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Courgette muffins
Get kids busy in the kitchen with these scrummy courgette muffins, perfect for cooks aged between 8-14
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per muffin
- kcal272
- fat14g
- saturates9g
- carbs35g
- sugars16g
- fibre1g
- protein4g
- salt0.5g
- 50g courgette, cut into chunks
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- 1 apple, peeled and quartered
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- 1 orange, halved
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- 1 egg
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- 75g butter, melted
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- 300g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
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- 100g golden caster sugar
- handful of sultanas
- 1 tub soft cheese mixed with 3 tbsp icing sugar, to make icing
Brush the muffin tin with oil. Ask your grown-up helper to switch the oven to 190C/ 170C fan/gas 5.
Grate the courgettes and put them in a large bowl. Grate the apple and add to the bowl. Squeeze the orange and add the juice to the bowl.
Break the egg into a bowl; if any bits of shell get in, scoop them out with a spoon. Stir the butter and egg into the courgette and apple mix.
Sieve the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into the bowl. Add the sugar and sultanas.
Mix with a spoon until everything is combined, but don't worry if it is lumpy.
Spoon the mixture into the tin. Ask your helper to put it in the oven and cook for 20-25 mins. Cool in the tin, then spread some icing on each.
Recipe Tip
Baking with courgettesCourgettes can hold quite a lot of water, which can affect the finished texture of your cake. If your grated courgettes seem watery, place them into a clean cloth and wring out some of the liquid into a bowl. Then add the courgettes to the mixture as normal. The timing for cakes containing courgette can depend on the water content of your courgettes, so return the muffins to the oven for another 10 mins if needed. Simply test with a skewer and make sure it comes out clean.


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"Suspected crash area" spotted in search for missing plane
(CNN) — A Chinese satellite looking into the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 "observed a suspected crash area at sea," a Chinese government agency said — a potentially pivotal lead into what has been a frustrating search for the aircraft.
China's State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense announced the discovery, including images of what it said were "three suspected floating objects and their sizes."
The objects aren't small: 13 by 18 meters (43 by 59 feet), 14 by 19 meters (46 by 62 feet) and 24 by 22 meters (79 feet by 72 feet). For reference, the wingspan of an intact Boeing 777-200ER like the one that disappeared is about 61 meters (200 feet) and its overall length is about 64 meters (210 feet).
The images were captured on March 9 — which was the day after the plane went missing — but weren't released until Wednesday.
The Chinese agency gave coordinates of 105.63 east longitude, 6.7 north latitude, which would put it in waters northeast of where it took off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and south of Vietnam, near where the South China Sea meets the Gulf of Thailand.
"It's where it's supposed to be," Peter Goelz, a former National Transportation Safety Board managing director, told CNN's Jake Tapper, noting the "great skepticism" about reports the plane had turned around to go back over Malaysia. "I think they've got to get vessels and aircraft there as quickly as humanly possible."
This isn't the first time authorities have announced they were looking at objects or oil slicks that might be tied to aircraft. Still, it is the latest and comes on the same day that officials, rather than narrowing the search area, more than doubled it from the day earlier to nearly 27,000 square nautical miles (35,000 square miles).
Bill Palmer — author of a book on Air France's Flight 447, which also mysteriously went missing before its remnants were found — said having a search area of that size is immensely challenging. He compared it to trying to find something the size of a car or truck in Pennsylvania, then widening it to look for the same thing in all of North America.
"It's a very, very difficult situation to try to find anything," Palmer told CNN's Brooke Baldwin. "Looking for pieces on the shimmering water doesn't make it any easier."
The Chinese satellite find could help, significantly, in that regard.
"I think the size of the pieces … everything we've heard… gives good cause to believe that we've now (refocused) the area," former Federal Aviation Administration official Michael Goldfarb told CNN. "And that's a huge relief to everybody … I think it's a high chance that they're going to confirm that these (are) pieces of the wreckage."
But not every expert was convinced this is it. Clive Irving, a senior editor with Conde Nast Traveler, said that the size of the pieces — since they are fairly square and big — "don't conform to anything that's on the plane."
Regardless, time is of the essence — both for investigators and the loved ones of the plane's 239 passengers and crew, who have waited since Saturday for any breakthrough that would provide closure.
The flight data recorders should "ping," or send out a signal pointing to its location, for about 30 days from the time the aircraft set off, noted Goldfarb. After that, Flight 370 could prove exponentially harder to find.
"It's the only clue that we've had so far," CNN aviation expert Richard Quest said of the satellite imagery clues. "If this doesn't prove to be the wreckage of 370, then we're back to square one. We have to hope."
Vietnamese minister: Info being provided 'insufficient'
The Malaysia Airlines flight set off seemingly without incident early Saturday, not long after midnight, en route to Beijing.
Then, around 1:30 a.m., all communication was cut off. That location is just south and east of where the Chinese satellite images were captured.
While those pictures may be significant, that doesn't mean the new information was immediately acted upon.
Abdul Raman, the head of Malaysia's civil aviation department, said around 6 a.m. Thursday in Kuala Lumpur — hours after China's announcement — his agency had not seen the images.
This assertion comes as some have voiced frustration over the investigation, search and lack of communication surrounding both.
Relatives of those aboard the plane have expressed outrage, with video showing some of them angrily throwing bottles at airline officials. And on Tuesday, a middle-aged man — who said his son was on that plane — shouted, "Time is passing by," before bursting into tears.
Some involved in the multinational search operation have also vented about the ordeal.
Most of those on the flight were Chinese, and the Chinese government has urged Malaysia to speed up the pace of its investigation.
And Phan Quy Tieu, Vietnam's vice minister of transportation, has characterized the information that Malaysian officials have provided as "insufficient."
"Up until now we only had one meeting with a Malaysian military attache," he said.
For now, Vietnamese teams will stop searching the sea south of Ca Mau province, the southern tip of Vietnam, and shift the focus to areas east of Ca Mau, said Doan Luu, the director of international affairs at the Vietnamese Civil Aviation Authority.
Yet Malaysia's transportation and defense minister Hishamuddin Bin Hussein defended his government's approach during a news conference Wednesday.
"We have been very consistent in the search," he said.
Confusion about plane's route
Over the weekend, authorities suddenly expanded their search to the other side of the Malay Peninsula, in the Strait of Malacca, where search efforts now seem to be concentrated.
That location is hundreds of miles off the plane's expected flight path.
An explanation appeared to come Tuesday when a senior Malaysian Air Force official told CNN that the Air Force had tracked the plane to a spot near the small island of Palau Perak off Malaysia's west coast in the Strait of Malacca.
