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It's almost spring, and for many animals, warmer weather means it's time to find a mate. If you're a bird, finding that mate means a new clutch of eggs won't be far behind.
But keeping those eggs safe until they hatch can be a challenge, especially if you're a Japanese quail — a small ground-nesting bird that counts foxes among its predators.
The eggs of Coturnix japonica are tiny — not much bigger than a quarter. They're off-white or tan in color, with darker speckles.
But, it turns out, there's a lot of variation in the way the eggs are flecked. Karen Spencer, a behavioral ecologist at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, noticed something particular. "We could tell which females were laying the eggs by the colors and the patterns on them," Spencer says. "You can actually discriminate ... as to which female is laying what egg."
One female, she says, will lay eggs with big dark splotches covering a lot of the shell surface. Another's eggs will have almost no spots at all.
The patterns intrigued Spencer and her colleague, George Lovell, a vision scientist at the universities of St. Andrews and Abertay. "We wondered whether the actual patterning helped to hide the eggs from predators," Lovell says.
And was it possible the quail were aware of the colors and patterns of their eggs, and actually choosing where to lay them based on how well they would blend in with their surroundings?
Spencer and Lovell designed an experiment to find out. First stop? The pet store, to buy some colored aquarium sand.
"We had black sand, a kind of orangey-brown sand, a yellowy sand and then a sort of whitey-cream, off-white sand," Spencer says.
They put the sand on trays, and put the trays — together with the quail — into large enclosures. Then they just let the quail do their thing for seven days and kept track of where the birds nested. Most of the time, Lovell says, the quail picked the sand that looked most like their eggs.
Birds with eggs that had very light spotting — less than about 30 percent spotted — tended to lay the eggs on off-white or yellow sand that matched the background color of the egg, Lovell says.
But quail with eggs that were darkly flecked — more black or brown spots — chose darker sand that tended to match the spots, not the background, he says. In the world of camouflage, that's known as "disruptive coloration."
"Essentially what it's doing [is] it's trying to hide [the egg's] outline," Lovell says. "You'll see [that same strategy] in military camouflage, and you'll see it in insects and things like that as well."
"It's a very clever study," says Martin Stevens, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Exeter in England who wasn't involved in the quail research. This may be the first study, he says, to show that animals are able to actively seek out surroundings that enhance their ability to camouflage themselves — or their offspring.
"The more concealed they are, the less likely they are to be detected and eaten by a predator," Stevens says. "So it could be a very big survival advantage."
He predicts that scientists who look will find examples of this camouflage-enhancing behavior in other ground-nesting birds — and maybe in other animals, too.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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Manuals/Neo 1973
From Openmoko
Contents |
Overview of the device
The power button is on the lower right-hand side, and the AUX button is on the top-left.
Button functions while the phone is on (as of writing):
- Power button short press: Close the current application
- Power button 1 second press: Open the power management menu
- Power button 10 second press: Last-resort power off
- AUX button short press: Go to the Today application
- AUX button 1 second press: Open the functions menu
Right above the power button on the lower right-hand side, there is a USB connector for connecting to computers with the cable shipped with the phone. Further above, the small golden connector (type MMCX) is for enhancing GPS reception with an optional external antenna (not included).
The black headset socket is on the left side of the phone. The plug type is the standard 2.5 mm four-conductor version, which differs from standard 3.5 mm headphones. The last millimeter is somewhat firmer so make sure you push the plug all the way. While a plug is in, the sound is automatically diverted to the headset.
For on-the-ear talking, there's a call speaker right above the display and a microphone in the oval opening at the bottom of the case. At the bottom of the case, there are also stereo speakers.
The display is a touch screen meant to be used with thumb for large items and with stylus when precision is useful. Contents of the screen can be rotated counterclockwise.
The stylus as shipped has three batteries in it, providing for the laser pointer and flashlight LEDs. A set of replacement batteries is also included. The stylus can be twisted open in middle to access the batteries.
To use the ballpoint or stylus head, turn the bottom part of the stylus to either direction.
The Neo ships with a stereo headset including a microphone and a push button. See #Interconnections above for connecting.
Also included are replacement rubber earbud sleaves in various sizes.
The provided lanyard can be attached to the hole in the bottom part of the phone. Put the loose end through the phone, through the two metal loops in the lanyard, between the metal loops and back through the first metal loop.
First steps
A short demonstration is available on Google video: Open the back cover, remove the battery, remove the SIM card, remove the micro-SD card, insert the micro-SD card, insert the SIM card, insert the battery, close the back cover
The micro-SD slot is underneath the SIM slot, which is underneath the battery. To access any of these, you need to open the back cover of the phone.
The SIM card and the micro-SD memory card are optional; SIM is needed only for cell network functionality and memory card for extra storage.
Back cover
Remove the back cover by putting your fingernail or a guitar pick in the small recess on the top of the Neo and pulling gently (see just the first step of Disassembling Neo1973).
When you are done, close the back cover by inserting the pins of the cover into the holes on the bottom of the Neo and pressing the top of the case gently.
To remove the battery, lift its bottom edge with your fingernail.
Before closing the cover, insert the battery by pushing it against the three metal springs with the contacts aligned and pressing the bottom edge of the battery down into the case.
SIM card (optional)
The SIM card is obtained from a cell network operator. The slot for the SIM card is found just under the battery. The metallic card holder has arrows and text indicating which way to push it to lock and unlock it - make sure you don't open it with force when it's locked or it may break.
Click the holder unlocked and open it up. To remove the SIM card, slide it out of the holder.
When you're done with the micro-SD slot, slide the SIM card into its holder so that the pads make contact when you close the holder. Push the holder firmly against the springs, then lock it - otherwise the card will not be detected.
To check in Linux if the SIM card is inserted correctly, you can have a look in gsmd logs or use the instructions detailed in the Manually using GSM page and issue the AT+CIMI command.
Micro-SD card (optional)
You should have received a microSD memory card with your phone. You might want to copy some mp3 (or better Ogg Vorbis) files to it to try media playback.
The micro-SD slot is right under the SIM slot. Gently slide the micro-SD holder toward the battery contacts to unlock it. Lift up the holder. To remove a card, simply slide it out.
To insert a card, slide it into the holder the metal contacts first and away from the holder. Rotate the holder shut, press it firmly against the springs, and gently slide the holder away from the battery contacts to lock it closed.
The card should automatically be available under /media/card the next time you boot. You can test it and your audio drivers at the same time by playing an mp3 or ogg from it (see Neo1973 Audio Subsystem).
Powering up the phone
Just hitting the power button (depending on your u-boot version you have to press for >= 5 seconds) should get the phone first into the bootloader, then boot the kernel, and get into X/Openmoko. The shipped battery typically has enough charge to boot up directly without charging through the usb cable first.
Once you have pressed the power button sufficiently long, the vibrator makes a short pulse and the screen backlight turns on. You can now release the power button and watch the phone booting.
If the battery is not sufficiently charged, the phone will not turn on, even if the usb cable is plugged in.
Flashing the Neo1973 GTA01Bv4
The GTA01Bv4 devices that are currently shipping do not boot out of the box. Flashing the phone with the latest kernel and supporting file system ("rootfs") is required before the phone will successfully boot.
Read more information at about Flashing the Neo 1973. MacOS X users please also refer to MacOS_X.
Powering down the phone
While in bootloader mode, or if the phone has crashed
If you press the power button for 9 seconds, the phone will switch off. You can notice this by the backlight going dark.
While running a full Linux system with userspace
In this mode, a power-button press of 5 seconds will be sufficient. After this, the init process will take care of safely shutting down the phone, which might take up to 20 extra seconds. The X server should get killed, you should drop back to a (garbled) console, and it should finally switch off - much like a regular Linux PC.
