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Friday, October 14th, 2011
Rama makes threats, Kim's friend wakes up, and Todd debates turning himself in...
In Bo's office, Blair wonders what he intends to do about what Shane did. Bo explains that Shane was looking for a confession and admitted he knocked Jack out the night of Victor's murder. He took Jack to the hospital. Blair's comforted that Shane's confession will clear Todd of knocking Jack out. Bo agrees it would if Todd wasn't hiding out, where only his closest friends would know. The mayor won't release Starr until Todd's brought in. Bo suggests 'someone' tell Todd to turn himself in. Blair wants Shane charged. Bo reminds her of the charges Jack will face if she pushes this. If Jack recants his statement, he won't suffer any consequences. Blair just wants to do right by her son. Bo understands.
Tea calls Dani from the cabin and lies, claiming she just left the Manning Estate. Dani opens the door but doesn't see Tea outside. Tea finishes up the call then fills Todd in on how Jack refuses to fess up. Blair calls. Tea relays to Todd that neither Rex nor Shane killed Victor. She explains that Jack's eye witness account no longer holds water, due to Shane's confession. However, the cops still think Todd could be Victor's killer and won't release Starr. Tea stops Todd from leaving. He's thankful for Tea's help. Tea makes it clear she's doing this for Victor, not Todd. He apologizes and listens as Tea rants about wanting to strike a deal for him, before he turns himself in, so Todd doesn't pay for a crime he didn't commit. Todd agrees to stay put and to be there for Tea. After she leaves, Todd finds a photo of Victor and Tea. He wonders who killed Victor and turns when he hears a door open.
Dani runs into Nate on her way out of the Manning Estate. He hands Dani a gift for her birthday tomorrow. Dani cries. Until now she forgot about her birthday. She rants about her family and her mom's recent lie. Dani thinks Tea's with Todd and says, "I'm scared." Nate wants to cheer her up and urges Dani to open her gift. She thanks him for the DVD and invites Nate to watch it with her.
Tea goes to Bo's office. Todd's ready to turn himself in, but Tea wants something in return.
At the Buchanan Mansion, Echo apologizes to Rex for thinking he was guilty. Rex wonders why Echo didn't just get rid of the gun. She thinks back to Kim's blackmail and signing the document. Just as Echo starts to confess, Shane appears. Once Echo leaves, Rex asks why Shane didn't tell him what he had done to Jack the night of Victor's murder. It's not like Shane killed Victor. "No," Shane replies. "But I thought you did." They promise to be honest from here on out. Rex also knows it's time to accept that Gigi is dead.
In the special care facility, Kim talks to Stacy about the paper that Rex signed. Her only regret is that Kim won't be able to give Clint the news herself and look like the hero. She hates that Cutter always gets what he wants. Kim thinks back to the guy Cutter drugged at The Spotted Pony. They were going to scam him. The man reacted badly to the drugged drink. Cutter promised to get rid of the body. Kim explains how she had to convince Cutter that Stacy wasn't Gigi. That would be just crazy, right? Echo calls and wants the document back. Kim's stunned to hear that the gun she gave Echo didn't kill Victor. She tells Echo she doesn't have the paper and hangs up. Kim rushes off to The Spotted Pony and can't wait for the day when she doesn't have to work there anymore. Later, just as Shane and Rex say a final goodbye to Gigi back in Llanview, the woman in the bed opens her eyes.
Cutter meets Rama at The Spotted Pony. When Cutter denies knowing where Kim is, Rama threatens to go to the cops and tell them what happened there. She thinks back to going to The Spotted Pony, years ago, to get the money back that his sister stole from her. She found Cutter there instead with a dead body. Cutter won't tell Rama where Kim is. Rama has proof of his past crime. Cutter recalls keeping Rama quiet by warning her that Vimal's family wouldn't approve of her involvement. He remembers Rama snapping a photo. She shows Cutter the photo of him and the dead body on her phone. He refuses to let Rama hold this over him. "What're you going to do, kill me?" Rama asks. Cutter proposes another option. Later, Kim appears and is confronted by Rama, who's there to settle a score.
Llanview spoilers for the next One Life to Live:
Roxy is not happy to hear Natalie and Brody are engaged.
John asks Brody to turn over his weapon for testing.
Victor's killer is finally revealed.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. - Senior pitcher Mandy Chandler (Covington, Ga.) of the Georgia College & State University softball team (32-24) was named First Team All-American, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced today (May 18).
Chandler was 27-15 in the circle this season with a paltry 1.80 ERA. The senior struck out a PBC record 417 batters over her 280 2/3 innings this year, with opponents hitting just .181. She was a Daktronics Second Team All-American a year ago.
The NFCA All-America honor is Chandler's first in her stellar career.
Bobcat softball has now taken home six NFCA All-America trophies all-time, with four coming under head coach Ginger Chaffinch. Chandler is the lone first-team honoree in school history, with the Bobcats nabbing second team twice, Sherquita Bostick in 2008 and GCSU Hall of Famer Jennifer Joiner in 2003.
The Bobcats went 32-24 in 2009, making their fourth-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, all coming under Chaffinch. Georgia College took second in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Standings, matching its highest finish. Chandler set the PBC mark in single-season strikeouts as well as career wins and whiffs this season, and stands at 1,207 good for fifth in NCAA Division II history. The 417 this season ranks ninth in the NCAA Division II recordbooks.
Visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports.