The plane's identifying transponder had stopped sending signals, too, said the official, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Malaysia's civilian administration appeared to dispute the report, however.
The New York Times quoted a spokesman for the Malaysian prime minister's office as saying Tuesday that military officials had told him there was no evidence the plane had flown back over the Malay Peninsula to the Straits of Malacca.
The Prime Minister's office didn't immediately return calls from CNN seeking comment.
Then, in another shift, Malaysian authorities said at a news conference Wednesday that radar records reviewed in the wake of the plane's disappearance reveal an unidentified aircraft traveling across the Malay Peninsula and some 200 miles into the Strait of Malacca.
However, it wasn't clear whether that radar signal represented Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Gen. Rodzali Daud, head of the Malaysian Air Force, said at the news conference.
Rodzali said then that officials are still "examining and analyzing all possibilities" when it comes to the plane's flight path.
Nothing has been ruled out as to what caused the plane's communication systems — including its crucial transponder — to suddenly stop working.
Terrorism, hijacking, pilot error and a mechanical malfunction all remain just as valid as possibilities now as when the plane went missing.
Amid all the confusion and complaints, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday appealed for patience.
"The families involved have to understand that this is something unexpected," Najib said. "The families must understand more efforts have been made with all our capabilities."


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Bartter syndrome is a group of rare conditions that affect the kidneys.
Potassium wasting; Salt-wasting nephropathy
There are five gene defects known to be associated with Bartter syndrome. The condition is present at birth (congenital).
The condition is caused by a defect in the kidneys' ability to reabsorb sodium. Persons affected by Bartter syndrome lose too much sodium through the urine. This causes a rise in the level of the hormone aldosterone, and makes the kidneys remove too much potassium from the body. This is known as potassium wasting.
The condition also results in an abnormal acid balance in the blood called hypokalemic alkalosis, which causes too much calcium in the urine.
This disease usually occurs in childhood. Symptoms include:
Bartter syndrome is usually suspected when a blood test finds a low level of potassium in the blood. Unlike other forms of kidney disease, this condition does not cause high blood pressure. There is a tendency toward low blood pressure. Other signs of this syndrome include:
These same signs and symptoms can also occur in people who take too many diuretics (water pills) or laxatives. Urine tests can be done to rule out other causes.
Biopsy of the kidney may be done to confirm Bartter syndrome. A biopsy is a medical procedure that removes a small piece of kidney tissue for examination.
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Infants who have severe growth failure may grow normally with treatment. Most patients remain well with ongoing treatment, though some develop kidney failure.
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Call your health care provider if your child is:
Chan JC, Santos F, Hand M. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders in children. In: Taal MW, Chertow GM, Marsden PA, et al., eds. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 74.
Guay-Woodford LM. Hereditary nephropathies and developmental abnormalities of the urinary tract. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 85.
Puricelli E. Bettinelli A, Borsa N, et al. Long-term follow-up of patients with Bartter syndrome type I and II. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2010;25:2976-2981.
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Potro strolls to Sydney title, Isner aces Auckland
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By Nick Mulvenney
SYDNEY (Reuters) — Argentine Juan Martin
Del Potro served notice of his strong form ahead of the Australian Open
when he crushed defending champion Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-1 in the final of
the Sydney International on Saturday.
The 2009 U.S. Open champion simply overpowered the talented but
inconsistent Australian on Ken Rosewall Arena, bringing the
one-sided contest to a close with a booming service winner after 53
minutes to claim his 18th career title.
Playing near faultless tennis, Del Potro served with venom and
unleashed powerful forehands and backhands that forced a string of
errors from the overwhelmed Tomic.
"Finals never are easy, but I was surprise by my level tonight. I
think I played great," said Del Potro.
"My forehand worked perfectly, I made a lot of winners, many aces,
played good slices. Every long rally we played I won all of them."
Seeded fifth at Melbourne Park, the 25-year-old looks to be
approaching the sort of form that secured him his greatest triumph
at Flushing Meadows before a wrist injury nearly ended his career.
"In Melbourne playing five-set matches, the body has to respond 100
percent all the time," he added.
"I think I did good preparation during the offseason, and I will
see what happens next week."
Tomic, who faces world number one Rafa Nadal in the first round of
the Australian Open next week, admitted Del Potro had been "too
good" when the pair shook hands at the net.
American John Isner earlier claimed his second Auckland Open title
with a 7-6(4) 7-6(7) victory over an inspired Lu Yen-Hsun in a tight
final in New Zealand.
While Lu ultimately came up short in his first final, Spanish
qualifier Garbine Muguruza hammered Klara Zakopalova 6-4 6-0 in hers
to clinch a maiden WTA title at the Hobart International.
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Japan's Kei Nishikori was also a winner on Saturday when the
lucky loser finalist beat world number seven Tomas Berdych 6-4
7-5 to win the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament.
In Auckland, Isner crashed down 23 aces but it would take more
than his big serve to corral the Taiwanese, who put on a
brilliant display of shot-making in his first ATP final.
Lu, number 62 in the world, stunned David Ferrer to end the
Spaniard's three-year reign as champion in the semi-finals but
Isner held his nerve when it mattered to edge two tiebreaks and
avoid another upset.
"I played exceptionally well today and I needed every bit of it
to come out on top," said the American, who is seeded 13th for
Melbourne Park and, like Del Potro, will meet a qualifier in the
first round.
In Hobart, Muguruza's dominance and aggression reduced the
experienced Zakopalova to tears of frustration in the second set
of the 70-minute match.
The 20-year-old was all over Zakopalova's serve from the start
and, having fended off one match point, the Czech conceded the
contest with her third double fault.
"I can't explain in words how happy I feel," Muguruza said.
"Last year I was injured for six months and it's amazing to be
It was the second day in a row that a qualifier had won her
first WTA title at an Australian Open warm-up after Tsvetana
Pironkova claimed the Sydney International women's title.
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The study found that across the country charter schools -- publicly funded but privately run campuses -- have made "slow and steady progress" compared to four years ago when CREDO (Center for Research on Education Outcomes) did another study.
Nationally, the average charter school student gains in an academic year eight more days of learning in reading compared to traditional school students and makes the same learning gains in math, the new, far-reaching study found. The group's 2009 study found the average charter school student lost out in both reading and math.
Since then these schools have improved, and some poor performing charters have closed. Black students, students living in poverty and students learning English -- all groups that typically struggle in school -- have made the most notable gains in charter schools. Those students in charters, on average, outpace counterparts in traditional schools.