Battery charging
- See also Neo1973 Battery Charger
The Neo1973 supports two charging modes: One 100mA charge mode (called pre-charge) and 500mA (called fast charge). Charging is always done via the USB socket. You can use any USB-A to USB-mini-B cable to connect the phone to any USB host.
Note: If the Neo1973 battery completely drains it's possible that even after a long recharge you might not be able to power the phone on. To fix that you need to remove the battery, and leave it out for about a minute, then replace the battery and plug the phone back into a usb port. You should be able to power it on after a few minutes of charging.
While in u-boot
While you are in u-boot mode, the phone only charges with 100mA by default. (This will change in one of the future revisions).
However, using the u-boot console you can manually enable fast charging. See U-boot#Battery_charger_related for more information.
While in Linux
As soon as the phone is connected via USB cable, it will charge. However, the default charging current is only 100mA, way too little if you want to operate the phone and charge at the same time.
If your USB upstream port is capable of supplying 500mA, then it will configure the Neo1973 accordingly and use 500mA charging mode. You can notice this by the following line in the kernel log (/var/log/messages) of the Neo1973: usb0: full speed config #1: 500 mA, Ethernet Gadget, using CDC Ethernet
Getting shell access on the phone
By using Ethernet emulation over a USB cable
The standard Neo1973 Linux kernel has support for the "cdc_ether USB gadget", i.e. a standard implementation of how to emulate an Ethernet device over USB.
The following description is for generic *NIX system. For setting up connectivity specifically on a MacOS X machine, refer to MacOS_X. Older Mac OS X versions did not include a CDC Ethernet driver, you might have to install one first. There are also issues with Leopard.
As soon as the kernel is up and running, and you have the phone connected via USB, you should get a usb0 device on your host.
The Phone will have the IPv4 address 192.168.0.202/24. You can run `ifconfig` in the terminal on the phone to verify this (this is optional, just check it if it doesn't work given the instructions below)
If you plug a USB cable into a laptop running Linux, you'll likely see the "cdc_ether" kernel module being loaded and a usb0 network interface appear. If not, see USB_Networking for more details.
On the host PC, you should then configure your interface to 192.168.0.200 by using
- ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0
Then you should be able to
- ping 192.168.0.202
and last, but not least
- ssh email@example.com
Once you press 'enter' (empty password), you should now have a root login.
See USB_Networking for more details, including instructions on how to automatically setup masquerading so that your phone can get access to the internet through the host PC.
Note: If you have a power management profile enabled on your device your ssh connection might appear to freeze when your phone tries to sleep. To stop this from occuring you need to hold the power button down for a few seconds until you get the menu with the "Power Off" option at the bottom. Once you do, you should select the "Profile: No PM" option. If your shell died and you want it back, you can do the following:
- modprobe -r cdc_ether
- modprobe -r cdc_acm
Then unplug the device and plug it back in after turning power-management off.
By using the debug board/serial/JTAG
Please see Debug Board#Usage_Instructions
Getting access to the bootloader console
Please see u-boot#Using_usbtty_from_Linux


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Winter to Spring
9 February 2015
,Hi Bulb Buddies,
I'd like to share a few pictures with you. Remember, if you ask your teacher to send pictures of your plants to me I can share them with other schools involved in the project! I'm especially interested in pictures that show the change of seasons, like spring flowers submerged in winter snow!
There has been some confusion over when to enter your flowering dates online. You can monitor how tall your plants are growing each week and let me know in the 'comments' section when you enter your weekly weather records. But the 'flowering date' and the height of your plant on the day it flowers are to be entered on the NMW website only once the flower has opened.
Look at the picture above of Daffodils at St Fagans National History Museum. This picture was taken on a cold day, so the flowers haven't fully opened. But, you can still tell which ones have flowered by looking closely at the picture. If you can clearly see all of the petals then your plant has flowered. Before flowering the petals are held tight in a protective casing and look like this:
This is a flower bud. Once the flower has matured inside the bud (and the weather is warm enough) the casing will begin to open. This can take a few hours or a few days! If you watch your plants carefully you might see this happening! Once you can see all of your petals and the casing isn't restricting them at all you can measure the flowers height and enter your findings on the website. Once you have done this a flower will appear on the Map showing where your school is!
You can practice measuring the height of your plants to see how quickly they grow. If your plants are still small you can measure from the top of the soil. But, when you come to take the final reading to enter on the website we ask that you measure from the top rim of your plant pot to the highest point of your flower.
Have you compared the heights of the flowers in your class? Are there big differences in the size and maturity of the plants, or are they all very similar? What about the plants planted in the ground? Are these any bigger than the ones in your plant pots? Why do you think this is? You can let me know your thoughts in the 'comments' section when you enter your weekly weather records!
Once the bulbs start to grow send your stories and pictures to our bulb-blog and follow Professor Plant on Twitter!
Keep up the good work Bulb Buddies!
Professor Plant
P.S. Don't worry if your bulbs haven't sprouted yet. It's still early days and I'm sure it won't be long! Mine haven't all shown above the soil yet...


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Standard deliveries within the United Kingdom mainland we will use Royal Mail.
FREE Shipping on all orders over £50 or the Standard Delivery charge is currently £3.95 and will normally arrive within 2/3 working days of despatch.
If you are not present to accept the delivery the driver will put a card through your door informing you of how and where to collect your delivery or how to arrange re-delivery.
For Next Day Delivery within the United Kingdom mainland we will use Royal Mail Special Delivery : Next Day Delivery charge is £8.95 and will arrive before 1pm the next working day
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The Delivery charge for European Countries is £9.95 / Worldwide is £14.95.
Your order will be sent by Royal Mail international signed for delivery service and should be delivered within 3/5 working days of despatch
Please email us firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange All returns for exchanges are dealt with on the same working day of receipt.
Please note We are Trend Clothing Based in the UK.
Returns & Refunds:
If you are unhappy in anyway with your goods ordered online you may send them back for a full refund within 14 days of delivery please email us firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange.
The goods must be returned to us in a re-sellable condition unworn, undamaged, unmarked, odour free and with the original labels attached and in pristine condition and each garment in its original packaging within 30 days of receipt to request a full refund.
When trying on a garment please make sure you do not remove any tags nor wash before trying on and that you are not wearing make-up which may in any way result in the above list of damages.
We are unable to refund any garment which is damaged as above or shows signs of wear.
Some of our products are non-returnable due to Hygiene reasons including – Underwear, Swimwear.
Upon receiving the goods returned in satisfactory re-saleable condition we will issue the refund within 3 working days of receipt (Monday/Saturday), and you will see the credit on your card after 3 or 4 working days.
Although we issue the credit straight away it takes this length of time to work its way through the banking system.
A refund will show on your card under our company name: Driftwood Lifestyle Ltd
Please ensure that you wrap the package securely,For your own protection, we recommend that you send your package by a signed Delivery service please note Royal Mail recorded delivery only insures the goods up to £39.
We cannot be held responsible for packages lost or damaged in the post.
Except where the goods you return are faulty or damaged, the cost of returning the goods to us is your responsibility. All initial postage and packaging costs will be retained by the seller.
This does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.
Our Returns Policy is provided on the rear your purchase invoice that came with your package and it is also provided on the side of your postage label it is in very small writing.
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Assessment of Lumbar Puncture Skill in Experts and Nonexperts Using Checklists and Quantitative Tracking of Needle Trajectories: Implications for Competency-Based Medical Education.
Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 27, 51-56.
(2015). Development and evaluation of a simulation-based curriculum for ultrasound guided central venous catheterization.
