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Friday, December 2, 2011
Why Do I Hold Back?
You've heard of Guerrilla Marketers? Well, my Mom was a Guerrilla Family Historian. She took no prisoners and she didn't hold back. Every family event for as long as I could remember was filled with family group sheets and tape recorders. And it's not like she bumped into these relatives once in a blue moon. She was with them at least once a year, every year. She had ample opportunity to fill out the forms and ask them questions. But did she do it once or twice? No, she did it every single time she got together with family. She always had questions and always needed to know more.
Earlier this fall I went to visit my Uncle Bob and Aunt Joan. Uncle Bob is my Mom's brother. He is now the oldest member of our family. The previous generation has long since passed away. We spent a lot of time talking during the visit. Boy, can I talk! And we did talk a lot about family history and I had them explain to me who was in the family photos that were on display.
Did I write any of it down? No. Did I ask if it would be ok to pull out my audio recorder? No. What was holding me back?
This is going to sound like a litany of excuses. On the one hand, it is a bit of backlash from my Mom. I feel like my relatives have probably had enough of all that family history stuff. The problem is there is still more family history to record. I don't believe my Mom ever got information my Aunt Joan. And there is still so much more that Uncle Bob could tell me. After all, I was not a part of their early lives as my Mom was so I would see their history as an outsider and have different questions.
On the other hand, I don't want to focus on the fact that my aunt and uncle are now the elders of the family. I don't want to make them feel like "I need to record you now in case I don't get another chance." I don't want to make them face their mortality.
Of course, if I don't get my questions answered and make some recordings I could very well miss that opportunity. I'm hoping that at some point I will get over this sense of awkwardness. Maybe I should talk to them about it.
Hopefully, someday, I'll be more like my Mom, the Guerrilla Family Historian. She has left a real treasure chest of family history information as a gift to future generations.
Photo Credit: Photo by Jimmy MacDonald and used under the creative commons license.
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I'm the same way.ReplyDelete
I wonder if there was some event that caused your mom to be the way she was, like maybe someone died before she had a chance to record what they knew...
Uncle Bob and Aunt Joan's memories aren't getting any better.
I guess we've just got to suck it up and do it. This Christmas, I'm going to take the first steps to rectify this.
Marian, a comment startled me, a Pittsburg comment, I grew up with it.ReplyDelete
But our family retained a lot of those sayings even though we had moved far away. I bet they wonder why you did not record or ask especially if your mother did and they know you do. Leave no stone unturned helps.
Great write up.
I know what you mean. When visiting Grampa (age 92) I couldn't bring myself to whip out the recorder. I took notes, but the recorder that I BOUGHT JUST FOR THAT OCCASION stayed in my purse the whole 3 days... Luckily, they are recorded in my head and are being put to paper, but I just couldn't get his voice. I'm sad for that, but I still couldn't do it!ReplyDelete
I can relate. Just be at like to nike commercial and JUST DO IT! That's my motto and sometimes it helps.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the reminder to get my batteries and recorder together for the christmas holiday.
Come on, girl, be the Che Guevera of the Genealogy set --- always carry your backpack of recorders, forms, pens and stuff --- you dinna even have to go so far as a camouflage backpack, go pink with Che GeneaGirl cutely stensiled. Sort of tongue in cheek comment, but I'm betting that you are a lot more like your mom than you let on. Go, Girl, Go.ReplyDelete
I have whipped out the recorder, and guess what everyone was ok with it. The important part is to lead up to it, explain what your doing, be honest and upfront. And guess what, the reception will be warm. Most people love talking about themselves and sharing their journey, their just waiting for someone to ask. I've interviewed over 80 people for a family history book, either one on one, or through email and telephone interviews, and 90% of the time, people are very generous.ReplyDelete
I haven't done actual recording, but I have talked with my aunt, who has very different memories of her grandmother than the memories that my mother has. Take advantage, while you can, of the chance to get a different perspective on your family's history.ReplyDelete
Well Marian, the consensus above seems to be "go for it" - and indeed, why not? This is your passion, and vocation! Start off with "I don't want to be like Mom was, bugging you with lots of questions..." BUT, record and interview them, anyway!ReplyDelete
I do wish I had some elderly relatives to record... all gone before I got into genealogy, I'm afraid. I get tiny bits of details when talking with cousins at funerals these days.