But the study noted that charter school students have "markedly different learning gains" across the 27 states included in the study, even with demographic differences were taken into account.
The study noted, however, that differences in states' overall academic achievement would influence whether the differences in days of learning made an actual difference to particular children.
In 11 states, such as Louisiana and Tennessee, charter students gained more in both reading and math than counterparts in traditional schools. But Florida was not among those, with its charter students lagging in reading and doing no better in math.
Still, the Florida Department of Education found good news in the report.
The report "demonstrates that the charter school sector, both nationally and in Florida, continues to improve," said Mike Kooi, executive director of the education department's office of independent education and parental choice, in a statement.
"The report highlights the fact that, similar to our traditional public school system, there are charter schools that are performing at exceptional levels," he wrote. "Charter schools that are not meeting the needs of their students should be closed. As a state, we must continue to focus on ensuring that all of our public schools are preparing students for success in college and/or career."


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UH system spring 2007 enrollment remains stable at 46,308
Campuses see only slight fluctuations compared to last yearUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU — According to preliminary opening enrollment figures, there are 46,308 students registered for classes at the University of Hawaiʻi's 10 campuses this spring semester. This number reflects a decrease of 84 students, or 0.2 percent, compared to spring 2006, which was the first year of a decrease in spring headcount enrollments after four straight years of steady growth.
"Hawaiʻi's unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in 30 years, and flat enrollments in colleges and universities are reflective of a strong economy in which individuals can choose whether to go to work or further their education," said UH Vice President for Academic Planning and Policy Linda Johnsrud.
UH Mānoa's enrollment stands at 18,959, which is 122 fewer students, or 0.6 percent, than at a comparable date in spring 2006, while UH Hilo experienced a slight increase of 18 students, or 0.6 percent, for a total enrollment of 3,287, and UH West Oʻahu's enrollment increased by 17 students, or 2.1 percent, for a total of 820.
Enrollment at the university's seven community colleges stands at 23,242, which is just 3 students more than last spring. Hawaiʻi Community College and Kapiʻolani Community College posted the only increases of the seven campuses, and Kapiʻolani CC experienced the largest numerical and percentage increase of all campuses with 167 more students, or 2.5 percent, for a total enrollment of 6,911.
Hawaiʻi CC enrollment stands at 2,130 students, an increase of 32 or 1.5 percent compared to last spring; Honolulu CC has 3,803 students enrolled, 12 fewer than last spring or 0.3 percent; Kauaʻi CC has 953 students enrolled, 3 fewer than last spring or 0.3 percent; Leeward CC enrollment stands at 5,309, a decrease of 72 or 1.3 percent compared to a year ago; Maui CC registered 2,597 students, 46 fewer or 1.7 percent; and Windward CC registered 1,539 students, 63 fewer than a year ago, or 3.9 percent.
Separately, more than 27,000 registrations in non-credit programs are expected throughout the UH system.
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Does anyone swing one handed more than Todd? Don Pavletich used to one hand his swings a lot too but not as off balance as Todd does
Does anyone swing one handed more than Todd? Don Pavletich used to one hand his swings a lot too but not as off balance as Todd does
E. 1st and 2nd for Hanny
Aoki....K (impressive)
Segura....just missed a hanging curve caught near track
Gennett..... infield hit to 3rd
Davis.....Long fly out to Bruce in the gap
Gomez....long line drive to Bruce
Betancourt....long liner to Choo
Bianchi....4 pitch walk
Maldanodo K
Hanigan grounds into a 4-3 DP. 4-0 Reds mid 3rd
Nice play by Bailey on the bunt by Aoki
1-2-3 third inning for Homer.
4-0 Reds after three innings.
1-2-3 inning for Bailey. 4-0 Reds after 3.
man, Votto is lucky that Aoki didn't come down on his ankle there at first.
Bailey singles to right
Bailey singles to begin the 4th inning.
Why did they say this guy throws 95-99???
Choo lines out to 2nd
Phillips flies out to center
Votto lines a single to left center. 1st and 2nd.
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I think if that was true Leia would never have made the comment about Luke being "a little short" for a Stormtrooper.
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Constructive Criticism, Building, and You
Okay, just a bit of a disclaimer and a warning. This whole thing is a half-rant/half-suggestion based on some observations in the former SW MOC forum and the LEGO forum at the old FBTB. It's not directed any anyone in particular or any groups. It's not a call-out or anything like that. Really, it's just a move to try and improve what could very well be the most important part of our forums. And sadly, right now, it's probably the most underused.
First, let's talk about what the best thing is about LEGO: you can build anything you want. That's what makes it such a wonderful hobby and toy. It's pretty much the only response that needs to be written for every "I Wish LEGO would make such-and-such" thread. Have bricks, can build. Sure, we all have varying degrees of building skill and brick selection, but if you can wish to buy a new set, you can wish to buy some bricks off Bricklink. Probably cheaper that way too.
The reality of the Internet is that you're putting yourself out there with every post. If you're a passive member, you're only here to read, you're not posting anyway, so it's a non-issue. But when you do post something, be it a creation or an opinion, you should expect to be held up for criticism. Such a cycle is necessary for a healthy community to continue and grow. It makes everyone better by continually pushing for a newer and higher standard.
In the scope of LEGO, it makes us better builders. Sure, it's nice to hear comments like "wow, that's great" or "I love it," those don't improve my skills. Fifteen responses that are one line long do not help improve my model, or bring up a technique that I'd never thought of. Honestly, that's the kind of responses I could do without. Yes, I appreciate a few of them, but I'd much rather have one response of "you should try out this block here, and add a bit of shape to this. Maybe something like this..." than 100 telling me I built the best thing since the Slave Leia Dancing Band.
This isn't to say that I'm advocating free reign in talking about how terrible something looks. It's about the art of "constructive criticism." This means adding to the discussion along with advice or a solution, not just tearing apart (or complimenting) something.
That's the whole purpose of a MOC forum, to get feedback. If you want to just post pictures of your build, try out Flickr or Brickshelf. People can look, oooh, and ah all they want. This isn't the place to come and get that.
The cornerstone of constructive criticism is that you critique the subject, but also give advice on ways to improve it. Members who provide feedback like this are not elitist, they're trying to help you become a better builder. And it can vary from person to person.
On the same note as comments like "I love it" or , things like "I don't like it" or "it doesn't look right," without any additional information, is equally worthless to a builder. These start to bridge on destructive criticism, and that's not what we're about. Save things like that for the work of Michael Crichton. If you don't have anything to add... then don't. Simple as that. Yes, it's nice to know people are looking, but ultimately, back-patting wastes time for everyone.