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 18, 405-413.
(2016). Examination of learning trajectories for simulated lumbar puncture training using hand motion analysis.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Robotic surgery is increasingly being used for women's hysterectomies, adding at least $2,000 to the cost without offering much benefit over less high-tech methods, a study found.
The technique was used in just 0.5 percent of operations studied in 2007, but that soared to almost 10 percent by early 2010. Columbia University researchers analyzed data on more than 260,000 women who had their wombs removed at 441 U.S. hospitals for reasons other than cancer. The database covered surgeries performed through the first few months of 2010.
Women who had the robotic operations were slightly less likely to spend more than two days in the hospital, but hospital stays were shorter than that for most women. Also, complications were equally rare among robotic surgery patients and those who had more conventional surgeries. Average costs for robotic hysterectomies totaled nearly $9,000, versus about $3,000 for the least expensive method, a different type of minimally invasive technique using more conventional surgery methods.
Traditionally hysterectomies were done by removing the womb through a large abdominal incision. Newer methods include removing the uterus through the vagina and minimally invasive "keyhole" abdominal operations using more conventional surgery methods, or surgeon-controlled robotic devices.
Robotic operations involve computer-controlled long, thin robot-like "arms" equipped with tiny surgery instruments. Surgeons operate the computer and can see inside the body on the computer screen, through a tiny camera attached to the robotic arms. The initial idea was for surgeons to do these operations miles away from the operating room, but robotic operations now are mostly done with the surgeon in the same room as the patient.
Theoretically, robotic surgeries make it easier to maneuver inside the patient, and are increasingly used for many types of operations, not just hysterectomies.
The main explanation for the big increase "is that robotic surgery has been marketed extensively to not only hospitals and physicians, but also directly to patients. There is minimal data in gynecology that it is advantageous," said Dr. Jason Wright, an assistant professor of women's health and the study's lead author.
The study was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"Our findings highlight the importance of developing rational strategies to implement new surgical technologies," the researchers wrote.
They note that 1 in 9 U.S. women will undergo a hysterectomy, usually after the age of 40. Reasons include fibroids and other non-cancerous growths, abnormal bleeding, and cancer.
Traditional abdominal operations remain common and more than 40 percent of women studied had them, costing on average about $6,600.
A JAMA editorial says the study doesn't answer whether the robotic method might be better for certain women, and says more research comparing methods is needed. Still, it says doctors and hospitals have a duty to inform patients about costs of different surgery options.
Dr. Myriam Curet of manufacturer Intuitive Surgical of Sunnyvale, Calif., said surgical robots can help surgeons overcome the limitations of other minimally invasive methods for very overweight patients, those with scarring from other surgeries and other complexities.


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Michigan State University
This course is the last course in this specialization before its capstone experience where you, the learner will launch your business. Consider all the activities associated with the final preparation for a NASA launch before the final countdown takes place. Those are the type of activities with respect to launching a business that will be covered in this course. The goal of the course is for you to have a document that details all the actions you need to take, and all the things that you need to think about before launching your business, with instructions on how to do those actions and how to thing about those things.
Specifically the course will provide you with five benefits or outcomes. First your attitude will be finely focused and tuned to the mindset concepts covered in course one that are likely to have the greatest impact on your business launch. Second in a similar fashion you will become keenly aware of those aspects of your business that directly impact its ability to create and deliver value on day one; and have actions plans to address each aspect. With your 'mind right' and your 'business right' the third and fourth outcomes of the course are actions plans to get your 'market connections' right. The course will allow you to explore strategies and tactics to engage the market, communication your message, and generate sales; and select those which give you the best opportunity to learn and establish a foundation for growth. Finally the course will walk you through a final checklist of operational issues that will allow you to enter the capstone course and your business launch ready to go on day one.
Throughout the course we have emphasized the importance of market engagement, allowing the market to provide feedback that sharpens your business and maximizes its chances for success. As with the entire specialization the feedback you will get through the peer review assignments for this course and the capstone course are an invaluable opportunity for for such engagement.
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Good morning. I'm David Greene. Hipsters: They're known for roasting their own coffee, riding vintage bicycles, listening to vinyl records from obscure bands, and now also for being unpopular. A new report from Public Policy Polling finds only 16 percent of Americans think hipsters are still hip. More than a quarter of those polled said hipsters should have to pay a special tax for being so annoying.
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2012 Cricket Hall Of Fame Induction
To Join Test greats Basil Butcher And Joe Solomon
By Orin Davidson
After twenty seven years of immensely dedicated administrative work in cricket, John Aaron will finally get his just due.
The former secretary of the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) will receive his biggest accolade Saturday (October 6th) when he will be inducted into the Cricket Hall Of Fame in Hartford, Connecticut.
He will join an exclusive batch of inductees this year that includes the famous West Indies batting duo of the 1950s Basil Butcher and Joe Solomon.
One of the most popular administrators in the United States, Aaron has given selflessly to the sport without ever giving the impression he wanted anything in return except to see the sport in the United States, uplifted developmentally.
Apart from serving in a number of administrative positions from club to national level, Aaron has written voluminously on the sport.
Modesty is also, one of his good traits as he felt he was not ready to be thus honored. "I don't think now was the time, but the Hall of Fame thought different," Aaron stated.
He was nominated by among others Roy Sweeney and Clifford Hinds and it was instantly accepted by the committee.
Beginning way back in 1985, Aaron served Atlantis Cricket Club out of Queens for a total of 23 years in the capacity as President and Secretary. He went on to give his services to the Eastern American Cricket Association (EACA) league, also in the said two top positions for three years.
Subsequently, Aaron was elected Regional Director for the New York Region on the USACA board, following which he claimed his most exalted position by winning election as secretary of the national ruling body (USACA) in 2008.
Unfortunately Aaron's commitment, honesty and patriotism was not matched by his colleagues on the USACA board and his tenure was the lone outstanding feature amidst a disastrous period, administration-wise. Two suspensions imposed on United States by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for mismanagement marked a horrendous period. And were it not for Aaron's work in repairing the damage in negotiations with the ICC, the last suspension could've been more lengthy than the 16 months it lasted.
Also noteworthy were Aaron's negotiations with the ICC that allowed the United States women's team to field its strongest team which upset Canada in the T20 World Cup qualifying series, that landed them a place among the final 12 countries that played for Associate member positions in the finals, two years ago.
But alas more bungling by Aaron's fellow Board members wasted the opportunity and denied the ladies the chance to be at their best and they failed to advance, in America's first attempt.
Aaron's professionalism was further highlighted when he was the only USACA official to resign when the executive's term of office expired early in 2011, after continued delays by the President and his minions to hold elections, which were long overdue.
Such was Aaron's intense love for United States cricket, he ill-advisedly tried to regain his secretarial position and contested a sham election which resulted in him losing a contrived contest determined by handpicked voters. It was a despicable example of the corrupt mindset of powers that be, who did not want him to serve, as he was the only decent presence a gaggle of villains.
Not surprisingly Aaron was quickly gobbled to serve on the steering committee of a newly formed rival cricket ruling body – the American Cricket Federation (ACF) which aims to restore some semblance of decency for the development of United States cricket.
Hopefully the International Cricket Council (ICC) acts soon enough to give U.S. cricket it's deserved due by separating the good from the bad by identifying the proper body to govern this country's cricket.
Aaron, a born and bred Guyanese, equipped with a BA in Communications from Hunter College (CUNY) and MA in Management and Technology from New York University (NYU), still manages to hold down a demanding job as Senior College Administrator at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, despite his time dedicated to cricket.