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Friday, November 11, 2011
What if a simple checklist could save the lives of newborn babies around the world?
In many areas of the world, childbirth is a dangerous time for both the expectant mother and the unborn baby. Each year, about 350,000 women die from childbirth complications. At the same time, close to 3 million babies die in the womb (more than a million just before delivery) and 3.1 million babies die, most near the time of birth, says MassGeneral Hospital for Children neonatologist Jonathan M. Spector, MD, MPH.
Jonathan M. Spector, MD, MPH
"The majority of these deaths are preventable and virtually all of them take place in low-income countries," Spector says. "The tragedy here is that with existing knowledge and practice, those deaths are completely avoidable."
This is where a checklist might be able to play an important role. As medicine has become more complex, simple checklists have been found to support health workers to provide high quality, safe and effective care—by providing reminders to complete essential tasks at key moments. Surgical and intensive care teams have had success using checklist-based strategies. Given the dangers of childbirth, a checklist-based program seemed worth exploring.
Helping Mothers and Babies
For the past three years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been developing and conducting early field tests on a Safe Childbirth Checklist program for mothers and babies in resource-poor countries. The checklist program is intended for use at the time a mother is admitted to the hospital, through childbirth, to when she and her baby are discharged. Dr. Spector is now co-leading a Harvard School of Public Health study to evaluate the checklist. Atul Gawande, MD MPH, a surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital who led the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist program, is also leading the study.
The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist program has already been tested in 17 sites in countries including Kenya, Ghana and China. Dr. Spector and the Harvard team are rolling out a clinical trial, called BetterBirth, to test the checklist program in 120 hospitals in northern India.
The checklist takes aim at the major causes of death in mothers and babies. One of the biggest dangers for newborn babies is the baby's failure to start breathing at birth.
"One in 10 babies needs help taking the first breath of life," Spector says, a fact he sees play out in the labor rooms at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC). The process of helping a baby breathe—resuscitation-- happens smoothly at MGHfC with the help of a team that includes a doctor, nurse and respiratory therapist. "There's a great system in place and people have been doing it for a very long time," he says.
"Sadly, that same streamlined process doesn't happen in many birth centers around the world, and certainly not in those parts of the world where newborn mortality rates are the highest," Spector adds.
Spector is hopeful the BetterBirth trial will show that the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist program improves outcomes for mothers and babies. If it does, it will help to garner support to roll out the program in the areas that most need it around the world.
"It's got strong promise -- the allure of such a simple tool that would be low cost to implement at scale," Spector says. "We think it has great potential and we're thrilled that others think that it might, as well."
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Skip to comments.I fully support President Medvedev's outreach to American dissidents
Posted on 09/18/2009 9:28:20 PM PDT by Saije
According to the Associated Press, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev wants to get outside of the DC beltway in his next trip to the USA:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he would like to meet with "dissidents" when he visits the U.S. next week.
Russian news agencies quote him as telling a group of visiting foreign experts that "I believe there are dissidents in the United States."
ITAR-Tass quotes him as saying: "Let them tell me what problems the United States has. That won't be bad, considering the Soviet experience."
I think that this is a fantastic idea, when one considers the potential pool of dissidents. Fortunately, Andy Heil has come up with a list of possibile dissidents at RFERL's Transmissions blog. His list:
1. Noam Chomsky 2. Rush Limbaugh 3. Michael Moore 4. Kanye West 5. Sarah Palin 6. Jeremiah Wright 7. Gus Hall 8. Sean Penn 9. Chirstopher Hitchens 10. Eric Cartman
This is an excellent start, but I think we can add a few names to the old dissident list. Let me think.... who else is railing against the System these days?
1. Glenn Beck 2. U.S. Representative Ron Paul 3. Glenn Greenwald 4. Dick Cheney 5. Serena Williams 6. U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich 7. Jimmy Carter 8. U.S. Representative Joe Wilson 9. Terrell Owens 10. Beyonce (OK, technically, she's not railing against the system -- but as much of a jackass as he might have been, Kanye was right: this is the most awesome video ever. She was robbed, and I blame The Man).
I'm just trying to imagine Medvedev meeting this crew.
(Excerpt) Read more at drezner.foreignpolicy.com ...
M'dev wants to meet with "dissidents" after Baraq raised the white flag to the Soviets ????
He should come to Texas.
Maybe it's like measuring for curtains...for after they roll Bammy again and agina...tell him to stay the (*& out...
Last time a Russian bigshot wanted to meet with 'dissidents" was in the movie Red Dawn. Not a good idea.
Well, you gotta admit it is at least a balanced assortment...
Hell, I'd buy the pay per view to see the Limbaugh - Chomsky Steel Cage Match...
After BamaKennedy's actions this week I doubt there will be much need for Medvedev to move outside the liberal circles of WDC.
Hey, you left out Maddie "America S*cks" Notsobright:
I'll even buy the beer!
Word to the wise... protocol with Russians calls for Vodka... not beer... :)
We can sum this up by noting that Russian government is now run by the propaganda wing of the former KGB, while the US government is run by a damn fool.
Or Tennessee.
NO thanks. I don't want to speak to that commie KGB piece of filth's puppet. Their intentions are NOT for the good of America.
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Did your brother tell you that his dog was a chewer? If he did, then I think you were responsible. If he didn't, then you can certainly ask him to replace the puzzle.
My brother is in Afghanistan. His wife and his dog--large Akita mix-- moved in with us. Large Dog stayed outside a lot of the time, coming in to visit and at night to sleep. Everyone was happy.Then his wife moved to an apartment. Although her landlord has animal apartments, the one he rented her was not pet-approved. So we still have the large, dopey, friendly, clumsy dog. It's winter so her outdoor time is restricted; don't want snow and ice packing into her paws. She didn't used to chew, but being abandoned at our house while her People are gone and being as bored as she can get seems to have affected her; she'll sneak things to chew on, from kids' toys to garbage (which small dogs pick apart after she's done and results in big messes). Fortunately she's been smart about important stuff, like shoes. Today I looked up and there was a dining room full of fluff, a piece of a pillow in her big furry mouth.Do I think it would be great if my brother/SIL reimbursed us for the things she's chewed? Yes, it would be great. But I also know, as a dog owner, that it's our own bad for leaving things where the canine can get to them. The kids are learning to protect their toys, DH and I are looking forward to Brother coming home again, for a reason that seems rather unpatriotic. Really, we look forward to it for other reasons too, but it will be great when Brother gets his dog back, and I think she'll be a lot happier about it as well!
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Creator: Walker, John, 1785-1867.
Collection number: 2300
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Abstract: John Walker was a cotton and wheat planter and silkworm grower of King and Queen County, Va. The son of Humphry and Frances (Temple) Walker, John married Margaret Watkins Shepherd in 1829, and had two surviving children, Watson (1834-1900) and Melville (1846-1904). Walker was an active member of the Methodist Church and held several public offices, including overseer of the poor and surveyor of roads for King and Queen County. The collection includes a journal, 1824-1867, kept by Walker for his Chatham Hill plantation, and a Walker family genealogical chart. The journal documents religious life, plantation finances, and slavery in and around King and Queen County. Information appears on camp meetings, church business, and Methodist preachers. Also documented are Walker's income and expenditures from cotton and wheat planting and his silkworm business, and his legal actions as executor of his father's and of other estates. The journal is particularly rich as a source on slave genealogy, activities, and slave/owner relations, as it often records vital statistics, family relationships, and the purchase and sale of slaves. Several entries provide information on slaves holding skilled positions outside the household or fields. Entries also provide many examples of slave resistance. Also documented is Samuel Thomson's method of botanic medicine, which Walker adopted in the 1830s. Little information appears on family or community life. The family tree documents the Walker family from the mid-1660s through the 1950s.
Repository: Southern Historical Collection
Collection Highlights: This collection is a source of slave genealogy, activities, and slave/owner relationship; it documents slave births, illnesses, marriages, medical treatments, purchases and sales, and describes the hierarchical nature of slavery in Tidewater Virginia (1832- 1837). In the plantation journals, Walker mentions skilled slaves and discusses several examples of slave resistance, including escape, stealing food, arson (21 March 1826) and poisoning owners (13 November 1832 and 30 April 1836). The journal also records Walker's punishment of slaves and describes the death of a slave from venereal disease and Walker's subsequent order to whip several slaves on the charge that they had acted as procurers of slave women for a local brothel catering to white men (2 July 1834).
Materials from this collection have been digitized are available online. Click here to link to the finding aid for this collection and to access the digitized content.


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Green Bay Packers running back Cedric Benson will remain on injured reserve for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a serious left foot sprain on Wednesday.
The Packers had declared Benson as their designated to return player on IR on Oct. 10 after the veteran hurt his foot during Green Bay's Week 5 loss at Indianapolis. The team was holding out hope that the three-time 1,000-yard rusher could avoid surgery, but a procedure became necessary after the injury failed to properly heal on its own.
Signed to a one-year contract during training camp, Benson was leading Green Bay with 248 rushing yards on 71 carries while adding 97 yards on 14 catches prior to being shelved.
The Packers have used a combination of Alex Green, James Starks and fullback John Kuhn in Benson's place, but the trio has averaged just 3.3 yards per rush attempt on the season. As a team, Green Bay ranks 23rd in the NFL in rushing offense.


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How the Governor's Council Was Elected in 1780
But it also kept the original upper house, called the Council, to advise the governor (originally John Hancock, show here) and approve all judicial appointments, Continental military appointments, and emissions of money.
Back in 1780, the Council was chosen in two stages. According to Chapter 1, Section 2, Article 1:
There shall be annually elected [on the first Monday in April], by the freeholders and other inhabitants of this commonwealth, qualified as in this constitution is provided, forty persons to be councillors and senators, for the year ensuing their election…A later clause restricted voters in that election to "every male inhabitant of twenty-one year of age and upwards, having a freehold estate of the value of sixty pounds." In contrast, a larger number of men—everyone able to pay the poll tax—could vote for members of the lower house. This reflected Adams's abiding belief that government was a balance of the One, the Few, and the Many, which in turn reflected his preference for dividing groups by three.
The next step came on the last Wednesday in May. Chapter 2, Section 3, Article 2 says:
Nine councillors shall be annually chosen from among the persons returned for councillors and senators, on the last Wednesday in May, by the joint ballot of the senators and representatives assembled in one room; and in case there shall not be found, upon the first choice, the whole number of nine persons who will accept a seat in the council, the deficiency shall be made up by the electors aforesaid from among the people at large; and the number of senators left shall constitute the senate for the year. The seats of the persons thus elected from the senate, and accepting the trust, shall be vacated in the senate.In sum, wealthy voters chose men they thought were worthy of being state senators or Council members. The full legislature then chose from among those men which nine should be on the Council. If any of those men refused, preferring to serve in the state senate, the legislature could fill the holes with others. The only restriction was that the Council couldn't include two people from the same senatorial district. And the trade-off for voters who had a councilor from their district was having one fewer senator that year.
It was possible under this system for a Council member never to have been chosen by the voters—but he would still be put into office by representatives of the voters. That's somewhat analogous to the Electoral College as originally envisioned (though that institution never worked right under stress).
The 1780 constitution was more progressive than the royal charter that preceded it in several ways. It broadened the franchise for voting for assembly members, made more offices elected rather than appointed, and tried to equalize representation among different towns and districts. The legislature could override the governor's veto with a two-thirds roll-call vote. In 1783, the state's top court interpreted the constitution to make slavery unenforceable. Nevertheless, that original constitution was written to limit the power of the voting public, and the Governor's Council was meant to be made up of the elite of the elite.
In 1855, Massachusetts revised its constitution along more progressive lines, and voters started electing members of the Governor's Council directly. That small body's limited power meant that fewer and fewer voters paid attention to its members, even though each represents a much larger district than any state senator. And now the state legislature is considering whether maintaining that body makes sense.