The moral of the story is that by posting in a MOC forum, you're expecting and accepting feedback and constructive criticism of your work. Don't get worked up if someone isn't wowed by your model... it happens to all of us, and there's always room to improve a build.


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Back in May 2009, during the controversy over Notre Dame's decision to have President Obama as their commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient, I gave a short statement to the Boston Herald: "My favorite grandpa, Clem James Sheeran, was Catholic. Irish to the core, his favorite place (other than church) was Notre Dame. I can't imagine what he would think as the university recognizes someone who contradicts the core values of the Catholic faith by promoting an anti-life agenda."
In his latest Washington Post column, Michael Gerson writes about the Obama administration's war on Catholic institutions with President Obama's decision to strip conscience protections from Catholic universities, hospitals and charities.
As Gerson points out, the timing of Obama's most recent slap won't go unnoticed by the faithful: "In politics, the timing is often the message. On Jan. 20 — three days before the annual March for Life — the Obama administration announced its final decision that Catholic universities, hospitals and charities will be compelled to pay for health insurance that covers sterilization, contraceptives and abortifacients. Preparing for the march, Catholic students gathered for Mass at Verizon Center. The faithful held vigil at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Knights of Columbus and bishops arrived to trudge in the cold along the Mall. All came to Washington in time for their mocking."
And in this we see how the faithful at Notre Dame got snookered and how Obama has shamefully repaid their faith in him:
Both radicalism and maliciousness are at work in Obama's decision — an edict delivered with a sneer…
The implications of Obama's choice will take years to sort through. The immediate impact can be measured on three men:
Consider Catholicism's most prominent academic leader, the Rev. John Jenkins, president of Notre Dame. Jenkins took a serious risk in sponsoring Obama's 2009 honorary degree and commencement address — which promised a "sensible" approach to the conscience clause. Jenkins now complains, "This is not the kind of 'sensible' approach the president had in mind when he spoke here." Obama has made Jenkins — and other progressive Catholic allies — look easily duped.
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The discovery that Barren Walkers were capable of teleporting between planets throughout the East Rim Consortium was made inadvertently, when a gang of youths cornered one and took it in turns to secrete themselves inside for the chance to roll around while it was pushed by the wind (ignoring the law stating that all Walkers were to be turned over to a Union official for analysis). When the teenagers reported that the Walker had "just disappeared" with one of their number inside, it was naturally assumed that they were lying, and they were convicted of the murder of their missing friend and sentenced to life. However, 6.8 Terran years later, another Walker was captured on Dabiel - just over 6.7 light years away - containing a skeleton later identified as that of the missing teenager.
Subsequent research revealed that Barren Walkers were capable of teleporting at the speed of light between any of the settled planets in the East Rim (though not, apparently, to any of the more venerably established planets outside it), but only when they were moving freely in the wind and their membranes enclosed a sentient being. Since no way of controlling this teleportation was ever discovered, for some time it was seen as an interesting but useless relic of, presumably, a previous galactic civilisation. By the height of the Orbital Wars, however, when many of the planets in the Rim found themselves with no allies and many enemies, it became common practice to place convicted criminals inside a captured Walker along with a store of the most destructive weapons currently available, and leave them both to be rolled to whatever planet (inevitably hostile, since they all were) fate settled on, where the weapons would be activated by a Gravity Re-Entry Field.


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With just five days left for Republicans to pass an Obamacare repeal bill in 2017 without fear of facing a Democratic filibuster, the push by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) entered a new phase Sunday night. Call it the "if at first you don't succeed, try to buy the votes you need" stage. But even with the changes, the GOP's health care reform effort looks to be on the verge of collapse…again.
What It Does: The revised legislation, formally introduced Monday, sweetens the deal for some states that just so happen to be home to senators who represent the deciding votes on the bill. The updated bill would still pool together Obamacare money for insurance subsidies and expanded Medicaid and deliver it to states in the form of block grants, but it changes the distribution of that funding. The bill also creates a carve-out allowing Alaska to get a 25 percent increase in federal Medicaid matching funds. And it makes it easier for states to roll back federal insurance regulations, a step that health care analyst Larry Levitt of the Kaiser Family Foundation says could leave people with pre-existing conditions priced out of insurance markets.
A state-by-state summary of the effects of the bill released by Cassidy shows Alaska gaining 3 percent from 2020 through 2026 compared to current law, Arizona getting 14 percent more, Kentucky getting 4 percent more and Maine gaining 43 percent. Some analysts charge that the updated numbers aren't accurate because they don't reflect Medicaid spending caps introduced by the legislation while treating reduced spending by states as a result of the elimination of Medicaid expansion as "savings."
What It Means: "The substance of the Senate's latest health care bill is different from its predecessor, but the politics are not, in part because only a few Republican senators care about the substance of the bill," Axios's Sam Baker writes.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Monday reiterated his opposition to the bill. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) had objected to the bill on more fundamental grounds, saying last week that health care reform ought to go through a bipartisan process and regular order in the Senate. The current scramble hardly qualifies on either front. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Sunday that "it's very difficult for me to envision a scenario where I would end up voting for this bill." The revisions don't do much if anything to address her stated concerns. And Sen. Ted Cruz has also voiced concerns about the bill. "Right now, they don't have my vote and I don't think they have Mike Lee's vote either," he said Sunday, referring to Utah's junior senator. The changes haven't gotten him to "yes."
The Bottom Line: Even President Trump is skeptical about the bill's chances of passing. "Looks like Susan Collins and some others who will vote against," Trump said Monday during an interview with the Alabama-based "Rick & Bubba" radio show. "We're going to lose two or three votes and that's the end of that."
One Other Complication: Even if this bill fails, the push to repeal Obamacare may not be over. Graham said Sunday that he and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) would not vote for a 2018 budget resolution "that doesn't allow the health care debate to continue." Squeezing both health care and tax reform into the budget resolution may be possible, but it would further complicate an already difficult task for Republicans.
This article was updated at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, September 25.


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Weed Unsurprisingly Found on Justin Bieber's Tour Bus in Sweden
As Justin Bieber continues the European leg of his tour -- leaving a trail of abandoned monkeys and painful guest book signings in his wake -- it seems the stench of pot coming from his tour bus in Stockholm caught the attention of Swiss authorities and caused them to have a closer look-see.