Butcher and Solomon, two of Guyana's premier Test batsmen who both toured England in the highly successful 1963 series, will headline the list of inductees. They will join others including fellow Guyanese greats Clive Lloyd, Lance Gibbs and Alvin Kallicharran previously inducted. Butcher averaged 47.11 runs in Tests with an aggregate of 3104 while Solomon averaged 34 and totaled 1326 runs from 27 Tests.
The other local inductees apart from Aaron are Jamie Harrison, Samuel Belnavis, Mahamood "Mo" Ally, Dale V. C. Holness, Joseph Buffong, and Andrew Headley. The function will be held at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Hartford.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter on the strength of the strongest consumer spending in three years, an encouraging sign for 2014.
The fourth-quarter increase followed a 4.1 percent growth rate in the July-September quarter, when the economy benefited from a buildup in business stockpiles.
For 2013 as a whole, the economy grew a tepid 1.9 percent, weaker than the 2.8 percent increase in 2012, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Growth was held back last year by higher taxes and federal spending cuts.
With that drag diminished, many economists think growth could top 3 percent in 2014. That would be the best performance since the recession ended in mid-2009.
The expansion in the final three months of 2013 was fueled by a 3.3 percent growth rate in consumer spending, a significant acceleration from 2 percent spending growth in the third quarter. It was the best spending pace since the fourth quarter of 2010. Consumer spending is particularly important because it accounts for about 70 percent of the economy.
Government spending fell at a 4.9 percent rate last quarter. State and local government activity rose at a scant 0.5 percent rate, but federal government spending tumbled at a 12.6 percent rate. The 16-day partial government shutdown in October cut fourth-quarter growth by about 0.3 percentage point, the government said.
The strength in consumer spending reflected gains in purchases of durable goods such as autos and nondurable goods such as clothing. Spending on services also rose strongly.
Businesses invested in more equipment last quarter. There was also strength from a shrinking trade deficit. But housing construction declined.
Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, said he thinks growth will slow to an annual rate of around 2.5 percent in the first half of this year, in part because businesses will slow their stockpiling. But Ashworth said even this reduced growth rate should help further lower the unemployment rate and ensure that the Federal Reserve will keep reducing its stimulus this year. The unemployment rate is now 6.7 percent.
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Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, said the strength in the October-December quarter supported her view that the economy would grow at an annual rate of 2.9 percent this year.
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In addition, U.S. manufacturers are expected to get a lift from rising global demand. And at home, housing construction and auto sales, which showed strength last year, are expected to register further gains in 2014.
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The Miami Herald and other news outlets are reporting that 31-year-old Derek Medina of South Miami apparently posted that Facebook message Thursday morning, along with a photo of a woman's "twisted, bloodied body lying on a linoleum floor."
Soon after the posts appeared, the Herald adds, "Medina walked into the South Miami police station ... then spent the evening speaking with homicide detectives about what led up to the shooting death of his wife, Jennifer Alfonso, 26."
He's been charged with first-degree murder.
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You just can't out-gloom an environmentalist. The Atlantic invited some luminaries to answer the question, "How and when will the world end?" Some contributions were funny. Others simply plausible -- a volcanic eruption from underneath Yellowstone National Park is frightfully overdue. But only an environmentalist like Bill McKibben could be a killjoy about the apocalypse itself.
The environmental activist and writer declares the question moot: "In a sense, the world as we knew it is already over. We have heated the Earth, melted the Arctic and turned seawater 30 percent more acidic. The only question left is how much more fossil fuel we'll burn, and hence how unfamiliar and inhospitable we'll make our home planet."
It's difficult to imagine a more absurd overstatement. I'm not referring to the exaggerated claim the Arctic has "melted." And the acidification of the oceans is a real concern (though there's reason to believe it's not as bad as some say). But even Chicken Little wouldn't call it proof the world is already over.
What's truly ludicrous is McKibben's use of the word "inhospitable."
For something like 99 percent of human history, the world was really inhospitable. Strangers everywhere were greeted with bloodshed and attacked with cruelty. Dying from premature violence was more commonplace than dying from heart disease or cancer is today. In his classic, "War Before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage," Lawrence Keeley provides mountains of data documenting that modern humans live on a mountain of murder. In prehistoric societies, up to half of the population died from homicide, though 10 percent to 20 percent was closer to the norm.
In "The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined," Steven Pinker shows that the world has become immeasurably more hospitable since the Industrial Revolution. Even World War II was an improvement. If the death toll had been equal to that of tribal societies, 2 billion lives would have been lost instead of a "mere" 60 million to 100 million. In the United States, violent crime is the lowest it's been in nearly half a century.
Of course, McKibben is speaking of the physical environment. But by any conceivable measure -- save, arguably, outdoor temperatures -- the Earth is a vastly more hospitable place for humanity thanks to the hard work of humanity. When Pilgrims came to North America, it was often described as an inhospitable wilderness. Malaria, smallpox and yellow fever decimated immigrants (not to mention untold millions of Native Americans). Backbreaking labor was the only means of subsistence for millions of Americans for generations. Drudgery and toil -- have you ever tried to churn butter? -- were necessary for even the simplest pleasures. And does anyone dispute the improved lot of blacks and women?
Ironically, as global warming fears have risen, America and the Earth have gotten more, not less, hospitable. Since 1990, global poverty has been cut in half, and since 1970, extreme poverty has dropped 80 percent.
Rich and poor alike are eating better, despite global population growth. According to UNICEF, more than 2 billion people gained access to improved water sources between 1990 and 2010. In the developing world, meat consumption has more than doubled since the 1990s (after having doubled already since the 1960s). That's because new technologies allow us to grow more with less. From 1940 to 2010, U.S. corn production quintupled while the land used for the crop shrunk.
"Globally," writes Matt Ridley, "the production of a given crop requires 65 percent less land than it did in 1961." And, he notes, the acreage required for all crops is falling 2 percent a year.
OK, things have gotten a wee bit warmer outside. But economic growth and innovation have made the world vastly more hospitable. We live longer, eat better, have more leisure time and have fewer deadly occupations. The environment in the developed world has gotten vastly cleaner, healthier and more enjoyable since the 1970s because rich countries can afford to make things more hospitable. We can only hope poor countries get similarly wealthy as quickly as possible.
Well, most of us can hope for such things. Others seem to think such gains come at too high a price.


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1968 Shelby GT500
Photos by Huw Evens
Image is everything. And image is what Carroll Shelby oozed. From his racing days to his days as a promoter of Shelby vehicles, Carroll Shelby was a one-man marketing genius. The difference between him and other marketers was that his products backed up the image with exhilarating performance, looks and handling.
Since the first GT350 came off the assembly line, the Shelby line of cars built on the performance image. Many buyers of these special cars got a lot for their money, with plenty of them going from the dealership to the racetrack and winning on a regular basis. Others enjoyed the celebrity of owning a pure bred race car.
The 1968 GT500KR had its roots in the 1967 GT500. When launched, the GT500 was the epitome of cool. The new tougher body style of the Mustang fastback lent itself to Shelby modifications. Using the basic Mustang shell, a more aggressive front end looked like a killer shark ready for lunch. The hood and headlamps had an aggressive overhang while the grille looked menacing with its center mounted high beams.
Things were changing for the Shelby organization. Up until now, all GT350 and GT500s were built in Metuchen, New Jersey, as a Mustang GT, then sent to a rented facility at LAX airport for transformation into a Shelby GT. However in September 1967, Shelby lost his lease at the LAX facility and all production was moved the A.O Smith Company in Livonia, Michigan.