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Ooooohhhh -- so cool! I can't wait to try this service out when it arrives. Read more about the ability we all may soon have to turn our written text automatically into digital stories.
Thank you Cathryn Wellner @StoryRoute for sharing this article!
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Andy Gruenebaum has a message for fans of the Crew looking for some magic words to help turn the season around.
Keep looking.
Andy Gruenebaum has a message for fans of the Crew looking for some magic words to help turn the season around.
Keep looking.
"We're all disappointed," the goalkeeper said after tonight's 2-1 home loss to Chicago. "There's been a lot of talk throughout this stretch we've had as far as coming off a loss, a long speech or a short speech. I just think that everyone knows we just need to try to put this behind us as quick as we can. What else can you do? I know everybody wants to hear some magical statement, but that's the most simple explanation I can give you.
"We're not out of it and we just have to keep fighting and hopefully our fans still believe us because I know internally we all have that belief."
It is getting harder to not forecast much other than continued frustration for this year's version of the Crew. This loss was significant in a number of ways:
-first loss when leading at halftime (3-1-0)
-first Chicago win when trailing at halftime (0-2-1)
-a win would have put the Crew tied for third in points
-the Crew is now 2-3-3 at home
But perhaps most importantly, the Crew now hits the road for a two-game stretch at Kansas City and Los Angeles before returning home to face Portland. That's three games in eight days against teams with more points than the Crew.
This was a must-win after last weekend's 2-0 win against Montreal, and the Crew said as such during the week.
"The game was everything," head coach Robert Warzycha said. "We talked before the game that this game means a lot. Chicago is just behind us. We said, 'Don't think about Chicago being so close to us, think about what we can gain.' We were talking about teams in front of us and if we had gotten three points we would be in good position."
The Fire is now two points behind the Crew despite having played one fewer game after opening the season 0-2-2 while being outscored 9-2. Chicago is 3-0-2 in its last five; the Crew is 1-2-2.
"Obviously it's disappointing," Gruenebaum said. "We know it was a crucial game, but from here on out every game is going to have a playoff vibe to it because each point is crucial for us and we have ot make sure that we get as many points. It's simple. It doesn't take a mathematician to figure it out. Bottom line is we've got to win and we know that. Tonight we didn't get the job done and we let it slip through our hands."
The goals
Chicago scored in the 52nd and 54th minutes to erase the Crew's 1-0 halftime lead. Both goals came on crosses that found unmarked Fire attackers far-post.
"I think it's not that they were necessarily playing better than us, it's just individual plays," said right back Chad Barson, who was unable to stop either of Joel Lindpere's crosses that led to goals. "You can't fall asleep. It's not one person, it's a multitude of individual mistakes that add up. They're a good enough team that they can punish you with mistakes adding up like that."
In both cases, it was center back Josh Williams who found himself only able to watch as the ball went into the net. It was Williams' second start at center back since July 8, 2012, while Barson was making the fourth straight start of his rookie season.
Gruenebaum said the goals were not due to a lack of familiarity between players still settling into positions.
"These guys are professionals and very good professionals at that," he said. "I think we'll be fine. Offensively for some reason we're just getting unlucky. I think we need to follow a few more shots, a couple rebounds maybe if we're a little more aggressive we could've followed up and maybe we get one. A couple bad bounces. We just have to make our own luck."
Warzycha did not make any substitutions until the 80th minute when forward Aaron Schoenfeld replaced defensive midfielder Matias Sanchez. He then replaced right back Chad Barson with midfielder/forward Justin Meram in the 88th.
Asked why he waited so long to make changes, Warzycha said, "We had momentum at that time. We created a number of chances, so I didn't want to change that. You have to take one player off the field, and you don't want to take a forward because you want to score a goal. You don't want to take out (Jairo) Arrieta or (Dominic) Oduro because Arrieta can score at any time and he was very busy. Dominic has scored seven goals so I didn't want to take him off. The team was creating chances and I didn't want to change."
He was forced to make one change shortly before kickoff when midfielder Ben Speas was scratched due to illness. Arrieta, back from national-team duty, replaced Speas on the wing while Oduro remained up top. Although the two would change throughout the game, it marked the first time Arrieta has started at a position other than forward in his Crew career.
Arrieta left before I could speak with him, but Federico Higuain said he did not feel the changes in the lineup held the team back.
Meanwhile, Warzycha said after the Montreal game that he was not looking to make lineup changes because of the way that group played. Are changes in the offing for this weekend at Sporting Kansas City?
"I think the way they played, I can't be disappointed because I think we created a number of chances and we played quick and there was a good understanding," he said. "We just have to tighten things in the back. Simple. I'm not looking for too many changes because I don't have the players. I don't have a player to replace Chad Marshall or Josh Williams."
The chants
For the second straight game, fans in the Nordecke threw pink slips into the air when Warzycha's name was announced just before the opening kickoff. The frustrations from the fans resurfaced in the final minutes in the form of a pair of chants.
First, the Nordecke chanted "Sack Warzycha!" along with a drum beat. When that wore down, they began chanting en masse "Guillermo! Guillermo!" while pointing to the bench, referring to club legend Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who is coaching in his native Argentina and has expressed his interest in returning to MLS in a coaching role.
After the game, the hashtag "#sackwarzycha" was trending in Columbus and rookie defender addressed the situation on his Twitter page.
"I understand the frustration with the results but really Disappointed with some of the chants heard tonight…win as a team and lose as a team," he wrote at 10:44 p.m.
At 11:43 p.m., Meram wrote on Twitter, "No clue what happened tonight."