Marian, I am close to being the oldest generation in my family, and I did not get my grandmother's and mother's stories. Everyone else in the family had passed on -- grandparents, my father, uncles and aunts. I do have one elder aunt, whom I have interviewed. Perhaps you could set up some individual time with your aunt and uncle, and interview them, using a digital audio recorder. They are so small as to be unobtrusive, not like a huge old tape-recorder. They also pick up very well, so that you can set it aside where it will not be in the center of their view. Decide ahead of time what you would like to learn about from them. I did not get the stories when I should have, and now all that is left is the little I can remember.ReplyDelete
Susi - we always thought those were Pittsburgh expressions because that's where my mother came from and people didn't say stuff like that in Connecticut! I had no idea is was more widespread.ReplyDelete
Joan, I will try harder to channel my inner Che :)ReplyDelete
I must be a hybrid - I can't bring myself to use a tape recorder, but I've found it easy to get my older relatives and in-laws to talk about their childhoods and the family members that they remember. I do understand your reticence - I'm also afraid that that microphone will just make them clam up.ReplyDelete
I didn't know "it burns me up" was a Pittsburgh idiom. My mom, who grew up in Trumbull County, Ohio, used it quite often, too.ReplyDelete
Marian, I've done exactly the same thing. I don't know why it's so hard. Part of my problem is that I have a sister who is relentless and I prefer to take a more subtle approach. If I know that she has talked to someone, I tend to not want to assault them too. I have missed some opportunities and regret it. My father died when I was 10 so I didn't know him very well. He has two living siblings, twins - they are my last connection to my father. One took a stroke a few years ago but the other has been in fairly good health all along. I live on the East Coast and he lives on the West Coast. Did I call him. No. He is now 89, is hospitalized and not expected to live. Another opportunity gone! Another issue is that sometimes I would just like to be a participant instead of the organizer. I'd like to be in pictures instead of the the one taking them. I'd like to chat about current stuff instead of stuff that is long gone - in other words I'd like to live my life for me and form relationships with people that don't involve me interrogating them and promising to send them pictures or information and thereby taking on another commitment. Their commitment ends when the conversation stops or the photo is taken. Mine continues long after the event or visit is over. I haven't yet found a happy medium but if I don't soon, the older generation in my family will be gone. Then who will I ask? :)ReplyDelete
This is a great topic especially for the holiday season when we spend more time with family. I have been actively talking to my family for the last four years. I say talking because I learned early on that approach was more effective. I take notes rather than use a recorder. My suggestion is that before you go gorilla, think about who your audience will be and what approach would be the best fit. As I documented what I learned, I give them short write-ups for us to review together and they provide edits. This process usually brings forth new memories. Now, every time we get together, a box or large envelope packed with old family documents is brought out without me asking. Alas, I cannot keep anything, it must be scanned (yes I bring a scanner and camera) and I get things piecemeal. But I am getting information!ReplyDelete
I'm the exact same way. We had a famiy reunion this summer, and I was around relatives I haven't seen in 20+ years. The whole time I wanted to talk to people, ask questions, get new info. I did manage to talk to a couple people but nothing sitting down where I could take notes, and I had nothing to write with and forgot everything I was told because I have to write things down to remember them. So I feel your pain/shyness/frustration.ReplyDelete


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The Nintendo 3DS – the first handheld gaming console to utilize glasses-free 3D technology – hits store shelves this week, and already Nintendo is forecasting a blockbuster launch. So what do the critics have to say? In short, reviews have praised the 3D tech on the new device, questioned the $250 sticker price, and lambasted Nintendo for skimping on the battery life. Let's go to the scorecards.