Rumor had it that Shelby moved because of losing his lease, but the truth was Ford wanted more control over the project, especially with respect to quality control of Shelby's cars. Earlier fiberglass pieces were at best a poor fit, especially at the hood to headlamp bucket fit. Ford, for 1968, redesigned the fiberglass front end pieces and changed suppliers that resulted in the 1968 Shelby having a much better fit and finish along with a crisper look to the car. Front-end changes included a shorter hood with a scoop resting more forward than that of 1967. The new hood also included twin side mounted louvers for added airflow to the engine compartment. The grille was redesigned and offered twin pedestal style fog lamps built by first by Marchal, then later by Lucas. High beams reverted back to larger seven-inch headlamps.
From the side, the GT500 was carried over from 1967. A C-pillar mounted air vent pushed air into the cabin while the quarter-panel mounted lower scoop cooled the rear brakes. The rear end treatment included a fiberglass decklid with an integral spoiler. Taillights for 1968 were changed to 1965 Thunderbird for a better look than the Cougar lights used previously. Quad exhausts exited under the lower valence panel.
Inside, the GT500KR was all business. All cars were fitted with the Mustang Deluxe Interior. This included a woodgrain dash panel, deluxe door pads, Cobra logo floor-mounted shifter, 140 mph speedometer and an eight grand tach. Bucket seats, while handsome, offered no lateral support.
Fuel For Thought
Probably the most recognized factory performance car in history
Outlandish styling
Carroll Shelby is an icon in the industry
Incredible curb appeal
First year for production Shelby Mustang convertible
Number built – 1,053 Fastbacks (GT500KR), 517 Convertibles (GT500KR), 1 GT500KR Hertz
Construction – Unibody
Engine – 428 ci V8
Power/Torque – 335/440
Transmission – four-speed manual, three-speed automatic
Suspension front – independent ball joints, single lower control arm and upper a-type control arm with coil springs
Suspension rear – leaf springs
Steering – recirculating ball and nut
Brakes – 11.3-inch front disc brakes, 10 inch drums rear
Length/width/height – 183.6/70.9/51.8 inches
Wheelbase – 108 inches
Weight – 3,570 lbs.
0-60mph/quarter-mile – 6.5 seconds, 14.75 seconds at 98 mph (Motor Trend, March 1968 on a Mustang GT500)
Top speed – 116 mph
MPG – 12.8 average
Price – MSRP $4,438 (convertible), Today – $ 111,600
Insurance Cost
Insurance cost is $629 per year for a $100,000 1968 Mustang GT500KR. This is based on 3,000 miles per year of pleasure driving.
*Based on a quote from Heacock Classic Car Insurance
Engine - The FE Cobra-Jet block was designed for racing. There are no known weak areas. It would accept high RPM without wincing. Ford purposely underrated the horsepower but opponents knew it was much more than 335. Most experts rate the factory engine at 400 horsepower or more.
Handling - The GT500KR handled better than any other domestic production car of its time. Carroll Shelby had been a road racer and knew what it took to create a total performance car. With staggered shocks, heavy-duty springs and a large sway bar, the GT500KR took curves like a skateboard.
1968 Corvette 427 L71 Tri-Power
Number built – 2,898 (L71 Corvettes)
0-60/quarter mile – 6.3 seconds, 14.1 seconds at 103 mph
Top speed – 160 mph
Price – $4,663 plus $437.10 for the 427 tri-power engine; Today – $199,000 - $502,800.
1968 Yenko (Copo 9737) 427 Camaro
Number built – 65 units
0-60/quarter-mile – 5.7 seconds, 13.20 seconds at 106 mph est.
Top speed – 130 mph
Price – $3,995 –Today – $72,100 - $181,800
Strong Points
One of the most sought after cars in history
Stellar performance
Incredible visuals
Limited production
Weak Points
Expensive to purchase
Many unrestored cars have rust problems
Easy to clone
Vehicle Category
Most are trailer queens. Due to the high value of the GT500KR, very few are driven regularly.
What To Pay
1968 Shelby GT500KR
Low – $111,600
Average – $159,900
High – $231,900
*Prices courtesy of NADA,
Parts Prices
Seat cover kit $201.95
Engine oil pan $54.95
Front fender $176.95
Complete floor pan $614.95
GT500 grille emblem $52.95
GT500 body side stripe $24.95
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Shelby Mustang by Tom Corcoran
Shelby Mustang by R.M. Clarke
Shelby: The Man, The Car, The Legend by Wallace Wyss
The Great Muscle Cars Compared by R.M. Clarke
Mustang Legends by Voyageur Press
The GT500KR is arguably the best total performance cars of the '60s. The combination of stunning looks, excellent performance and outstanding handling was never duplicated by any other manufacturer. Today, these have become prized possessions and an ever-increasing value.
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"Everybody's well-rounded, everybody's tough, and everybody's getting paid pretty good so they can train smart, and the sport's evolving. And you've got to want the sport to evolve, and you've got to evolve too. That's important."
Your mother always told you that you will be judged by the company you keep. If that's true in mixed martial arts, then the resume of Gray Maynard keeps looking better and better.
Frankie Edgar, Maynard's opponent in Saturday's UFC 125 main event, is a world champion. Nate Diaz is 2-0 with two finishes at 170 pounds since their January 2010 bout. Kenny Florian is a two-time title challenger. Dennis Siver has gone 6-2 after a defeat to Maynard. And Jim Miller has run off a six fight winning streak after losing to "The Bully."
That's a number one contender for you, and when you consider his slate contains a host of top-notch pros, does it really matter that he's defeated them all by decision?
"I believe that the people who talk about decisions all the time and say that this guy sucks because he wins by decision, they've got a rude awakening coming in the future because the gap is getting so close with the top guys," said Maynard, unbeaten in 12 pro fights. "And nobody's gonna quit and it's gonna get harder to get knockouts. Everybody knows jiu-jitsu now, and it's gonna be the small intricacies that are gonna win big fights by close margins."
Maynard has become more than adept at mastering those intricacies. Whether it's standing or on the mat, the former Michigan State University wrestling standout has become a well-rounded MMA fighter who can beat anyone not only at his game, but at theirs. But at the same time, he's heard the criticism for not having scored a finish since he took out Joe Veres in nine seconds back in September of 2007.
"I've never tried to pad my record with who I choose to have for a scrap, so that could have hurt me in the aspect of not having the stuff where it's 'he ran through that guy, oh my God, he's unbelievable because he tapped a guy who was in the UFC for the first time,'" he chuckles. "I don't know what people are looking at at times. And I can understand, you're a fan and you want drama where one guy's knocked out almost, he pops back up, and comes back. That's what makes TV and movies great – the drama. But for me, I'm not trying to create any drama in a fight; I'm trying to beat this guy's ass, and that's it."
It's the same dilemma posed by the current reign of welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who hasn't lost a round, let alone a fight, since 2007.
"He's dominating," said Maynard of GSP. "He's doing a great job and he's at the top of his game. People aren't quitting, people don't have the holes that they had before where you could say I'm gonna exploit that because it's a huge gap and I know it's there. Now everybody's well-rounded, everybody's tough, and everybody's getting paid pretty good so they can train smart, and the sport's evolving. And you've got to want the sport to evolve, and you've got to evolve too. That's important."
When it comes down to it, Maynard is going to be Maynard, and if the Arizona native is one thing, he's a winner, and until you can pin a loss on his record, you're going to have to deal with him. And you don't hear his peers complaining about him; they're just trying to figure out the puzzle he's presented thus far. Currently working on that formula is New Jersey's Edgar, who Maynard defeated via unanimous decision in April of 2008. Ask Maynard about that fight and whether he thought he would be meeting "The Answer" again, and he's honest in his reply.
"I knew he was good, but I just don't try to look that far ahead," said Maynard. "I just try to concentrate on who I have next, and until I did have him again, I didn't care."