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They look awesome, whine, and make huge power. Yes, we're talking about superchargers, and in the world of hot rodding they are the ultimate in cool. Unlike a normally aspirated engine that relies on both atmospheric pressure (14.7 psi at sea level) and vacuum to fill the cylinders, a supercharger--also known as a blower--feeds both air and the delivered fuel at high pressure into the cylinders. The result is a level of volumetric efficiency surpassing that of a normally aspirated engine to produce more power for a tire-frying experience. So actually, the topic of supercharging is really about increasing volumetric efficiency.
Like all other forms of engine and vehicle modification, a supercharger unit should be matched to the vehicle's performance level, type of driving, and budget for optimal results. This means improving the cooling system, fuel system, ignition, engine components, drivetrain, suspension, and other parts to support and enable the added power.
So here's your short course in macro superchargers: how they work, the different types, and the components you'll need to change on your vehicle. So hang on because the info will blow you away.
Blower Basics
Superchargers fall largely into three design categories: Roots, centrifugal, and screw, the most traditional being the Roots. As noted, the key to making good power in an internal combustion engine is to increase the amount of air and fuel stuffed into each cylinder before every power stroke. This improves the combustion that produces the heat that is transferred into energy, translating to greater force on the piston and the connecting rod so that crankshaft turns with added power. This is basically the same reason larger-displacement engines make more power and torque than smaller ones; there is a larger supply of air and fuel within the cylinders.
A Roots-style blower is probably the most commonly noticed supercharger at cruise-ins. On some applications these stick out of the hood with one or two carburetors attached. These units act as an air pump so that the compression of the inlet charge (boost) takes place inside of the manifold and cylinders, external from the blower. Because every full rotation of the Roots compressor element generates a specific amount of air pumped from the inlet side to the exhaust outlet (directly into the intake manifold), the Roots style is considered a positive-displacement blower.
Inside the case of a Roots blower are intermeshing, rotating rotors. A crankshaft-mounted pulley spins a drive pulley through a belt (typically cogged on larger blowers to eliminate slippage). The drive pulley, mounted on the front of the supercharger, is connected to internal gears that turn the rotors. The spinning of the rotors compresses air and fuel supplied from either the carburetor(s) or a fuel-injection system mounted above the blower case. This air/fuel mixture is pumped between the supercharger case and rotors.
Traditional Roots-style superchargers generally produce on-the-spot boost pressure down low in the rpm band and maintain it as engine speeds increase. However, efficiency generally tapers off at higher rpm due to heat buildup inside the case and leakage past the rotor seals. The added temperature may make the engine more prone to detonation. Two ways to counteract this problem are to run a slightly larger blower, which helps move more air, and underdriving the blower slightly to reduce boost.
Not all Roots-style superchargers operate with the same technology. Some are newer with hybrid designs, such as the Eaton or Magnuson models. These units use a high-helix set of involuted rotors that produce an axial airflow. In other words, they run the air movement from the back of the unit and discharge it at the front. This differs from the traditional Roots supercharger that pulls air in from the top and delivers it through the bottom. A Magnuson-style unit also incorporates a bypass or unloader valve that bleeds off air pressure at part-throttle operation, thus reducing mechanical losses.
The outward appearance of a twin-screw supercharger appears very similar to a traditional Roots-style unit, but there are a few distinct differences. A twin-screw's air compression takes place inside the supercharger, making it an internal-compression unit. Second, a screw-type blower uses rotors with tighter clearances that interleave to pull in and compress the air as it passes through. Third, the incoming air enters the twin-screw supercharger through the rear or top rear. The shorter airflow path of a twin-screw minimizes the high turbulence, friction, heat (reduced often by 50 percent), and pumping losses commonly found with the traditional Roots designs. Like all superchargers, the twin-screw is beltdriven. Because of the closer tolerance design, a twin-screw supercharger is often more expensive than a standard Roots type.
Centrifugal Supercharger
Centrifugal superchargers are installed along the front of the engine in line with other driven accessories (e.g., alternators and A/C compressors). A step-up drive inside the blower increases the speed of the internal impeller. Depending on the size and design, centrifugal blowers are capable of large power increases, while their compactness allows them to fit a variety of engines. Since a dedicated intake manifold isn't needed, they're easily adaptable to late-model, fuel-injected vehicles. Systems for late-model cars are available from ProCharger and Vortech. These packages typically come with the supercharger, ducting, oil lines, and brackets. Some race units enable big cubic-inch, high-boost applications to make over 1,300 hp.
While the noncentrifugal blower typically builds boost early and maintains it as rpm increases, a centrifugal blower typically builds boost exponentially. This means that as the blower's rotational rpm increases, the boost increases at a quicker rate. Key advantages of the boost increasing at higher engine speed are that there are fewer traction and detonation problems.
Selecting the right centrifugal supercharger requires a little research since matching the system correctly to the engine's performance level is key. Centrifugal superchargers develop added power from maximum shaft speed, the overall compressor housing size, and impeller trim configuration. This influences the amount and rpm level that maximum boost occurs at on various engines. Centrifugal supercharger manufacturers can provide excellent help in selecting the proper system for your vehicle's performance requirements.
Give it a Boost
A Supercharger's boost is defined as the amount of air pressure produced to fill the cylinders over and above the air pressure in a naturally aspirated engine. The amount of boost and the rpm at which boost begins is a function of the throttle, the blower size and drive ratio (overdriven or underdriven), engine displacement, camshaft grind, and exhaust system. Assuming an even speed ratio between the engine and the blower, a larger blower will produce a higher level of boost than a smaller one on an equal-displacement engine. By operating the blower faster in relation to the engine's speed (overdriving) boost can be increased. Conversely, running the blower slower will decrease boost (underdriving) and allow a level appropriate for engine compression.
Cam Accordingly
Just as you don't want a high static compression with a supercharger, you don't want a long-duration, big-overlap camshaft, either. Since the incoming air is under pressure, the intake valve opens as the mixture rushes into the cylinder. If the exhaust valve is open, a portion of the air/fuel mixture will be pumped out of the exhaust system by the supercharger. In general terms, a camshaft with less than 240 degrees duration (measured at 0.050 inch lift) will work well. Camshaft overlap should be minimized with lobe centers in the area of 112-115 degrees. Many street-blower cams are ground on a dual-pattern profile to allow the exhaust more duration than the intake (with the intake closed). This is because the blower pumps more air/ fuel mixture into the cylinder on the intake stroke, but the exhaust needs to exit on its own, so the exhaust duration is increased. Most camshaft manufacturers offer cams specifically designed for blower motors.
The amount of boost you can run is directly related to an engine's static compresssion ratio. When the boost is combined with the compression ratio, the result is the effective compression ratio. Typically, a 5- to 8-psi boost range (usually produced with the supplied pulleys in blower kits) will work fine for compression ratios in the 8:1 to mid-9:1 range (operating on 91/92-octane fuel). However, this will ultimately depend on other modifications to the car, manual or automatic transmission, gearing, operating temperature, vehicle load, and altitude. If detonation is encountered it can often be controlled with boost retard devices or by experimenting with different-sized pulleys.
Special Carburetion
Choosing a carburetor or fuel injectors is a crucial step when building a blower-specific engine, because under boost the engine will often need 40-50 percent more fuel and air. Unlike a normally aspirated engine that may suffer only low power from poor fuel delivery, a supercharged engine without enough fuel under power may run extremely lean and destroy the engine. Running too small a carburetor also means that you can't flow enough air to produce maximum boost.
Because more fuel is required to feed a supercharged engine, the fuel-delivery system must be considerably improved. This means large fuel lines of AN-8 or bigger, properly selected and installed fuel pump(s), an adequately designed tank, full flowing filters, and a correctly wired electrical system to operate the fuel pumps.
Blow-Through Carburetion
On a blow-through supercharger system, the carburetor can either reside in a pressurized box or utilize a special carburetor hat. Under boost the false atmosphere (pressure being blown into the carb) requires revamping many of the original carburetor designs to properly supply fuel. A blow-through carburetor generally features sealed caps on the metering blocks, the main well, and the idle well. These carburetors typically feature only annular boosters so that as the signal gets stronger more fuel flows into the engine. As boost is increased by each psi, fuel pressure must too be increased at the same rate. To do this, a special regulator is referenced to boost pressure and raise or lower the regulated fuel pressure, depending on demand.
Turn Back
Reverse-rotation superchargers are generally used in applications where there are fitment issues or on engines designed to spin opposite of most other engines. Fitment issues arise when the area behind the belt driveline is impacted. Examples are 32-valve cylinder heads and exhaust manifolds. In this case the supercharger is mounted in front of the belt line. Consequently, the supercharger must now be rotated in a reverse motion, in which case manufacturers design the inner components of the blower as a mirror image of a standard unit.
Ignition Systems with a Supercharger
On any blown engine, high-performance ignitions are required primarily to provide adequate spark at higher-than-normal engine pressures and speeds. Additionally, it is often a good idea to run spark plugs that are one to two ranges colder than normal. Rule of thumb: the more boost, the colder the plug required.
One of the most important concerns with any supercharger installation is detonation control. This is because under acceleration, detonation can damage the piston ring lands (or other worse yet, damage rod bearings, destroy pistons, or blow head gaskets). A handy device to counteract most detonation problems is an ignition system with a boost-retard control.
Ignition timing is especially critical with a supercharger to not only keep detonation at bay, but also provide good power. For most applications, the distributor should have a centrifugal advance mechanism set up so that the entire advance is in by 2,500 rpm. Typically, 34 degrees should be a safe level of ignition lead to provide close to optimum performance.
There is a lot of power to be gained with a supercharger. The biggest problem, if you can call it that, is selecting the right unit. Although there's little guesswork, and every manufacturer can direct you to a system that'll incorporate all of your needs. Detailing some of the differences is just the beginning, and if you've never experienced a blown car yourself, it's definitely something to be had. During our research for this story, we had the opportunity to ride in Mike Fossati's '64 Chevelle (equipped with the featured 8-71). The power and acceleration was absolutely unnerving. Nailing the throttle produced a hair-raising jolt, and besides making lots of power the supercharger sure pulled a crowd when we had the hood up.
For long engine life the blower and applied boost should be matched to the quality of components inside the engine. Engines fitted with stock cast pistons, cast crankshaft, two-bolt main caps, and a small camshaft should run very low boost pressure (5 psi maximum). This is because higher boost levels can cause detonation and engine failure. If the fuel system, the ignition system, and the short-block are built with quality parts, 8-10 psi will work fine, depending on blower design and efficiency. Late-model computer-controlled ignition systems, automatic detonation retard, and EFI may permit running even higher compression ratios and boost pressures.
For engines run with boost levels from 6 to 10 psi
* Forged pistons
* Steel crankshaft
* Four-bolt main caps
* Steel harmonic damper
* Stainless steel valves
* Three-angle valve job
* More aggressive (blower-designed)camshaft
* Roller rockers
* High-flow cylinder heads
* Steel rods w/high-performance rod bolts
* Chrome-moly pushrods
* Strong ignition
* Upgraded cooling system
* Headers and free-flowing exhaust system
For maximum boost and horsepower applications (11 psi or more)
* High-quality forged or billet crankshaft
* Four-bolt main caps w/quality bolts or studs
* Steel harmonic balancer or crank hub
* High-quality steel rods (H- or I-beam)
* Forged blower pistons
* Severe-duty stainless steel valves
* Solid or roller cam designed for high boost
* Roller rockers
* High-output ignition-management system or magneto
* Blueprinted carburetors or fuel injection
* High-octane race fuel (112-plus rating)
* Minimum of a 3-inch-diameter dual exhaust with free-flowing street/race mufflers and large-tube headers.


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Local veterans group meetings coming soon
VFW Post 4493, 7:30 p.m., 11100 SE County Road 464, Candler. (687-4493 or 347-6304)
Amvets Post 19 Auxiliary, noon, 1313 E. County Road 316, Fort McCoy. (622-4449)
Marine Corps League, Ocala West Detachment 1072, 7 p.m., VFW 4781, 9401 SW 110th St., Ocala. (732-0523)
VFW Post 10733, Men's Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 19241 N. U.S. 441, Orange Lake. (591-4359)
AmVets Post 25, 7 p.m., 16535 N. U.S. 301, Citra. (595-5867)
Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 466, 11 a.m., Elks Lodge, 702 NE 25th Ave., Ocala, Lunch $9. (817-1654)
Stonecrest Veterans Association, 2 p.m., Crest Club. (307-2839 or 307-4204)
U.S. Veterans Post 100, 6:30 p.m., 16535 N. U.S. 301 Citra. (595-5867)
Ocala Memorial Post 27, 6:30 p.m., pot-luck dinner and program (veterans welcome), meeting (members only), 7:15 p.m., American Legion Building, 516 NE Sanchez Ave., Ocala. (email@example.com)
County to recognize local Gold Star Mothers
Marion County Veterans Services and American Legion Post 284 are partnering on a project to identify and recognize all the Gold Star Mothers in Marion County. A recognition dinner is being planned for January.
According to the veterans services office in Ocala, the national Gold Star Mothers Inc. program was formed in 1928 and chartered by Congress in 1984. A custom evolved in WWII to display red and white banners with a blue star for each living member of a family serving in the U.S. armed forces. A gold star was displayed on the banner to indicate service members who lost their lives and the sacrifice of mothers for the country.
Local Gold Star Mothers can contact Marion County Veterans Services at 671-8422.
'Why I Y' fundraising event set for Thursday
A kickoff event for the "Why I Y" fundraising campaign begins at noon Thursday at the Frank DeLuca YMCA Family Center, 3200 SE 17th St., Ocala.
For more information, contact Nicole Orr at 368-9622 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
KP Hole Park will mark anniversary Saturday
Marion County Parks and Recreation is marking KP Hole's 60th anniversary with a "Diamond Jubilee" celebration from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the park, 9435 SW 190th Ave. Road, Dunnellon.
There will be free admission and pizza, live entertainment, face-painting, giveaways and more.
The park was established as a boys retreat in the early 1920s and was acquired by Marion County and designated as a public recreation area in 1953.
To learn more, call 671-8560 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Motorcycle poker run benefit set for Oct. 5
Saddle Up and Ride, a motorcycle poker run to benefit Stirrups 'n Strides, will begin at 8 a.m. Oct. 5 at Hiers-Baxley Belleview Chapel, 5946 SE Robinson Road, Belleview, and end at Highland Memorial Park, 1515 NE Third St., Ocala.
The cost is $20 for drivers, $15 for passengers.
For more information, call 671-6466.
Remembrance walk scheduled for Oct. 19
A Walk of Remembrance memorial event will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 19 at Sholom Park, 6840 SW 80th Ave., Ocala, including a stroll through the labyrinth, live music and a butterfly release.
The cost is a minimum donation of $10, which includes light refreshments and a small gift. Proceeds will support the Center for Hope and Healing at Hospice of Marion County.
For information, call 854-5218 or register online at hospiceofmarion.com.
Community and calendar briefs for Sept. 25, 2013