Based on information from a representative for the Stockholm PD (via TMZ), an officer smelled ganja emanating from the Biebs' bus on Wednesday night (April 24). He then called the narcotics unit and gained a search warrant.
The bus was searched while it was parked at the arena where Justin was performing that evening. No one was on it at the time.
Swedish newspapers report the found items included a small amount of weed and a taser (which one needs a permit to have), but since it's unclear who owned them, no one was arrested or charged.
Currently, all theories point to "anyone," because that's kind of how Justin and his posse roll these days. To wit: Bieber was spotted hours prior to the "raid" with Lil Za -- the same pal with whom he was photographed smoking back in February.


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Captain Becker, what's the significance of altitude?
Why do aircraft usually cruise at 30 000 feet (10 000 meters)? Large jets fly below 10 000 meters and much higher, too.
To put it simply: The higher you fly, the more economical it is. On a long-haul flight, you can't always "make" the desired altitude of 13 000 meters right away because the aircraft is too heavy due to all the kerosene it's carrying. Only after some hours, when – depending on the type of aircraft – 20 000 to 30 000 liters are used up, can the pilots take the airplane "up a level" to the altitude where it consumes less fuel.
Are pilots authorized to determine their own cruising altitude?
Both the air-traffic controllers and the crew are in possession of the flight plan and route coordinates, times and, of course, the planned cruising altitudes, which are calculated before the flight. Pilots update these parameters during the flight, which means they also decide when to start flying at which cruising altitudes. These are then approved by the air-traffic controller – as long as no other aircraft nearby are flying at the same altitude. The rule is first come, first served.
Is there any connection between the vapor trails we see from the ground and an airplane's altitude?
There's a direct link between vapor trails and air temperature. Temperatures of about minus 40 degrees Celsius are required for a vapor trail to form. The higher the altitude, the lower the temperature. An aircraft has to fly at an altitude of roughly 8000 meters or higher in order for the air to be cold enough to produce a vapor trail.


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Consumers "need to make their voices heard" during upcoming public hearings on Ameren Illinois' request for a $247 million rate hike, said state Rep. Bob Flider, who called the proposed increase "way too much."
Consumers "need to make their voices heard" during upcoming public hearings on Ameren Illinois' request for a $247 million rate hike, said state Rep. Bob Flider, who called the proposed increase "way too much."
The half-dozen hearings, which start Monday in Decatur, will enable consumers to tell state utility regulators about the hardship that a rate increase would cause, said Flider, D-Decatur. He joined officials from AARP and Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office at a state Capitol news conference Tuesday.
Ameren's delivery-rate increase request is pending before the Illinois Commerce Commission, which scheduled the public hearings to collect comments from Ameren customers.
"There's a lot of suffering going on," Flider said. "There's a lot of people who just can't afford these high utility bills. The commissioners need to know that."
Consumers should question the validity of the Ameren request because utility companies have "had some questionable judgment in the past," he said, citing as an example the 2006 "reverse auction" that led to a dramatic increase in the price of electricity. Lawmakers and Gov. Rod Blagojevich later approved a rate-relief plan that eased, but didn't eliminate, the impact of that increase.
Ameren's pending proposal would translate to higher electricity and natural gas bills for most Ameren Illinois residential customers. The specifics would vary, depending on a customer's energy usage and on whether he or she buys from AmerenCILCO, AmerenCIPS or AmerenIP.
Electric hikes would hit customers of AmerenIP the hardest. Overall average increases for electricity would be 8.5 percent for AmerenIP, 4.4 percent for AmerenCIPS and 2.9 percent for AmerenCILCO.
On the natural gas side, customers of AmerenIP and AmerenCIPS would see rate increases, while rates would drop slightly for customers of AmerenCILCO.
The ICC will decide later this year whether to grant the full Ameren request, part of it or none at all.
Ameren says it needs the increase because of rising costs for items such as power poles and because the Ameren Illinois companies must put up a better financial performance.
"Nobody likes higher rates. Nobody likes to pay more for milk at the grocery store," Ameren spokesman Leigh Morris said Tuesday. "But at the same time, we have to operate in a prudent, responsible way."
The delivery-service charge, which makes up roughly one-third of a customer's bill, is distinct from the wholesale costs of electricity or natural gas.
The Ameren Illinois companies provide electricity and natural gas service for much of downstate Illinois. Most residents of the city of Springfield receive electricity from the municipally owned City Water, Light and Power, but they buy natural gas from AmerenCILCO.
Madigan's office has hired a team of experts to investigate the Ameren proposal, and staff lawyers also are reviewing it, said Janice Dale, chief of the public utilities bureau in the attorney general's office.
"Attorney General Madigan doesn't believe Ameren needs an extra $247 million to provide reliable electric and gas service, and she certainly doesn't believe Ameren customers should have to pay it," Dale said. "The attorney general is determined to oppose every unfair utility plan."
Frank Price, an AARP volunteer who lives in Springfield, said it is "outrageous" for Ameren to seek higher rates.
"Electricity and gas are not luxuries," Price said. "They're basic necessities."
AARP has set up what it calls an "energy rate hotline" that connects callers to the ICC. The toll-free number is 800-719-3020.
The public hearings are scheduled for:
7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, Decatur Public Library auditorium, 130 N. Franklin, Decatur.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, Marion City Council chambers, 1102 Tower Square, Marion.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, Belleville City Council chambers, 101 S. Illinois St., Belleville.
7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, Peoria City Hall, Room 400, 419 Fulton, Peoria.
7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, Quincy City Council chambers, 730 Maine St., Quincy.
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Tall Grass is a game mechanic found in nearly every Pokémon game. Pokémon supposedly leap out of the tall grass. Patches of grass can be found on some routes and towns in the Pokémon world where wild Pokémon can be captured. Tall grass is found in numerous places, including a few towns and cities.
Tall grass is always the first form of wild Pokémon encounter location seen in every game (assuming one doesn't count the water south of Pallet Town in Kanto). Often, the first "route" is designed to force the player to battle at least one wild Pokémon on the way to the second town. Tall grass is not, however, the most abundant location for finding Pokémon in every game.
In Generation I, II, and III, tall grass can be cleared by using the move Cut; doing so will clear a 2-by-2 square (in Generation III it's a 3x3 square or, with the Hyper Cutter Ability, a 5x5 square) of it, which will grow back once you leave the route.
In Generation V, sometimes the grass begins to rustle, and rare Pokémon such as Audino will appear in this tile, even if Repel is active.


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I recently spoke at the Blue Glass conference on the topic of marketing.