Maynard did have some painful memories of the fight though.
"I ended up with a broken hand in that fight and I got my eye screwed up pretty bad, so it wasn't a hard one where it was him, it was just me dealing with things and saying 'okay, this is gut check time. I gotta push through it,'" he said. "But again, he's a tough kid and it was a tough fight. They (the fights) are always good if you have a good opponent."
Looking back, the first Edgar bout wasn't the toughest of Maynard's UFC tenure. That honor would go to his split decision win over Nate Diaz last January, but since it happened nearly a year ago, it doesn't really register to Maynard anymore. What matters to him is what has always been on the top of his priority list – today. What happened yesterday is in the past and what will happen tomorrow may be contingent on how he performs today. He's lived this way since he was barely out of diapers, and at 31, it's obvious that such a mindset has served him well.
"I think competing in a combat sport since the time I was three, my whole process of wins, losses, dreams collapsing, achieving goals, the ups and the downs, and the highs and the lows have all come back to just concentrating on today," he said. "Don't look ahead to the belt, what will happen if I lose, what will happen if I win. Just concentrate on today and what I have to take care of today, and that will make you know that 'hey, I've got to be prepared for now.' And that's gonna happen for the scrap too; you're gonna be right there and you're gonna appreciate it and not try to look ahead of it. You're gonna concentrate on that fight."
And don't ask him about Saturday night on Sunday. He will have already moved on.
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Monday, July 5, 2010
Strawberry Cake a la Martha Stewart - Blue Monday
A touch of small town Americana for Blue Monday.
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I hope you've had the opportunity to visit the beautiful and informative blog, NJ Epicurean. Several days ago, Jen, its creator, featured a strawberry cake that was originally developed by Martha Stewart. Martha's recipe and reviews of it can be found here. Strawberry yields are still high in our community, and abundant and inexpensive berries gave me the incentive I needed to try this very simple cake. We've just finished dessert and I'm happy to report the recipe produces a great snack cake. It can be quickly assembled and works well as a stand-in for strawberry short cake. The only drawback, if there is one, is that cake is very sweet and may be off-putting to those who favor European-style cakes and pastries. The cake is best served warm with a dollop of cream or a scoop of ice cream. Everyone who has reviewed the recipe also reports it is slow to stale. If properly wrapped, it will keep for several days in or out of the refrigerator. The cake takes about 10 minutes to make and that ease of assembly puts it squarely into my recipe files. I hope you will try this. Here's the recipe.
Strawberry Cake...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Martha Stewart
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pie plate
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
2 tablespoons pearl sugar
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch pie plate.
2) Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a medium bowl.
3) Place butter and 1 cup sugar in bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low; mix in egg, milk, orange zest and vanilla and almond extracts.
4) Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Transfer batter to buttered pie plate. Arrange strawberries on top of batter, cut sides down and as close together as possible. Sprinkle pearl sugar over all.
5) Bake cake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Bake until cake is golden brown and firm to the touch, about 1 hour. Let cool in pie plate on a wire rack. Cut into wedges. Cake can be stored at room temperature, loosely covered, up to 2 days. Yield: 8 servings.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Strawberry Glace Tart - One Perfect Bite
Strawberry Yogurt Pie - One Perfect Bite
Strawberry Panna Cotta - One Perfect Bite
Strawberry Frozen Yogurt - Simply Recipes
Strawberry Preserves - Los Angeles Times
White Zin-ful Strawberry Cooler - Poor Girl Eats Well
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Smiling Sally - Blue Monday
84 comments :
- Nina Timm said...
Bookmarked for summer time, I don't think it will work with frozen strawberries. I wouldn't mind having a piece right now!!!
- July 5, 2010 at 12:16 AM
- The Quintessential Magpie said...
Hi, Mary! What a fabulous dessert, and I think you could give Martha lessons!
That's a refreshing sign. I do love small town America. It's home!
Happy Blue Monday and hope your Fourth was happy, too!
Sheila :-) - July 5, 2010 at 12:22 AM
- Ren- Lady Of The Arts said...
Yum! This looks so good- I am sure the lemon zest gives the strawberries a bit of a kick.
Have a great day! - July 5, 2010 at 12:27 AM
- Gloria Baker said...
What lovely strawberry cake Mary, look perfect and beauty, huggs, gloria
- July 5, 2010 at 12:30 AM
- xinex said...
It looks wonderful, Mary! Yum!..Christine
- July 5, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- SmilingSally said...
Ah Mary, I don't think that it could be too sweet for me!
Happy Blue Monday! - July 5, 2010 at 12:36 AM
- Debbi Does Dinner Healthy said...
Excellent! Gorgeous and tasty! Thanks!
- July 5, 2010 at 12:39 AM
- LV said...
I have missed out lately having a good lunch with you. I would take a piece of this pie anytime. You had just the right amount of blue thrown in as well.
- July 5, 2010 at 12:47 AM
- The Words Crafter said...
Oh my, my husband is going to love this, thanks Mary!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:05 AM
- Sanura said...
It looks like strawberry season is almost over here in New York. I would love to try this recipe with another fruit.
- July 5, 2010 at 1:14 AM
- faith said...
This looks so delicious! I can't wait to try it!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:32 AM
- Pie said...
The cake looks delicious!
My Blue Monday. - July 5, 2010 at 1:38 AM
- Unknown said...
What a great looking cake. I will have to get some strawberries now.
- July 5, 2010 at 2:16 AM
- Diane said...
That looks really nice. I will make it for Nigel, but I have to miss eating the strawberries. Perhaps though I will get the flavour so that would be nice. Have a good day. Diane
- July 5, 2010 at 2:37 AM
- Sutapa said...
What a lovely , gorgeous and delicious cake Mary!
- July 5, 2010 at 3:33 AM
- Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...
I like cake with fresh fruit too, this cake look just very good!
- July 5, 2010 at 3:40 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Beautiful cake, lookss soooo marvellous..
- July 5, 2010 at 3:57 AM
- Sushma Mallya said...
Lovely strawberry cake...have a great week ahead mary..
- July 5, 2010 at 4:34 AM
- Hearty Bakes said...
Looks fruitilicious good!
- July 5, 2010 at 4:37 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Cake served warm sounds very intriguing. I think a little vanilla ice cream on the side would be worthy.
- July 5, 2010 at 4:55 AM
- FOODESSA said...
Mary, I'm glad to know that this is not a fussy cake. What I'm very pleased about is your gentle warning about the sugar factor.
Thanks for your review and baking experience.
Have a great day and flavourful wishes, Claudia - July 5, 2010 at 5:14 AM
- Receitas para a Felicidade said...
MARY, Superb, delicious and very tempting cake.
Have a good week, kiss. - July 5, 2010 at 5:33 AM
- Umm Mymoonah said...
Very soft and yummy cakes, i love these ideas of blue monday, pink saturday.... I would also like to join you girls in this.
- July 5, 2010 at 5:35 AM
- eileeninmd said...
Your strawberry cake looks so yummy. And it seems easy to make, that my kin of recipe. Havea great week!
- July 5, 2010 at 6:11 AM
- eileeninmd said...
Your strawberry cake looks so yummy. And it seems easy to make, that my kin of recipe. Havea great week!
- July 5, 2010 at 6:12 AM
- bj said...
UMMM...sounds delicious. We would all like this as strawberries are our favorite berry!!
xo bj - July 5, 2010 at 6:48 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
Seems so easy to bake! Have to check it out.
- July 5, 2010 at 7:00 AM
- Katerina said...
Mary you just said the magic word; easy and tasty (actually the words were two). Anyway, this looks very promising.