The hardware
"The 3DS is a sleek, stylish gadget, about the same size as the best-selling Nintendo DS Lite and DSi," writes Winda Benedetti of MSNBC. "It's got that smart Nintendo DS clamshell design with the top screen being the one that shows off the 3-D images and the bottom screen being the touch screen. The top screen is larger than the older-model Nintendo DS Lite or DSi screens at 3.53 inches and the bottom screen is 3.02 inches. The 3DS also has three cameras — two of which are designed to let you take your own 3-D pictures. And it has a Circle Pad, which is a much-appreciated analog stick for game control."
The 3D technology, part one
"Instead of popping out, the 3D image feels like it goes deeper into the screen," writes the team over at CNET. "The best way we've been able to convey the effect is by referring to those old Magic Eye images that required some eye-crossing to get 3D objects to appear. Not to worry, there's no eye-crossing going on here, though some titles we played definitely took a few seconds of getting used to, especially with the 3D slider maxed out. On rare occasions the effect was actually overwhelming, which had us jumping for the slider."
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The 3D technology, part two
"The 3DS does have significant drawbacks," writes David W. Ewalt of Forbes. "The 3-D effect works only in a limited viewing range, outside of which the image gets blurry. There are also concerns about eyestrain and the potential for vision damage in small children. While I didn't experience any negative side effects, Nintendo printed health warnings on the box and labeled it "3D mode for ages 7 and up." Notices also appear while you're playing, reminding you to take a break. Until someone works out a way to fix the technological limitations, I can't see 3-D gaming becoming the standard in the industry."
The 3D technology, part three
"When it comes to 3-D in other games, the most impressive title is Pilotwings Resort," writes Gieson Cacho of the Contra Costa Times. "It gives players the sensation of flying. At certain angles, they may even get vertigo. The 3-D doesn't really help with Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition but it's almost indispensable when throwing passes in Madden NFL Football. Players have a better idea of depth and where the open receivers are downfield.... As for the graphics, they're a leap above the predecessor and rival that of the Wii."
The battery
"We don't play our video games with a stop watch in our hand, but even in casual use the battery feels inadequate," note the folks over at Ars Technica. "Under normal usage conditions you're going to get the blinking battery light frequently, and the system takes over three hours to fully charge in our testing. Nintendo was nice enough to include a charging cradle, and a charging cable with an extra-long cable, but it's frustrating how often I felt like I was chained to an outlet... [a battery pack] is going to almost a mandatory purchase with the system if you're going to be playing [the 3DS] out of the house."
The bottom line, part one
"The controls are an improvement from the DS, both with addition of the analog stick, and the better buttons," says Ryan Fleming of Digital Trends. "The biggest issue with the 3DS though is the battery, which will drain away quickly if you are using the 3DS at its most power hungry settings. The 3DS is no doubt bound for success. It takes what worked with the DS and it improves upon it. Many people might be slightly disappointed on launch day, but given time to grow, the 3DS could once again solidify Nintendo's first-place hold on gaming."
The bottom line, part two
"Eighteen months from now, Nintendo will release the inevitable 3DS Lite and take us for another $250. Until that day arrives, I'm pretty comfortable saying that the Nintendo 3DS is the best gaming platform the company has ever created: The user experience is quite polished in a variety of ways, and its forward-thinking core feature really does make gaming better," writes Chris Kohler of Wired. "Nintendo will sell a lot of them, and glasses-free 3-D will be a big deal in the next generation of gadgets, just like an avalanche of touch screens followed the first DS."
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HealthCare.gov Glitch Prevents Users From Creating New Accounts
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Two separate software glitches took HealthCare.gov offline on Monday as the site struggled to stay open during this year's final day of enrollment under the Affordable Care Act.