I'll write up some thoughts in a blog post format soon. I've been spending time looking at marketing conversion metrics at portfolio companies lately. We've been testing things like:
- How do Facebook "Likes" perform relative to FB ads that drive you directly to a web page
- How do brand pages convert relative to the Timeline
- How do integrated Twitter campaigns work relative to "promoted Tweets"?
- How well do YouTube ad campaigns work? (hint: remove Bit.ly links and they convert much better. I don't know why … it just is – or so the data I've seen has shown)
- How well do "sponsored stories" work? Are they authentic enough?
- Can you do brand integration on YouTube? (hint: yes, it is performing off the charts well. crazy well.)
- Do vanity metrics matter? (likes, fans, clicks) … (hint: use awe.sm – I'm an investor along with Foundry Group. But I promise the data will show you how well you convert versus tracking just clicks).
- Do celebrity endorsements work?
I talked about these topics in this presentation. Hopefully you can get a sense from the PPT. Hopefully I will teach myself Keynote soon and give up PPT. Hopefully I'll remember that my high school teacher told me not to use the word "hopefully" this way but it still sounds better than her suggestion, "It is hoped."
Anyway, if you want me to cover one topic before another feel free to drop me suggestions in the comments. I'll try to pick up on some of these themes over the coming month or two.
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Final BlueGlass _April 2012_
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Nyamaza wrote:Dear Cal and Amanda:
Welcome to UH2, nice to see the pair of you also coming into the new comic.
Amanda wrote:Well, I don't actually get on-panel until next week, but thank you!
Nyamaza wrote:On to the actual question, Cal's immediate responce upon seeing an attractive, male stranger at the door would seem to indicate that certain... tendencies showing in UH1 haven't died out over time. Thus I'm driven to ask, What would you say is the most intriguing "toy" you've gotten ni the intervening years? I'd imagine the pair of you together are capable of being incredibly inventive.
Cal wrote:Hmm... Miranda.
Amanda wrote:Oh yeah. Miranda. Definitely. I mean, how often do you find a hot bisexual catgirl who just wants to be tied up and molested by an older married couple?
The Masked Retriever wrote:Oh crap, there's no Saundra in that relationship to stop them from talking.
Nyamaza wrote:Oh, and do you still have the leather gimp suit from Dr. Pegasus' senior project?
Cal wrote:Fft, DUH.
The_Fox wrote:Dear Doctor Richard Hundecoph,
It has been demonstrated that ASCII has sexuality, and that he seems to show a marked preference for women. I have to wonder, did you design him to be straight, or simply activate him without preference and see what happened? It might be a little strange to bring up the nature vs. nurture argument here, but I think you might agree this is a special case, and thus causes some curiousity.
Rick wrote:ASCII has been explicitly made heterosexual. This is of course not quite how it works in the real world, where nature and nurture both have significant impact. (Although in many cases no amount of nurture can overcome basic hormonal reality.)
This was done for fairly obvious reasons, if one thinks about it.
The_Fox wrote:Dear ASCII,
I was thinking back to your encounter with Eliza, and it got me thinking. First off, I would assume your impaired systems have been repaired? Second, being non-biological in nature, just what sort of things can you do? You have shown marked resilience to fatal injury. I am thankful you were not biological, else Eliza's attack may very well have been fatal, given what I saw. (I imagine the attack was made knowing it was unlikely to kill you, however.) So, what can you do that a normal person cannot? I can speculate, such as possible vacuum operations, enhanced speed and strength, possible gravity manipulation (flight) or even built in weaponry. But without confirmation, it's a bit of a rough endeavor.
ASCII wrote:The system repairs were fairly standard. Although naturally I don't "breathe" quite the same as normal people and I don't have to eat at all, my musculature is about the same "shape" as human muscles and so a few things had to be reweaved and stitched over. I have no built-in weaponry aside from my quite superhuman strength and speed, and as you say my resistance to injury.
I can operate at atmospheric pressures quite far outside human capacity, ranging from hard vacuum to oceanic depths that would put most humans at risk. I have no gravity manipulation capacity at all at present, although I'm not explicitly incapable of it any more than a human would be.
Also, forgive me for asking, but...erm...just how functional are you? I would suspect the answer to be fully, given Doctor Hundecoph's own previous body. But given your recent romantic adventures, I was curious if you could raise a family. Perhaps that is too personal though, so feel free to skip it.
ASCII wrote:The real question there would be, whose genome would I pass on? Since, as can be, uh, gathered from recent in-comic events, I do in fact have testicles, I could theoretically carry and deliver genetic material, but whose would I carry? I don't have any of my own, of course.
Finally, since I just thought of this question, how good are your learning capabilities? Could you simply download new information into your mind, similar to the Matrix movies? Or do you merely have near perfect and infinite memory? Or are you just struggling along like the rest of us? =^.^=
ASCII wrote:Originally I really was just struggling like the rest of you. I've made a number of modifications to myself which have more or less corrected this. I'm still closer to being human than either description you gave -my memory's no more infinite than yours- but I have made great strides towards rapid recall and rapid memory absorbtion. Many of these technologies are compatible with human wetware, as we shall see later.
Rick wrote:ASCII has been explicitly made heterosexual. This is of course not quite how it works in the real world, where nature and nurture both have significant impact. (Although in many cases no amount of nurture can overcome basic hormonal reality.)
This was done for fairly obvious reasons, if one thinks about it.
ASCII wrote:The real question there would be, whose genome would I pass on? Since, as can be, uh, gathered from recent in-comic events, I do in fact have testicles, I could theoretically carry and deliver genetic material, but whose would I carry? I don't have any of my own, of course.
GreatLimmick wrote:Dear Rick,
I hope you don't mind follow-up questions...
Anyway, considering how accepting society in your time seems to be of "alternative lifestyles", the biggest reason I can think of to have specifically made ASCII a heterosexual male would be in order to prevent an Oedipal/Elektra complex-- considerably more important when your offspring emerges, fully adult, directly from your brain. Is this essentially accurate, or am I waaay off the mark?
Rick wrote:I wasn't aware there were other interpretations.
GreatLimmick wrote:Dear ASCII,
You seem a little... apathetic about the idea of biological reproduction. Do you think you would feel differently about adoption, or building an android? Do you think you would ever want to be a father, or that it simply isn't the right time at the moment?
ASCII wrote:Not apathetic, merely quite fully aware of reality. I'm not intrinsically capable of passing on some genetic description of myself, since there IS no genetic description of me.
I hope you have seen from recent events of course that my ambitions lie along a path of having a VERY important legacy to leave mankind.