- July 5, 2010 at 7:13 AM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
Wow, that looks scrumptious - the best of a coffee cake and a lattice pie crust. What a wonderful way to take advantage of lovely summer strawberries.
- July 5, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- Simply Life said...
oh my, that would make martha proud! nice work!
- July 5, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- Cathy said...
I'm hearing that strawberry season is almost over but I'll have time to bake this lovely cake before the berries are gone. It came and went too fast this year.
I hope you are enjoying a wonderful holiday weekend, Mary. We've lucked out with the weather. - July 5, 2010 at 8:14 AM
- Allie and Pattie said...
Perfect timing mary! We're visiting at my son's in FL and his neighbor brought over a HUGE basket of berries last night- this will be wonderful for today's picnic at the beach! Have a wonderful day!
xoxo Pattie - July 5, 2010 at 8:17 AM
- Joanne said...
An easy, delicious, durable fruit-filled cake? Sounds good to me. Especially with fresh local strawberries!
- July 5, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- PeggyR said...
Another great recipe! Have a good Monday!
- July 5, 2010 at 8:48 AM
- Jen_from_NJ said...
Hi Mary, I am so honored to be mentioned on your beautiful blog! Your cake is just gorgeous. I love visiting - you always brighten my day. You are a blessing! Happy Blue Monday!
- July 5, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Unknown said...
Hey thanks so much for posting that delicious looking cake and the link to another great recipe blog!
http://hisperfectpromises.blogspot.com/ - July 5, 2010 at 8:59 AM
Stopping by via Blue Monday...
bookmarked this post...wonder how it will be with my favorite {blueberries}??? i'll give it a try both ways :D
~victoria~ - July 5, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- Marly said...
This looks delicious. Can we have it with the sangria in the post below it? A lot of sweetness I'm sure. But seems like it would make for a lovely evening!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:02 AM
- Unknown said...
Ok, I'm coming to your house for the week....all your strawberry recipes have looked so incredible!! Hope your 4th of July was a good one!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- Bits said...
Wow! This is simply mouth-watering! You made it so tempting!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- Barbara said...
Mary, this looks delicious! Moist and summery. I love the way you made it in a pie pan.
(And thanks for sending us to Jen's blog!)
I was raised in a small town of 2000 people and I don't think it's changed all that much in all these years. The sign made me smile with memories! - July 5, 2010 at 10:51 AM
- Renée said...
Mary, your cake looks lovely. My strawberries are gone, but I've got a lot of peaches. I think I'll give it a whirl...thanks.
- July 5, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Vegetarian Yogini said...
Beautiful! still have strawberries in the fridge! I will try it since my cake is over:(
- July 5, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
Mary and Martha--a perfect combination in the kitchen!
Bonnie - July 5, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Carolyn Jung said...
This is a nice change from the usual rolling and cutting of dough for shortcakes. Much easier. And such a pretty presentation.
- July 5, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Susi's Kochen und Backen said...
What a pretty cake. It looks like it should be displayed at any bakery! It sounds delicious:o)
- July 5, 2010 at 12:04 PM
- Jeannie said...
another delicious looking strawberry recipe! would love to give this a try.
- July 5, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Oh wow, this looks so heavely.. love Magpies comment, nad i agree!!!!!!
- July 5, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- CinnamonChoc said...
hye!tq for the new recipe.anyway,im enjoying my weekend very much :) tq for always dropping by at my blog.appreciate u very much though.hugs! :)
- July 5, 2010 at 12:13 PM
- Hearty Bakes said...
Hi Mary, thanks for dropping by my blog and left your sweet comments.
Your strawberry cake looks fruitilicious good and deli. Thanks for sharing~ - July 5, 2010 at 12:32 PM
- Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul said...
Looks like a keeper.
I also stopped by Jen's blog.
Thanks for sharing the luuuv!
Carmen - July 5, 2010 at 12:51 PM
mmmm... this one sounds tasty. I love small-town, too. Happy Blue Monday, Mary.
~Karen - July 5, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Angie's Recipes said...
This strawberry cake looks extraordinary pretty and delectable!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:06 PM
- Salsa Verde said...
Looks fabulous and so flavoursome!!!
Lia. - July 5, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
More strawberry love! Our fresh season is over, but we can still get pretty decent ones in the grocery. I wonder if frozen would work...I have oodles of tasty berries in my freezer. It's always good to know you can put together something as tasty as that cake looks in a hurry! Thanks for sharing :)
- July 5, 2010 at 1:17 PM
- Jann said...
I think this is just the perfect cake to have on hand for company! I am very much in to quick and easy "anything" these days.......sweets and I get along very well. I am certain I willl enjoy this with a hot cup of coffee! Thanks so much for stopping over to view my site!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:33 PM
- The Chef In My Head said...
Great idea for the abundance of blackberries I have. I wonder how peaches would work? You are the queen of quick cakes!! Happy Day~LeslieMichele
- July 5, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- Rita said...
Love the idea of making a cake with strawberries; I make one with blueberries, but is super! Martha, eat your heart out; Mary is cooking!
Rita - July 5, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Ana Powell said...
I have turned blue for not been able to have a slice of your awesome strawberry cake.
Lovely clicks ♥ - July 5, 2010 at 3:14 PM
- Joyce said...
Easy and slow to stale are two good things for a hot summer day of baking. Thanks for sharing.
Joyce - July 5, 2010 at 4:11 PM
- Kim, USA said...
Oh my this look very yummy!
BM~Peacock - July 5, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Faith said...
I love Jen's blog too -- she's such a sweetheart! This cake is beautiful, Mary...absolutely perfect for summer.
- July 5, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Rachana said...
That strawberry cake looks incredibily yumm!!! I would love to have a piece now :-)
- July 5, 2010 at 5:40 PM
- M @ Betty Crapper said...
I wonder what would happen if you use less sugar to make it less sweet. In any case, if you don't want any more send it over.
- July 5, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- Claudia said...
Oh Mary - that does look scrumptious. I am hoping to make it to the strawberry patch this week and wehn I do - this will be on the menu.
- July 5, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- Adventures in Domestic Cooking said...
This looks perfect! And a perfect summer treat!
- July 5, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Cindy said...
Now, that looks fabulous. I will give it a try; I know my family will love it!
- July 5, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- GLENDA CHILDERS said...
Mary, this look delicious. I was a bit disappointed with the strawberries I bought for July 4. Maybe it matches the crummy weather we have been having.
I am so impressed/delighted for you in the amazing amount of comments that you receive. How fun. You are a faithful commentor - is this how you built up such a following? (and your delicious recipes, of course.)
Glenda - July 5, 2010 at 10:01 PM
- cocoa and coconut said...
thanks for your comment at my blog, i am so flattered! you have an amazing blog yourself and such a delicious abundance of great recipes. will give them a go sometime...oh and i'll defintely be back to check up on your recipes.
- July 5, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Wow. Sounds so good. I think strawberries are still available for a bit longer by me, so some sort of strawberry treat ought to be baked.
- July 5, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- Eileen said...
Looks delicious! I am adding this one to my recipe book. :)
- July 5, 2010 at 10:17 PM
- Chef Dennis Littley said...
what a beautiful strawberry cake!! How good it must taste!! we need to use those beautiful fresh strawberries while we can!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:28 PM
- Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...
yummy and cute post...
love the look of it. - July 5, 2010 at 10:41 PM
- CIN&BUD said...
Gotta try and hope you will follow my blog too at www.dessertexotics.blogspot.com
- July 6, 2010 at 12:52 AM
- Rue said...
This is great - we are smack in the middle of strawberry season - so I'm going to try this one!
- July 6, 2010 at 12:56 AM
- Rue said...