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Feature Articles
Articles tagged 'llano'
Preview: AMD A75 Motherboards
With AMD launching its desktop Llano APUs very soon, we take a look at the new A75 motherboards that will support these upcoming processors. Here are some examples of what you can expect from ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI.
AMD Llano Unveiled - A Notebook Platform Preview
The new AMD A-Series APU (Llano) is upon us and we have a first hand preview of their new Sabine notebook platform. Would AMD's latest Fusion processor be a Sandy Bridge killer?
- Fujitsu's New Lifebook UH90 Features 3200 x 1800p Touch Display
- Kabini Motherboards Spotted at Computex 2013
- AMD Announces Elite A-Series Desktop APUs at Computex 2013
- Roccat Flaunts Kone Pro Optical and Ryos MK Pro Keyboard at Computex 2013
- Intel Goes Mobile with Bay Trail Platform
- ASUS Reveals New Gaming Platform of Formula Motherboard and Poseidon Graphics
- Western Digital Begins Shipping World's Slimmest 1TB Drive
- ASUS Unveils World's First Combined Mouse and TouchPad, the VivoMouse


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WallShadow wrote:If its as easy as he says it is, it's probably a ROT encryption. Try cracking it yourself. I'll try cracking it in a moment, but no promises.
-- Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:53 am --
I've got something:
its not complete, but as you can see, its a URL of some sort. my ROT encoder must have mistaken the control symbols
I'm guessing it looks something like "http://tinyurl.com/?umn?t?", question marks denote unknown characters
-- Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:03 am --
There, I got the rest:
the symbols and numbers decode at ROT -47. I don't know if it was done that way on purpose or if it is my cryptography program screwing with me. anyways, here's the complete decoded string:
Checked it, link works. Good luck!
-WallShadow <3
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These big companies stand out at recruiting and hiring (Video)
The Business Journals recently hosted a webinar titled "The Secrets to Attracting and Hiring the Best Talent." In this short clip, the panelists talk about big companies that stand out at recruiting and hiring.
The panelists include Kathryn Minshew, CEO of The Muse; Dana Manciagli, a career expert, speaker and consultant who retired after more than a decade as a Microsoft executive; and Emory Thomas, chief content officer at American City Business Journals.
We will be posting more excerpts of the hour-long webinar over the coming weeks.
Here are links to previous excerpts:
- How to engage with millennials when recruiting
- How to target millennials when recruiting and hiring
- How to target job seekers from three different generations
- 'The war for talent': The biggest changes in hiring today
- Challenges in finding and recruiting the best talent
To learn how The Business Journals can help you with your recruiting needs, send us an email at email@example.com .
Ed Stych is the editor for the New York Business Journal, the Chicago Business Journal, and L.A. Biz.


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Under the terms of a deal reached with prosecutors, Mr. Echols, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Misskelley leave as men who maintain their innocence yet who pleaded guilty to murder, as men whom the state still consider to be child killers but whom the state deemed safe enough to set free.Celebrities got involved. And there was an excellent documentary (which focused on the prejudice against teenagers who liked heavy metal music).
Despite a half-hour of esoteric legal procedure, the courtroom was charged with raw feeling. Several of the relatives of the victims were ejected for their outbursts. One told the judge he was opening a Pandora's box in allowing this deal; another shouted that the defendants were murderers and baby-killers....
Many residents of West Memphis often resented, and still resent, the presumption that outsiders knew the details of the horrific case better than they did.
Under the seemingly contradictory deal, Judge David Laser vacated the previous convictions, including the capital murder convictions for Mr. Echols and Mr. Baldwin. After doing so, he ordered a new trial, something the prosecutors agreed to if the men would enter so-called Alford guilty pleas. These pleas allow people to maintain their innocence and admit frankly that they are pleading guilty because they consider it in their best interest.(You can read the Alford case here.)
The district prosecuting attorney, Scott Ellington, said afterward that the state still considered the men guilty. But he acknowledged they would probably be acquitted if a new trial were held, and he expressed concern that if the men were exonerated at the trial, they could sue the state, possibly for millions of dollars.So... the state is shielding itself from a big suit for damages. This way the prosecutor can avoid that lawsuit and also act as if there was no miscarriage of justice here. The 3 men are taking the deal, because it's in their interest too. They get out of prison (and in Echols's case, the death penalty), avoid further proceedings, and can go on to do something with the lives that have been shorn of an 18-year chunk of youth.
(I highly recommend the documentary: "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills / Paradise Lost 2: Revelations.")


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GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2010 (5/2), 2011 (10/1), 2012 (1/0, 1/1), 2013 (16/1). Total-32/4, 1/1.
OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in criminal justice in 2009...Interested in career in investigations following his days on the gridiron...Member of National Honor Society in high school...Engaged to Tameka...Has sons, Joe IV and Zamir...Brother, Yohance Myles, is an actor who has appeared in film, TV and stage.
GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2010 (5/2), 2011 (10/1), 2012 (1/0, 1/1), 2013 (16/1). Total-32/4, 1/1.
OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in criminal justice in 2009...Interested in career in investigations following his days on the gridiron...Member of National Honor Society in high school...Engaged to Tameka...Has sons, Joe IV and Zamir...Brother, Yohance Myles, is an actor who has appeared in film, TV and stage.
PRO Moving to WR for the 2013 season...Started 1 game in 2011 at WR, opening vs. Denver (12/4)...Came into game in relief of starter Christian Ponder when he suffered a concussion at Washington (12/24/11) and helped team to the victory with a pair of passing TDs...Started final 2 games of rookie season, winning his 1st start at Philadelphia (12/28/10)...Joined Ron VanderKelen as the only Vikings rookie QBs to win their 1st start...Was the 9th player in UAB history to be drafted in the NFL and the 1st since WR Roddy White in 2005.
2013 Made 1st start of career at WR in season finale vs. Detroit (12/29)...Notched 1st career special teams tackle vs. Philadelphia (12/15)...Earned spot on Vikings 53-man roster at WR, his 1st season focusing on the position...Saw action as a full-time WR for the 1st time in his career at Detroit (9/8) in season opener...Threw key block on Greg Jennings' 70-yard scoring play at Wembley Stadium vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) during International Series game...Had career-best 3 catches for 24 yards with a long of 15 vs. Carolina (10/13)...Caught 2 passes at Seattle (11/17).
2012 Pressed into starting role for Wild Card playoff at Green Bay (1/5/13), his 1st start at QB since the 2010 regular season finale...Saw time in 1 game during the regular season...Went 11-of-30 for 180 yards and carried 7 times for 68 yards in Wild Card game, throwing a 50-yard TD pass to Michael Jenkins in the 24-10 loss...Saw lone action of regular season in mop-up duty vs. Tennessee (10/7)...Served as backup to starting QB Christian Ponder as he started all 16 regular season games.
2011 Did not start a game at QB, but came off the bench for injured starter Christian Ponder to play significant time at QB in 3 games...Started at WR in package vs. Denver (12/4)...Caught 1st career pass at Green Bay (11/14)...Entered game at Detroit (12/11) to lead a furious comeback and played most of 2nd half to save a win at Washington (12/24)...Made impressive plays with his feet during the season, setting a team record for rushing yards in a game by a QB at Detroit (12/11) with 109 yards on the ground, including a team-record by a QB with a 65-yard scoring run...His record-setting scramble ranked as the 7th-longest in NFL history by a QB...Threw 1st TD pass of career at Detroit, hitting Toby Gerhart from 2 yards out to cut lead to 28-34...Moved Vikings into position for game-winning score as time expired at Detroit...Replaced Ponder early in 3rd quarter of game at Washington (12/24) and engineered 4 scoring drives, including rushing for a 65-yard score and throwing a pair of TDs...Threw 17-yard TD to Kyle Rudolph and 8-yard score to Percy Harvin.
2010 Started final 2 games of season and played extensively in relief of injured Brett Favre vs. Chicago (12/20) on Monday Night Football...Became only 2nd Vikings rookie QB to win their 1st start when he guided club to a 24-14 win at Philadelphia (12/28), a game that had been delayed by 2 days by snowy weather...Ran for a pair of TDs in consecutive games during the season, his 1st coming vs. Chicago (12/20) on a 13-yard run and the following week on a 9-yard burst at Philadelphia...Connected with Percy Harvin on a 46-yard pass at Philadelphia, his longest pass of the season...Saw 1st action at QB in relief of Tarvaris Jackson vs. NY Giants (12/12), completing a pair of passes and rushing for 16 yards in game played at Ford Field in Detroit...In 1st game action of the season, returned opening kickoff vs. Buffalo (12/5) for 30 yards, becoming the 1st Vikings QB in history to return a kickoff.
COLLEGE Earned Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and led the NCAA in rushing yards by a QB...Team captain as a senior...His 1,427 rushing yards as a senior ranked as the 3rd-most by a QB in college football history...Was UAB's full-time starting QB as a junior and senior after playing WR as a sophomore...Played in final 2 games as a redshirt freshman in 2006 at QB, starting his 1st career game in the season finale at Central Florida...Became the 1st player in NCAA history to pass for 2,000+ yards and rush for 1,000+ yards in back-to-back seasons...Threw for 21 TDs and rushed for 11 as a senior...Threw 21 TDs with only 8 INTs...As a senior, threw career-best 4 TD passes against Florida Atlantic and tossed for career-high 378 yards the following game at Memphis...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark in 8 games as a senior, including career-high 198 in the season opener vs. Rice...Had remarkable game at UTEP as a senior when he caught a TD pass, threw a TD pass and rushed for a TD...Had career-best 6 receptions in 3 games as a sophomore, at Michigan State, at Florida State and vs. Tulane...Had career-best 106 yards receiving vs. Tulane.
PREP Attended Wenonah High in Birmingham, AL...Earned Honorable Mention All-State as a senior...Team advanced to state playoffs as a senior...Team captain as a senior and named team MVP...Played through a broken wrist in a high school game and tossed 4 TDs...Played basketball and baseball.


