard to outsmart their emotions and focus solely on their needy libido. and they, like most of us, discover that you just can't. you can't have this AND that and not want more. someone is bound to get attached or grow feelings – it's only natural. AND IT ONLY SUCKS ASS. lines are blurred when things are inserted places and, suddenly, you're questioning whether or not you get them a birthday present or if it'll mean too much if you ask them to accompany you to a wedding or if you owe it to them to let them know they're not the only person you're currently boning. if Jerry and Elaine couldn't figure it out, no one can.
— show me one person who wouldn't want a built-in napping area under his/her desk and i'll give you my entire Seinfeld collection for free. that's not an antiquated idea – it's a GENIUS idea that all professional institutes should consider.
and last, but obviously not least
— Kramerica. for always.
i could go on for days, and i would. but i know not many people are as obsessive as me. that being said, i'm gonna head out on a high note. I'M OUT, BABY!
– emma


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People are asked to arrive no later than 7:30 pm. Getting there a little early is helpful, especially if you are new. Usually, one of the regulars will be available to help answer any questions you might have, but if you are ever in doubt, just follow what everyone else is doing.
The schedule of each sitting is simple:
1.) We get something to sit on and find a place to sit. There are blankets, bolsters, some cushions, chairs and other supports that will make your sitting comfortable.
2.) We simply try to quiet down while you wait for Michael to enter and give a quick introductory talk.
3.) We meditate for around thirty minutes.
4.) We listen to Michael�s talk.
5.) We have a question and answer session until 9:00pm.
It�s a Sanskrit word that means something like �group.� This can be a small sitting group like ours or as big as the global community. Regardless, it�s all sangha.
We are a group that has formed around Michael McAlister�s teachings. To the extent that Michael�s training involved Buddhist monastic stays in Thailand, Nepal, and here in the US, you could easily say that we follow a Buddhist approach. On the other hand, much of Michael�s communication of these teachings integrates the wisdom of many different traditions. This often makes things easier for those of us raised in the West to understand, but it can also make things harder to categorize and label. Just know this: regardless of your tradition, Michael�s teaching will afford you the opportunity to deepen your relationship to whatever you consider sacred.
The idea behind the silence is to make a space where everyone can enjoy and uncover the peace underneath all of the stress they might feel during their day. It can sometimes feel a little weird since many of us are used to chatting during any type of social gathering. But over time, we hope that you will find that the silence usually becomes a welcome container for our sittings.
No, but some sitters like having their own so they purchase one. It�s really a personal choice.
No worries. Just sit quietly and wait for the bell to ring. The idea of meditation is not to be in pain but to be alert and relaxed. Do your best to be in that space of alert relaxation for as long as possible.
Because the schedule is a vital part of the retreat container, if you cannot arrive on time and plan to stay through the end, you should not attend the retreat. This shared commitment supports the group as a whole to experience the depth of our time together.
Day 1: Check-in is 3-5 PM. After check-in, there is a dinner break followed by a retreat orientation and a short dharma talk.
Daily Activities: Each full day of retreat begins at 6:00 AM and ends at 9:30 PM. Each day includes several periods of meditation, 2 dharma talks followed by a Q & A session, and 3 meal breaks.
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Ok guys, lets compliment the fine thread Dragman started and put up Colts, and nothing but Colts. Old ones. New ones. All the Colts we can cram on here! Revolvers, automatics, rifles, machine guns, percussion, whatever. Over time it can be the official Colt photo reference thread and a good place to get a fix for viewing all things Colt.
I'm going to post some old, ugly Colts first (well, most of mine are old and ugly anyhow).
This Official Police .38 Special was manufactured in 1953 and was a NYPD issue revolver. The Official Police was a mainstay of the Colt revolver line for many years beginning when it replaced the Army Special in the 1927 Colt catalog. It lasted until 1969. Could be had chambered in .22 Long Rifle. .32-20, .38/200, .38 Special, and .41 Long Colt. Shame it's gone too as it is a great revolver.
Here's a 1925 vintage Army Special in .41 Long Colt. The Army Special was the earlier incarnation of the Official Police shown above. Except for minor sight differences and roll markings they are really the same exact revolver; same size, same function and they share the same internal parts. These came in .32-20, .38 Special, and .41 Long Colt.
The immediate double action, swing-out cylinder predecessor of the two above revolvers is the Colt New Army/ New Navy. About the same size as the two above, it's a much more primitive design than the exercise in perfection that the later revolvers represent. This old wheezer was introduced in 1889 and soldiered on until 1907 when the much improved Army Special was introduced. The only difference in the Colt New Army and Colt New Navy is the style of hard rubber stocks found on the revolvers along with the fact that the New Navy will have an "N" stamped under the crane on the frame beneath the serial number. Why they bothered with two different names is beyond me. Might have something to do with obtaining government contracts to supply both the Army and the Navy. The Navy bought first but the Army bought large numbers of these. These came in .32-20, .38 Long Colt, and .41 Long Colt.
Here's a doggy commercial 1906 vintage New Navy in .32 WCF (.32-20), a really scarce chambering for these revolvers.
I need to make a better, updated photo but here's a New Army Model 1901 .38 Long Colt that was standard military issue.
Here's a commercial New Navy chambered for .41 Long Colt. This one dates to 1901.


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