This is great - we are smack in the middle of strawberry season - so I'm going to try this one!
- July 6, 2010 at 12:56 AM
- Chats the Comfy Cook said...
I keep looking for recipes to bake with strawberries. I hope to make this one, this week.
- July 6, 2010 at 2:02 AM
- CaSaundraLeigh said...
It's always good to have various strawberry recipes on hand--especially since strawberries can go bad so fast. I love the sounds of this cake--and so few ingredients that I already have on hand!
- July 6, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- D. Jean Quarles said...
I love that it's easy to put together. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to try it out.
- July 6, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- CailinMarie said...
I love visiting your blog. You have the most fabulous recipes! And 10 minutes did you say? wow! but what is pearled sugar may I ask?
- July 6, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- Diana's Cocina said...
Lovely presentation ~ easy and tasty is my kind of cake.
- July 6, 2010 at 10:51 AM
- Cherine said...
This cake is just fabulous!!
- July 6, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- Katy said...
Mary, I will surely have to give this one a try. I love just about strawberry anything, and in a cake, well you have won my heart!
- July 6, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- My Little Space said...
You're right about the cake. I too think its quite sweet and its best to keep in the refridgerator. Have a nice day!
Regards, Kristy - July 7, 2010 at 10:18 AM


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TUF 17 coaches Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen meet the press...
"I think Jon Jones is the best fighter I've ever seen."
It's probably the last comment you would expect to hear coming from the mouth of Chael Sonnen, but there it was, an odd quip of honesty or a peace branch of sorts before the self-proclaimed Gangster from West Linn travels out to Las Vegas to begin filming season 17 of The Ultimate Fighter as a coach against the UFC light heavyweight champion.
"If I was to compare him (Jones) to somebody, I would put Randy Couture above him, but a lot of that's just out of respect," continued Sonnen on a Wednesday media teleconference. "I don't believe he's Randy Couture, but I believe he's fantastic. He's got techniques, I don't even know what they're called. So good for Jon."
Sonnen's compliments toward "Bones" weren't the only oddities on the midweek call, as it turned out that in the early stages of what is expected to be a lengthy trash talk war between the two that will carry through filming of TUF 17 and into an April 27th bout, it was Jones who came out the early victor.
"Chael's an interesting guy," said Jones. "I respect some things about him, like the way he goes out there and gets what he wants, everything except for a world championship or any championships. So he's a good talker, he's definitely good for the sport in some ways, and he's extremely disrespectful and not much of a championship level athlete at all, but he has his qualities, and most of his qualities are gonna come to light when he retires and when he's able to do his TV shows and commentating and things like that. But right now I feel as if I'm doing a lot of people in the sport a favor and I'm doing Chael a favor by showing him what his true calling is, and that's using that gift of gab, not athletic talent."
Sounds like the beginning of an interesting few months, and that's certainly the reaction in the online world, where debates are sprouting up in rapid-fire fashion discussing the merits – or lack thereof – of Sonnen getting an immediate title shot at 205 pounds after making the decision to move back to the weight class after a lengthy run at middleweight. But according to UFC President Dana White, with Jones sidelined until next year with an arm injury suffered in his September title defense win over Vitor Belfort, this was the right move to make.
"It made sense for him (Jones) to do The Ultimate Fighter," said White. "(Lyoto) Machida can fight, Dan Henderson can fight, (Alex) Gustafsson and Shogun (Rua) are gonna fight in December, and so everything will keep right on moving. These guys will both coach The Ultimate Fighter, they'll fight when the season's over, and whoever's next in line at 205 pounds can fight Jon Jones next for the title. It's not like we're clogging up the light heavyweight division for a guy who wasn't a contender."
Sonnen had an even sterner message for those who believe that he doesn't deserve a shot at Jones' belt.
"Welcome to life," he said. "We don't deserve things, we get what we get. And let's understand, not one of those fighters said 'Hey Dana, I'll fight Chael. Let me prove that I'm the number one contender, let me fight that guy.' Not one of them. They all sat there and said their little things, so I've called every one of those bastards out and I'll call them out right now. And I've got no problem getting a tune up fight and slapping any one of these guys around, including the Karate Kid (referring to Machida). So not only do they not want to carry the heavy water and fight me, they don't want to fight Jon Jones. Not one of them called out Jon. The only fighter to call Jones out is me. Nobody called me out. I don't turn down fights and I never get hurt. I will fight anybody at anytime. So these guys can say all these things they want, but not one of them has stepped up. I gotta deal with this all the time, where guys always get jealous or envious of an opportunity, but they never want to walk out to the mound and point to the crowd and tell them where they're gonna hit the ball. I will. I'll call my shots. And as far as talking my way into it, what do I care about that? So what I talked my way into it? I wanted it and I got it. I talked a cat out of a tree earlier today. Good for me, and chalk one more up for the bad guy."
When it comes to Jones' change of heart when it comes to fighting Sonnen, his motivation goes back to the August cancellation of September 1st's UFC 151 card in Las Vegas, where he was criticized for not taking a short-notice fight with the two-time middleweight title challenger after original opponent Henderson was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury. For him, this is the next step in the process of ridding himself of the stigma attached to that entire situation.
"It really just had to do with getting over this chapter in my career," said the champion. "I'm trying to move forward and do a lot of amazing things, and the UFC 151 cancellation was a tough moment in my career, and I think beating Chael Sonnen and after that beating Dan Henderson will help me have closure to that whole situation.
"Just two months ago I had the whole world calling me a sissy and a wuss and saying that I'm afraid of Chael Sonnen, and even my own fans in my hometown questioned why I wouldn't fight him," Jones continued. "And it seems like a lot of people have jumped on this train of Chael not deserving a title shot, but they jumped on that train a little too late. I think I'm over the fact of whether he deserves it or not, and I'm getting more realistic with the fact that the fans really want it. And without the fans, who are any of us?"
And love him or hate him, the fans apparently can't get enough of Sonnen, who is not afraid to light up the entire 205-pound division with one incendiary comment. So despite his acceptance of Jones' skill and talent, he's still got plenty to say.
"Look, he needs me, he hasn't beat anybody until he beats me," said the Oregon native. "He beat (Ryan) Bader, he beat Shogun, he beat - who's that glorified Hollywood extra – Rampage (Jackson), he beat Vitor. What's next, he's gonna fight Scott Ferrozzo? Listen, he needs me, and I am the man, and I'm the man because I say I'm the man, and if anybody else wants the spot, come say it and come take it from me."
Jones, the youngest champion in UFC history, is willing to do just that, but first there's the business of TUF 17, which will premiere in January of 2013, but not in its usual Friday night slot, as Chuck Saftler, Executive Vice President of FX, which airs the show, revealed Wednesday. An exact weekday slot for TUF 17 will be announced in the next 30-45 days, and according to Saftler, hopes are high that Jones and Sonnen will produce a ratings bonanza.
"With Jones and Sonnen as the coaches for this current season, we have probably the best casting that we've seen for this show, and we have really high expectations for what the ratings will be as a result," he said.
As for the eventual fight between the two coaches, which may take place in New Jersey, Jones believes he's already got this one sewn up.
"I absolutely know I can beat Chael, and I'm really confident going into this fight based on my skill set, my youth, my versatility, and that I'm a championship fighter," he said. "I don't think Chael's really a guy who knows how to win championships. And with that being said, I believe in every way, shape, and form that I'll beat Chael."
Mr. Sonnen?
"I've been on both sides of an ass whippin' and that's something that Jon hasn't. Jon has been very dominant, but he's also fought a lot of guys that are timid and that are afraid to get in a fight. I'm gonna walk out there and get into a fist fight."
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