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By Skylar Khan
In their book 'The Day America Told the Truth,' James Patterson and Peter Kim report that 91 percent of Americans lie regularly.
The authors continue to identify the number of specific groups being lied to, 86 percent of the people lie to their parents, 75 percent of the people lie to their friends, 73 percent of the people lie to their siblings, 69 percent of the people lie to their lovers, 61 percent of the people lie to their boss and 59 percent of the people lie to their children.
These numbers are higher than one would expect, to say the least. It raises the question whether, and to what extent, values like truth and integrity are still relevant.
The general public's attitude appears to be one of forgiveness toward lies from professionals, politicians, celebrities, students and anyone else for that matter, indicating to us that wrongful statements have become the norm rather than the exception.
Perhaps the root cause of this development is the fact that many citizens have lost touch with their community and/or human interaction. Many people now find their 'friends' on sites like Facebook when, in reality, they have no true friends to share a cup of coffee with or whom they can join for a walk.
This fosters an attitude of taking care of themselves instead of being concerned about the welfare of others.
When addressing the subject of honesty in a handwriting specimen through the eyes of a Graphologist, we would first of all look at global factors like form, rhythm, spontaneity, style and clarity in the writing.
In addition, special attention would be given to communication letters such as a, o, g and d to ascertain whether the characters are penned without loops or hooks inside the ovals, see below.
The trait of diplomacy represents the art of telling you bad news in a pleasant manner. Diplomacy is considered to be an asset in well-developed writing, and a liability in underdeveloped poor-form writing. The words gradually become smaller toward the end, as seen in the signature below.
A reductive to honesty would be the trait of 'evasiveness.' Evasiveness is observed as a small initial hook inside oval letters, as seen in the second a and inside the letter q below:
Another form of dishonesty would be self-deceit. Faced with an unhappy situation, a person may unconsciously alter reality by telling themselves that things are really not as bad as they appear. The easiest person to deceive is oneself.
The trait of self-deceit has been found in the writings of highly skilled and successful individuals. Graphic expression of self-deceit is an initial loop on the left, inside oval letters such as a, d, g and o. See below:
Deliberate deceit, or outright lies, are seen in a double loop inside these same oval letters. Below, please note letters a and o with overlapping loops inside the oval.
Readers are cautioned not to be hasty in jumping to conclusions when seeing this trait in a friend's handwriting. Someone may be deliberately covering up a sensitive issue that they are currently dealing with.
Once the problem has been resolved, the ovals may revert back to being clean. The same applies to children's writing as well.
If the above 'liar' loops are coupled with 'diplomacy' however, you can be assured that the person is a calculating manipulator.
Habitual liars are not bothered by ethics or conscience and therefore loops would not necessarily be found in their handwriting.
Sometimes it is important to read between the lines and to observe unusual signs in a writing specimen. For example, if certain letters drop below the baseline or jump into the upper zone where they do not belong, it would be a red flag. Unusual spacing can be another indicator of behavioral problems.
No trait stands alone, and the whole document needs to be examined in order to arrive at an accurate personality profile.
As far as truth is concerned, former governor of Illinois and ambassador to the United Nations sums it up best with his statement:
"You will find that the truth is often unpopular if the contest between agreeable fancy and the disagreeable fact is unequal. For, in the vernacular, we Americans are suckers for good news." –Adlai Stevenson
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HOUSTON (AP) - Cleveland's Brett Myers has always been a pitcher who elicits a lot of fly balls. The problem this season is that too many of those fly balls have been sailing away for home runs.
HOUSTON (AP) � Cleveland�s Brett Myers has always been a pitcher who elicits a lot of fly balls.
The problem this season is that too many of those fly balls have been sailing away for home runs.
The trend continued on Friday night when J.D. Martinez and Rick Ankiel hit back-to-back homers in the second inning and the Houston Astros held on for a 3-2 win over the Indians.
Myers, the former Astro who was facing Houston for the first time since a trade last summer, allowed five hits and three runs with four strikeouts in five innings. He has given up an MLB-high 10 home runs with an 8.02 ERA in four games with three starts this season.
When asked about the home runs he�s allowed this season, Myers was blunt.
�Well, they (stink) unless we hit them,� he said. �I�ve been a fly-ball pitcher all my career and have given up homers, but not at this rate. I�ve just got to keep the ball down.�
The win snaps a five-game skid for Houston and extends Cleveland�s losing streak to five.
Houston starter Lucas Harrell (1-2) allowed two runs in 5 2-3 innings before three relievers combined to shut Cleveland out the rest of the way.
Closer Jose Veras allowed one hit in the ninth for his first save in two tries.
Carlos Pena walked with one out in the second inning before Martinez got Houston�s first hit by launching a homer in the stands in right field off former Myers (0-3) to make it 2-0. Martinez left the game with a sprained knee in the fourth inning.
Ankiel followed with another homer to right field to push the lead to 3-0.
Myers said he�s struggled with tendinitis in the flexor tendon in his throwing hand and that it was bothering him in the first two innings, but improved as the game went on.
�I�ve still got to compete and get people out,� he said. �When I was able to feel the ball after the second inning and finally got a good grip on the ball, I was a little more confident in mixing my pitches.�
Indians manager Terry Francona was encouraged by the way Myers recovered after giving up the two homers.
�His velocity is down, especially tonight, so there was less margin for error,� Francona said. �He gave up the home runs early but sort of buckled down and threw some off-speed pitches pretty effectively.�
Lonnie Chisenhall closed the gap to 3-2 when he connected on a homer that sailed just inside the foul pole in right field in the fourth inning.
Harrell was chased by a single by Mark Reynolds with two outs in the sixth inning, and was none too happy about it. He stalked off the field before throwing his glove, hat and a cup of water when he reached the dugout.
He yielded five hits and two runs with five walks and four strikeouts.
Wesley Wright and Hector Ambriz combined to allow two hits in 2 1-3 innings before Veras came on for the save.
The Indians couldn�t string together any hits late in the game as they fell to 0-10 this season when trailing after six innings. Jason Kipnis singled with two outs in the seventh inning before Asdrubal Cabrera struck out swinging to end the inning. The frustration for Cabrera, who is hitting .138, was evident after the strikeout when he angrily threw his bat.
Nick Swisher doubled to start the eighth before Carlos Santana drew a one-out walk. But Reynolds grounded into a double play to end the threat.
The Indians haven�t been able to generate much offense this season and have been held to three runs or less in five straight games and 10 of 15 overall.
�We did have opportunities,� Francona said. �I think what happens sometimes is, guys try too hard. We had a couple of chances, and we rolled over. We had opportunities to win that game because of our pitching.�
Martinez left the game in the fourth inning after spraining his right knee while batting. Martinez was injured on a check swing. His knee buckled and he fell to the ground in pain.
He remained on the ground for a couple of minutes while Astros trainers attended to him. He was then helped to his feet and hobbled with assistance back to the dugout. He was replaced by Brandon Barnes and is listed as day to day.
NOTES: The Astros observed a moment of silence before Friday night�s game to remember the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and those killed and injured in the fertilizer plant blast in West, Texas. The Astros are also accepting donations this weekend at the ballpark to send to those affected by the explosion at the fertilizer plant. � When the jumbotron inside of the park showed television footage from Boston between innings indicating that the second marathon bombing suspect had been taken into custody, fans cheered loudly and some broke into a chant of �USA, USA.� � These teams continue the series on Saturday when Cleveland�s Scott Kazmir is expected to come off the disabled list to make his first major league start since April 2011 against Philip Humber. Kazmir, who was on the DL with a rib cage strain, spent last season in the independent Atlantic League with the Sugar Land Skeeters. �The biggest thing is just getting him stretched out again so he can get deep enough into games,� Indians manager Francona said. �He can pitch and he�s not going to be scared. So we�re excited about it.� � Kipnis was back in the lineup after missing five games with a sore left elbow. � Cleveland third base coach Brad Mills made his first trip back to Minute Maid Park since being fired as Houston�s manager in August. He said it was weird to be back as an opposing coach and that he doesn�t have any regrets about his time with the Astros. �(You) try to do the best you can and try to help these guys get better,� he said. �I think that was our goal every day and I think that we did that with the guys that were here. Personally you are rooting for the players individually because you spent so much time with them.�� Cleveland pitcher Matt Albers was moved from the family medical emergency list to the restricted list on Friday, but Francona said he could be activated on Monday.