Nyamaza wrote:To Rick or ASCII
As the topic of ASCII's ability to procreate has been brought up, a related field of question comes to mind, that of mortality. I imagine it would be rather hard to kill ASCII, especially in a way that would not be reparable *specifically extensive damage would need to occur to non-redundant areas in the neural net). However baring severe trauma, is there anything to keep ASCII from being more or less immortal, assuming that ways to generate energy beyond the heat death of this universe are discovered?
Rick wrote:Well, ASCII doesn't have any of the natural built-in self-destruct mechanisms most humans are born with, so in that regard he's quite safe. As to the heat death of the universe, Saundra's already working on it.
Schol-R-LEA wrote:Schol-R: Saundra, given what you've already said about inter-dimensional travel, I was wondering if you've had any visitors coming in your direction. Clearly it's possible to transmit across the barriers (as we are doing now), but are there any possible issues that might be involved in transit? I have a few different means at my disposal, and can if necessary shield myself against any physical incompatibilities (points to PRG on belt), but I wouldn't want to cause any disruptions. While I might be able to enter your dimension through Springfield (most universes have at least one nexus of the city), that would leave me to my own devices once I'm there. Speaking of which...
Saundra wrote:Not since the initial incident. Thus far replication of the original experiment has been limited at best. We can barely manage two-way radio, let alone whole-person transmission.
Reunion wrote:: Do you have any idea if the Change Plague is still virulent? If we came to visit, it would be as either myself or Geddy, if only to avoid the questions that people would have about an unmodified human in their midst, but I wouldn't want to spread it to anyone when I got...
Rick wrote:Quite burnt out, actually. One could probably re-construct it from the markers it left in the junk DNA, but well, there hasn't been much call for such a thing...
Morgan wrote: interrupting Ok, teddybear, get yr polka-dotted arse outta here. What I wanna know is, did Rick ever patent the gender-bender ray?
Rick wrote:More sort of open-sourced along the lines of the GNU. I felt it was too important to the transsexuals of the world to let something like that become an overpriced commodity. Thanks to the GBR, SRS is a thing of the past, and re-assignment is often the FIRST thing tried in these cases rather than the last.
Schol-R wrote: sigh Don't mind her, she's been like that, well, always. Don't let Morgan know that I told you, but she doesn't really know much Portuguese except curses - she never really knew her father, so it wasn't like she learned it as a child - and frankly I wonder if she really speaks Mandarin all that well either, since she grew up in the US and only moved back as an adult. Whatever. I do have one last question for The Masked Retriever, related to my earlier ones: does, ah, 'Indeterminate Advanced Technology' work in that dimension? If not, I'll make sure that I (or whichever of us goes there) leave the occult stuff behind. Well, I'll probably hold on to the Warlock's wheels, those are if anything even more useful in low-magic realms.
TMR wrote:Technology based on Thaumaturgy, in the strictist sense, won't work here. However as we shall soon see, a lot of technology looks a lot like magic at first glance...
Pope Ulvoh wrote: While we're on the topic of clones and parents, would Rick and Jake mind telling my readers how Rhonda was born?
Jake wrote:There've been a lot of jokes about me carrying Rhonda to term via abdominal pregnancy but in all honesty, she was decanted like something outta Brave New World.
Rhonda wrote:Like I said, thing of no woman born.
e_voyager wrote:Dear Rick and Jake
Whom do you believe Rhonda takes more after in your family? it's obvious that she seems to lack Jake's panic gene ... well that of she has it under very tight control. that was it "miller" panic gene is something powerful and if it could be harness you could disable entire population in minutes by send them into acute panic. ... er forget that last part
Rick wrote:Thus far she's shown more than her fair share of enthusiasm for chaos, which definitely runs on my side of the family more than Jake's.
Jake wrote:However, I wouldn't discount the panic gene yet. It gets worse with age, you know...
e_voyager wrote:one more question.
Dear Volair. have you ever at any time after graduation had an apprentice?
Volair wrote:Eliza. I'm her martial arts instructor. I've also tried to coach her on keeping her base emotions in check but thus far she's had little luck. Fortunately she also is pretty capable of distancing herself from these experiences once she's away from the stimulus that's causing them. I don't think she knows it, but that alone is a sign she's capable of rising above this.
Tetramorpheus wrote:Dear Rick,
If it's not too personal, I've always kinda wondered what was going through your mind here: http://umlauthouse.comicgenesis.com/d/20010703.html
Specifically when saying "Ah" you seemed to be giving a subtle glance beyond the fourth wall. And, while you did an excellent job of cutting to the chase, I wondered if there was anything more to your thoughts at that time, especially given the subsequent comic.
Rick wrote:I think if you were to get a thought baloon for that panel it'd read "This is crazy this is crazy I'm being stuipd stupid stupid..."
I was scared. But I was in love. And I really wanted Jake to stop being worried really badly. Something obvious. I wasn't even entertaining the possibility that being with Jake could actually help me-- honestly I was more concerned with the effect I'd have on him. My love life to that point was... troubled.
In the end, my silly heart won out just long enough to give one of the more potent mixed signals in the history of mixed signals. Luckily Jake was patient. And just as in love.
Jake wrote:That is so ungodly adorible I think I have no choice but to tear off all of your clothes.
Rick wrote:Oh my! *giggle*
Tetramorpheus wrote:Dear UH2 Volair, Saundra, Rick and Jake,
How to ask this discreetly?
::cough:: "yet" ::cough::
::breaks into a coughing fit that conveniently allows him to hide in a couch fort and raise a white flag::
Saundra wrote:Oh no you DIDN'T.
Rick wrote:They do know I'm about on level with Detail Bear in terms of gayness, right?
Tetramorpheus wrote:Card walks out, unfolds a piece of paper, and reads:
In response to a previous question, you wrote that, "history since the Change Plague is generally a bit more pleasant than your version..." Why is this? Given the inbuilt capacity for discrimination in the human-
Volair wrote:Well, discrimination's inevitable and universal, but it doesn't quite work the same way when people from the same continent can be bonded to animals more different from one another than their counterparts on entirely different continents.
Basically the myth of European Supremacy carried vastly less weight in our continuity.
The_Fox wrote:Dear Masked Retriever or any character with sufficient historical background,
Due to the fact that mating outside your species gives little chance for children, especially for equally fertile children, how did your dimension's Terra deal with expansion and discovery of new continents and areas? I'd guess that colonialism was not such a big thing, given what Volair mentioned about supremacy. But it's odd to conceive that if you travel too far, you might not find anyone you could mate with and produce children.