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(originally published 12/8/11 – don't miss reading comments 46 and 54)
Some bloggers check their "stats" weekly daily hourly to see how many visitors have come to their sites, how long they stayed there, what posts they've read, how they got there, etc. For many bloggers, these stats are a constant source of anxiety. I am very grateful that for whatever reason, most days they aren't anywhere on my radar. I do, however, occasionally log in to my statistics tracking tool to find out fun things like if anyone in Abu Dhabi is reading my blog (Shout out to Abu Dhabi!) or if my ex-boyfriend is using the computer at the prison where he works to check on his ex-girlfriend (Yeah, I totally see you, buddy).
Another fun fact my stats show me is what search engine terms people are using that result in a visit to Resourceful Mommy. This fall tons of readers found me while trying to find out how to make Jake and the Neverland Pirates costumes, and I'm fairly sure that everyone who has ever compared the MobiGo to the Leapster has stopped by here at least once. Anyone who Googles hey look I'm naked will find me at the top of the recommended sites thanks to my idiotic post title after an even more idiotic technical error. My apologies to all of the thirteen year old boys googling that phrase and finding me. Major bummer.
Most of the time the search terms that bring people to my site either make complete sense like the Jake costumes or are laughable like the naked reference, but this week I saw that someone came to Resourceful Mommy after googling "Why am I invisible to my husband." When I saw that search term it felt like the wind had been knocked out of me, my first thought – why would Google send her to me!? Turns out that Google suggested that she read my post about the shirt with invisible sleeves, which she apparently did. But my very next thought was even more upsetting – I pictured a woman sitting at her computer, tears streaming down her face, desperately turning to Dr. Google to find out what was going wrong in her marriage. I wanted to pick up the digital thread leading back to her and tug on it until I found something connecting me to her. Did she get anything out of my post? Did she at least laugh? Did she curse Google for confusing invisible sleeves with invisible wives?
I don't know if she'll ever come back here – maybe if she wants to know why kids need vegetables! – but if she does, I want her to find this response to her question.
1. You are not invisible. I see you. I tried to see you more clearly, but the internet is weird like that so I couldn't really see you, but I've certainly been thinking about you.
2. Your husband sees you, too. I have no idea what's going on in your marriage – it may really really suck – so I'm not going to take away from that. But he sees you. You know what else? Like all of us, he's got a lot on his mind. My husband once walked right past me while I was lying naked on the bed, and while you can see from my "hey look I'm naked" post that that's not necessarily a terribly exciting thing, he is a smart enough man to know it was going to get him something fun. And yet he walked right by me. What would cause a man to walk right past his naked wife? I'll tell you what it wasn't – It wasn't that he doesn't love me, doesn't desire me, doesn't enjoy being with me. It wasn't even that he didn't see me. It turns out that he was thinking about putting sodas in the fridge so that I'd have cold caffeine waiting for me in the morning. So let's change you being invisible to him being distracted.
3. While I'm happy that Google sent you to me, I want to change your search term from "Why am I invisible to my husband" to "How can I help my husband see me?" We probably aren't going to really answer the "why" although I'm putting most of my money on distracted/stressed/busy/hurt/dealing with stuff inside his own head/tired/overwhelmed/hungry. What we can answer is a question my best friend asks me all the time – Now what? Earlier this week your answer to "now what?" was to turn to Google. When I'm feeling ignored by my husband, my "now what" is often to shut down, get quiet, hurt myself with my thoughts about his motives, get angry. None of those things are productive. However, when I instead use that feeling to motivate me to try to reconnect with him – and yes, it apparently takes more than throwing my naked self on my bed at night as he walks by – it tends to result in great conversations, time spent enjoying each other again, and relief. Deciding to put it on yourself to help alleviate the problem when it feels like the problem is his or at least his fault is so frustrating. I am the queen of "but I'm RIGHT," so I get that. Right there with you. But trust me that feeling better feels better no matter how you get there.
Maybe today you're Googling "sexy lingerie" or "top Christmas presents for men" or even "divorce for Dummies." I'll probably never know. But I hope that whatever it is, you're in a better place than you were in when you found me. And I hope that if you find me again, this helps.


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I don't have any immediate plans (or means) to visit England again, but I certainly will one day. And now I have somewhere I definitely have to visit on that trip!
Another find in the Ancestry London Metropolitan Archives marriage database was the marriage entry for my 2xgreat-grandparents Edmund Worledge WHITE and Ann POULTER in 1871 - coincidentally the marriage took place on the same day as my parent's wedding, 99 years later. This certificate gave me official confirmation of Ann's surname and father's name and occupation, so I could now locate Ann in the earlier census records. In 1851, the family is at "Reeds" in Farnham Surrey where father James is a farmer of nine acres (there's a second farmer also at Reeds farming a further six acres). I googled this address and came up with.....
Rural Life Centre, Farnham - yes, there's now a rural life museum on the land that my great-great-grandfather farmed! Worth a visit, yes?
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
On my next trip
I don't have any immediate plans (or means) to visit England again, but I certainly will one day. And now I have somewhere I definitely have to visit on that trip!
Posted by Alex Coles at 10:00 am
Labels: personal genealogy research
2 comments:
- wanderinggenealogist said...
What a discovery! I am going to have to go now as well, looks a fascinating place. I see they have an Ag Lab family history fair on the 23rd May, think that might me going in my diary. Thanks for pointing it out.
- 12/1/10 11:06 am
- Alex said...
Do let me know what you think! They seem to have an excellent program of special days throughout the year.
- 13/1/10 11:13 am


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December 28, 2011 12:27:00 PM
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press
JACKSON -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says the response to Hurricane Katrina shaped his legacy, and the 2005 storm boosted the state's image because outsiders saw Mississippians' willingness to work hard and help their neighbors.
The 64-year-old Republican leaves office when his second term ends at noon on Jan. 10. He plans to travel as a paid speaker and work for BGR, the Washington lobbying firm he helped found two decades ago.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Barbour reflected on what the state did, and didn't, accomplish during the past eight years. He also offered advice for his Republican successor, Phil Bryant, and the lawmakers who begin serving in January. He said leaders should stick to their principles but be willing to compromise to enact policies that could help the state.
"Purity in politics and government is a loser," Barbour said
Barbour chaired the Republican National Committee in the mid-1990s and has raised millions for GOP candidates across the United States since then. He traveled extensively in late 2010 and early 2011 to prepare for a possible 2012 presidential run, even assembling campaign staffs in South Carolina and Florida. In late April he said wouldn't seek the GOP nomination because he didn't have the "fire in the belly" to run an all-out campaign and then, if elected, possibly serve eight years.
Since then, several Republican presidential candidates have rapidly gained popularity, only to drop just as quickly amid gaffes or revelations about their background. Barbour said he has no regrets about pulling back from the race, and he doesn't intend to endorse anyone until Republicans choose their nominee.
He also said he won't run for the U.S. Senate, a job he unsuccessfully sought in 1982.
"I hope and believe this is my last government job," Barbour said of the governorship.
Barbour said he doesn't know whether Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran will seek re-election in 2014. Even if Cochran bows out then, Barbour will be 67.
"I don't think we want a 67-year-old freshman senator," Barbour said. "We want a senator who can build some seniority and serve for 20 years, effectively. You know, my ego is sufficiently in check so it doesn't have to be me."
On other topics, Barbour had this to say:
AP: What do you think is your biggest bit of unfinished business as governor?
Barbour: "I wish we had not had the kind of economy that we've had to deal with for the last three years. And particularly what bothers me is that the economy has stayed so flat, so growth has stayed so low.... When the recession hit, one would have expected by now, we would be in a major period of economic growth."
AP: If you could snap your fingers and solve one problem in Mississippi, what would it be?
Barbour: "The biggest structural problem in Mississippi is illegitimacy. Nothing else is close. Fifty-five percent of the children born in Mississippi last year were born out of wedlock, and they're going to be raised without a father in the household.... The data are that a child born out of wedlock without a father in the home is six times -- six times -- more likely to be raised in poverty than a child born to an intact family. Six times. Then when you look at, what is the chance of an illegitimate child graduating from high school versus from an intact family, becoming addicted to drugs, going to the penitentiary, dropping out of high school, having an illegitimate child herself, having a low-weight baby ... so many of these children who are born out of wedlock and never have a father in the home, it's remarkable how well some of them do..... If there was one structural thing that we could change if I had a magic wand, that would be it."
AP: Do you feel like your administration has done enough to address that?
Barbour: "No. I don't think any administration has. I noticed that Phil Bryant talked about it in his campaign. And hopefully there will become an appetite in the Legislature to try to find ways, acceptable ways, to address the problem more effectively.... But, I found no appetite in the Legislature, even from legislators who privately would tell you it is a terrible problem."
AP: Do you think Mississippi's abstinence-only approach in sex education has been effective?
Barbour: "Well, the numbers speak for themselves. Fifty-five percent of the babies born in Mississippi last year were born out of wedlock, primarily to teenage mothers."
AP: Do you think the abstinence-plus curriculum some school districts are considering should address pregnancy prevention and disease prevention?
Barbour: "Can't hurt. I mean, what we're doing now is not working. Washington County, Miss., has a 79 percent illegitimacy rate.... Seventy-nine percent illegitimacy rate is a tough burden to carry. It's just very hard to have the kind of workforce you want, to have the kind of schools you want, to have the kind of tax base you want. It's not about race, by the way. The illegitimacy rate for white children has exploded. That's a mistake some people make, is thinking this is about race. It isn't. It's a white issue as well as a black issue."
AP: You don't shy away from using the term 'illegitimacy.' A lot of people don't want to say that. On the national stage, would you phrase it in the same way?
Barbour: "Yeah, I mean, I noticed the Tupelo paper editorialized and talked about illegitimacy. The Mississippi Women's Fund came out for exactly the same thing but referred to it as to reduce pregnancies among teenage girls. And, so, I refer to it that way sometimes, too. But most pregnancies -- there is a large overlap of illegitimacy and pregnancies for teenage girls. If you reduce one, you'll reduce the other."
AP: Any advice for the new administration and new legislators?
Barbour: "Stick to your principles but understand that perfection is not and should not be achievable in governing Mississippi or any other state in the country. Some people like to attack compromise, but in a body of 174 people not everybody is going to agree on everything... On big issues, you should try to get large majorities. One of Obama's biggest problems is that he crammed Obamacare down the country's throat with no Republican votes and not a vote to spare in the Senate."
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -- We hear about bullying more and more these days, so there's no doubt, it's become a concern for many parents.
The "No More Bullying" class held at Gracie Barra is teaching kids self confidence and self-defense when it comes to standing up to bullies.
Local mom, Angela Lynch, knew it was a lesson her son Andrew needed to hear.
"It seems like it's definitely an issue with kids and you hear a lot about it," says Lynch.
That's why Lynch attended the first "No More Bullying" class held at Gracie Barra in Grand Junction.
"It's gonna be a really educational class and something he can benefit from," says Lynch.
The hands-on class is aimed at teaching kids how to stand up to bullying- starting with self-defense.
"Today we are going to go over some basic techniques with how to deal with bullying," said Gracie Barra owner Matt Busker.
Kids worked with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructors and their peers to practice basic techniques against bullying. The first step is to walk away.
"We want to get away from the situation before it gets any worse," said Busker.
But instructor, Matt Busker, says walking away can be difficult... that's why the other steps teach kids to tell adults and even use physical protection if necessary.
"Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is known as the gentle art- we're self-defense first," says Busker.
Busker notes children can get more than just anti-bullying techniques from the curriculum.
"Our program is about self defense, but like any martial art Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instills a great sense of self confidence," says Busker.
School psychologist, Daniel Krenzer, helped with the class and he feels creating awareness about bullying is important. Bullying can even affect a child's attendance at school.
"Some risks involved with bullying such as a repeated victim of bullying, isn't going to feel good about going to school...may even miss days," said Krenzer.
For moms like Lynch, the class will not only help her son, but other kids who may be bullied as well.
"Also how to help other kids too, not just be a bystander and watch other kids get bullied," explained Lynch.
The anti-bullying curriculum began today and classes will be held every Saturday this month at the Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy. The classes are free and available for children ages 5 to 13.


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Celebrate the squash family year-round
Judy E. Buss
Butternut squash salad with nuts
Zucchini with tomato
It's October, and Halloween is right around the corner. Besides ghosts, costumes, and mountains of candy (please pass the insulin bucket … ), the pumpkin, a member of the squash family, is king. This pretty fruit and its many relatives of all shapes, colors, and sizes, deserve to remain center-stage all year long.
Of all the fruits we eat, squash are among the most nutritious. Mostly yellow or orange-fleshed, they are nutrient-dense and also contain exceptionally high levels of potassium and vitamin A. Fiber-rich, squash are extremely low in calories and fat, unless you cook them with tons of butter, cream or — sorry friends — marshmallows. Consuming squash has numerous health benefits, particularly for the skin, respiratory system and eyes.


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UEFA president Michel Platini on Friday said that he was open to all options for the European championships in 2020, a day after the ruling body said that the tournament would be held across the continent.
"It's a blank page at the moment," said the former France captain.
"I can't tell you where we're going to go. We haven't yet gone into the details. It's a one-off decision."
Platini first mooted the idea of holding the 60th anniversary of European football's premier competition in a number of countries before the final of this year's edition in Poland and Ukraine, which was won by defending champions Spain.
On Thursday, UEFA's executive committee was virtually unanimous in supporting the idea, which Platini said had been circulating for a number of years and had been the subject of numerous meetings and discussions with national associations.
Many fans suggested that the decision, opposed only by Turkey which had previously submitted a bid to host the tournament in eight years' time, would lead to increased costs and could destroy the atmosphere of the competition.
But Platini, who has argued that a Europe-wide competition would relieve pressures on one or two host nations given the current parlous financial climate in many countries, said more work was required to thrash out the detail.
"There are political decisions and geographic decisions," he told reporters in Nyon, Switzerland, where UEFA is based.
"It's not a case of a fan watching his team in Cardiff (Britain) then in Astana (Kazakhstan) and then in Sweden.
"Nothing is decided at the moment. I put forward the idea, the associations voted. I propose things and the executive committee decides."
UEFA secretary-general Gianni Infantino said that the project would be re-examined in January or March next year and that host cities would be chosen in early 2014.
"We're looking at something bigger and more united," Platini said. "Countries that would never have had the chance to host the Euros will be able to participate in this festival of football.
"The situation is difficult in Europe. It's hard to ask one country to invest in 10 stadiums like in Ukraine. There's also the idea of belonging to a European country. It's a great idea to mark the anniversary.
"The Euros will go to the fans. It'll meet supporters. In previous years, they had to go to the Euros. Everything will be done so that the fans are able to get to games."
England's Football Association (FA), meanwhile, registered their interest early in staging the semi-finals and finals at London's Wembley stadium, while the Scottish FA also said they would be keen to participate.
The host cities bidding process will begin in March, with decisions on venues set to be made in early 2014.
The next European championships in 2016 are to be held in France, with an increase in the number of teams from the current 16 to 24.
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They can be gingerbread Christmas trees, or gingerbread stars, too, of course - or gingerbread women, doing their small part to smash the patriarchy. The relevant issues are 1) they are molasses-spice cookies that are rolled out, cut into shapes, baked, and frosted; and 2) they typically have a texture like slightly damp animal crackers. Such is the inevitable result of making rolled cookies: Creating a dough sturdy enough to be rolled out and cut into shapes without tearing requires extra flour, which makes cookies stiff and bland. What's more, rolling dough to a uniform thickness precludes the delightful mélange of soft and chewy that you get in, say, the archetypal chocolate-chip cookie.
The key to making gingerbread cookies that taste good, then, is to make them more like chocolate-chip cookies. I don't mean you should add chocolate (though you can); I mean you should make them as drop cookies. Drop cookies, for the uninitiated, are made from dough soft enough to be dropped by the spoonful onto the baking sheet. They spread out as they bake, transforming into irregular rounds with chewy edges and gloriously tender centers.
You see the drawback: You cannot make drop cookies look like stylized little humans. (Unless you attempt to mold the dough into bodies with your fingers, that is, but the resulting misshapen monsters might frighten your kids.) This is a tradeoff I'm willing to make. These gingerbread cookies actually taste like moist, fragrant gingerbread, with additional festivity provided by ingredients typical of Old World spice cookies: ground almonds, cardamom, and a little ground pepper. You can even frost them - hence the quick lemon glaze in this recipe.
All cookie dough benefits from refrigeration, which allows the flour to thoroughly soak up the wet ingredients and results in a better consistency. So, if at all possible, make your dough the day before you intend to bake it.
If you don't make drop cookies often, you might be tempted to squeeze as many as possible onto your baking sheet. Don't - they will spread out and join edges with one another, and you will end up with square pull-apart cookies. If circular cookies are what you want, give each lump of dough about two inches of breathing room.
On a related note, unless you have more cookie sheets than Kanye has Benzes, you'll have to re-use your sheets to cook all the dough. Unfortunately, if you apply raw dough directly to a hot baking sheet, it'll burn on the bottom by the time the top has cooked through. To avoid this misfortune, rinse your baking sheets with cold water between batches to bring them back to room temperature (and scrub off any residue from the previous batch, which is liable to burn). It's an extra step, yes, but it's better than ruining all but the first batch of your cookies.
Gingerbread Cookies With Lemon Glaze, yield: about 50 cookies
Time: 3 hours, mostly unattended (or longer, depending on how long you refrigerate the dough)
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup almond flour or finely ground almonds
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Grated zest of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup molasses
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Oil or butter for greasing the pans
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1. Combine the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking soda, salt, lemon zest, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves, and white pepper in a medium bowl.
2. Beat the butter and brown sugar with the paddle attachment of a stand mixer (or with a handheld electric mixer) until light and fluffy. Add the molasses, eggs, and vanilla and beat until thoroughly combined. Add the flour mixture and stir gently to combine. Wrap the dough in foil or plastic wrap (or simply cover the bowl) and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
3. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease one or two baking sheets. Drop the dough by the rounded tablespoonful onto the baking sheet(s), leaving 2 inches between cookies. Bake until the cookies are firm and their edges are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer the cookies to wire racks or paper towels to finish cooling. Repeat with the remaining dough.
4. When the cookies are completely cool, whisk together the powdered sugar and the lemon juice. Drizzle or spoon the glaze over the cookies. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a few days.