While unimportant from a love stand point, I can see how this might have caused population difficulties. Did this happen at any points in history?
- Jarylan Blackwell
Rick wrote:As you surmise, perhaps the greatest impact on the divergeant history of this universe is the impact biology has had on colonialism, which is to say it more or less killed it. Our dear author will be seen largely trying not to speak of the past in this comic, as it is ill-defined for him and as such, most readily dealt with by the answer "it's just a show".
Dear Richard Hundecoph,
I guess I should have asked this later, but do you have any objections to me borrowing your last name? At times, I have used your last name instead of my own "Blackwell" for various iterations of my character. (I.E. Jarylan Hundecoph is an RPG character I use in one game.) I hope you do not mind, but if you do, of course I can stop. I have mentioned where the name came from, and given you and the comic a bit of advertising, of course.
- Jarylan Blackwell
Rick wrote:My last name is "Miller" at this point, naturally. My, ah, MAIDEN name was a mouthful of bastardized German with an inexplicably French "e" tossed in, and so I really can't say I'd complain.
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Three years ago, Felicia Engles and her older brother, Eric Ross, started with little more than a love of Italian food, an idea for a restaurant, and a pizza recipe handed down from their grandmother.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Three years ago, Felicia Engles and her older brother, Eric Ross, started with little more than a love of Italian food, an idea for a restaurant, and a pizza recipe handed down from their grandmother.
Since then, the siblings have turned those basic ingredients into a bustling New Smyrna Beach business, Panheads Pizzeria, that has become a truly family-run operation, enlisting the help of spouses, in-laws and, occasionally, their grandmother.
"We're one big, happy family," Engles, 34, said. "There are ups and downs with working that closely with family. But, overall, we feel really blessed. We all love it."
Engles and Ross, 37, opened Panheads in June 2010, but pizza goes way back in their family.
The siblings' grandmother, Mabel Rosman, operated a pizza restaurant, Mabel's Pizza, in Clearfield, Pa., for more than two decades — from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s.
Rosman's pizzas — made with a special sauce recipe, dough recipe and cheese blend she learned from the restaurant's previous owner — attracted a following in Clearfield. Eventually, Rosman sold the pizzeria to a longtime regular customer, who continues to operate the restaurant under the Mabel's Pizza name and uses Rosman's recipes.
Rosman, who turned 90 earlier in the month, now lives with her oldest daughter near Venice, Fla. The daughter of Italian immigrants, Rosman has five children and learned how to cook Italian food by watching her mother.
Even though they grew up in a military family and were often thousands of miles away from their grandmother, Engles and Ross as children would often ask for their grandmother's pizza — and she'd happily mail them a partly baked pie.
"I remember we used to live in California, and that's all we wanted for our birthdays," Engles said of her grandmother's pizza.
The siblings had thought for years about starting a pizzeria that uses their grandmother's old recipes. However, they could never find the right spot for their restaurant — until Engles moved to New Smyrna Beach with her husband, Jesse, in 2008.
Engles worked as a cartographer until early 2010, when she came to conclusion that New Smyrna Beach, with its laid-back atmosphere and abundance of beach-going tourists, could use a new pizza place.
She called Ross who was then working as a corporate chef at a hospital in Chicago, and asked him to move down and help her start the business. Ross has a culinary degree from Rhode Island-based Johnson & Wales University.
"It was hard to make that jump because I was making a lot of money at the time, and I knew that would effectively go to zero when I started the business," Ross said. "Two years ago, banks weren't really lending money to restaurants. (My wife and I) had to save and find a bank that would help."
Armed with slightly modified versions of Rosman's methods, the siblings opened their doors in June 2010. And Rosman was in the kitchen to oversee the grand opening and make sure her grandchildren were following her recipes.
"I gave them a few pointers," Rosman said. "But, they're doing the right thing. They're going at it the right way, and I'm proud of them."
Rosman still drops in and offers advice every now and then when she's in the area — opining on ways to roll dough or run the kitchen.
"My grandmother has helped us a lot," Ross said. "She has such as long background in the restaurant business. My culinary experience just kind of broadens things."
Other family members also have become involved with the restaurant.
Jesse Engles, a contractor, found and helped renovate the restaurant building. His father, Mike Engles, is a kitchen manager. And Felicia Engles' mother, Anita Ross, who lives in DeLand, helps out with odd jobs and baby-sitting duties.
"We didn't know (the pizzeria) was going to take off like it did," Engles said. "It got busier and busier, and we just started pulling family in. We have plenty of room for people to prosper in this business."
In fact, business is so good that the siblings have plans to expand with a second restaurant in Port Orange.
The new facility will have a larger kitchen than the current location does. That will allow Eric Ross to serve an expanded menu that features ravioli, gnocchi and the other pastas his grandmother used to make at home for the family.
"We didn't think we'd grow out of this kitchen (in New Smyrna Beach) so fast," Ross said. "That's a good problem to have."
Rosman said she intends to move to DeLand within the next six months, which will give her even more opportunities to visit her grandchildren's restaurants.
"I'll be there a lot, as a matter of fact," she said. "I'm going to be very busy for a while."
Panheads is in downtown New Smyrna, just south of Canal Street, at 113 S. Orange St.


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Milk and Juice Too Passé for Your Toddler? Try a 'Babyccino'
They say kids learn by example, and now we have further proof — little ones who've watched their moms and dads order coffee are now able to do the same thing with a new concoction called a "babyccino." And baristas are none too happy about it.
You won't find babyccinos on most cafe menus, but that doesn't stop parents in Brooklyn, New York from ordering them anyway. Apparently they consist of either steamed milk and foam or a simple decaf cappuccino. (Because you want your kids to develop a taste for coffee before they're even out of diapers, right?)
The trend started in Australia about a decade ago, and according to Aussie coffee expert Paul Caligiore, milk-only babyccinos are now so popular there that finding a cafe without them is rare. Still, the people who sling coffee for a living aren't happy about it.
"They interrupt workflow, create milk wastage and can be served at a dangerous temperature to a vulnerable consumer," said Caligiore.
Here in the US, where babyccinos aren't typically on menus (yet), a Brooklyn cafe owner says that while her place does serve the beverages, she doesn't allow her own kids to drink them. "It's a little weird," she said, "but we make [them]."
Katherine Haver, a freelancer who works out of coffee shops, said, "My child has been going to cafes since he was a newborn. 'Coffee shop' was one of his first words."
And we wonder why the terrorists hate us.
[via The Brooklyn Paper]