The new problem hit around 12 p.m. EDT and was preventing users from creating new accounts and logging in with new accounts, said a person familiar with the matter. The glitch was related to the part of the system that processes peoples' identities, the person said. Users trying to log in were told "HealthCare.gov has a lot of visitors right now"...


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KANSAS CITY, Mo - Tyler Kacmarynski of Morningside (Iowa) has been named the NAIA National Wrestler of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Kacmarynski is the first honoree of the 2012-13 season and was selected based on his performance from Dec. 31 - Jan. 6.
Following a three-week break, Kacmarynski, a native a Spencer, Iowa, returned to the mat with a stellar performance in Morningside's seventh dual of the season against top-ranked Grand View (Iowa) on Jan. 5. The junior heavyweight, who at the time was ranked fifth in the class, upended defending national champion and then-No. 2 Eric Thompson, 9-3. With the win, Kacmarynski improved to 17-2 on the season and 7-1 against NAIA competition.
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Nominees: Zack Barkett, Cumberlands (Ky.); Joao Vicente, William Penn (Iowa); Teagan Franco, Oklahoma City; Ethan Miller, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).
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Miscarriage affects the lives of many women and their partners and the true impact is often underestimated by health professionals, family and friends. Just because miscarriage is a relatively common event does not mean it is insignificant or that it should, or will, soon be forgotten.
When Tanya and Daniel first fell pregnant after only a couple of months of trying they were ecstatic. There seemed to be no reason not to tell family and friends the good news. Tanya even bought a gorgeous baby outfit and bunny rug at the January sales. They made plans to turn the spare room into a nursery and had long discussions about baby names. Eight weeks into the pregnancy Tanya woke up with cramps. At first she put it down to the curry they had had the night before but then she started to bleed. At the hospital the ultrasound revealed that the baby had no heartbeat and a miscarriage would occur. Tanya and Daniel were devastated. Tanya didn't know anyone who had had a miscarriage or so she thought. Over the next few days as they were comforted by friends and family she found out that her mother had had two miscarriages and her Aunt had had several. They had just never talked about it. The hardest thing Tanya said was not knowing the sex of the baby they lost. Months later the couple found the due date of the baby hard to cope with as they were reminded of what they had lost and they might have been celebrating if all had gone as expected. Within a year they became pregnant again and this time everything went well and they had a lovely little girl called Jessica. Tanya says, however, she has never forgotten that first pregnancy and still wonders what may have been.
Miscarriage is a term used for loss of a baby before 20 weeks of pregnancy. In Australia every year more than 50,000 pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth. It has been estimated that half of all conceptions end in miscarriage before 12 weeks, though many women will not be aware they were even pregnant. Around 20 to 25% of known pregnancies end with miscarriage and 80% of these will occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Around 1-2% of couples experience recurrent miscarriages.
The majority of spontaneous miscarriages are due to major fetal or genetic abnormalities. Other causes are an unusually shaped uterus, exposure to certain drugs, early opening of the cervix, hormonal imbalances, immunological factors, direct trauma to the lower abdomen, poorly controlled illness like diabetes, and environmental factors such as smoking, alcohol, radiation, infections and exposure to certain chemicals. As a woman's age increases so does her risk of miscarriage and this is mainly due to the fact that the incidence of genetic abnormalities increase with increased age.
It is important for women to realise that it is very rare for a miscarriage to occur because of something they have, or have not done. Unfortunately with the majority of miscarriages the cause will not be known and this can make dealing with the un-answered questions difficult. This lack of information can make couples feel frustrated, helpless and fearful about future pregnancies. Tests can be done to determine some causes but in most instances no cause is found.
A 'threatened' miscarriage is where vaginal bleeding may occur over several days or even weeks in the first half of pregnancy. The woman's cervix remains closed and the baby remains in the mother's uterus. Bleeding occurs in around 30% of pregnancies and roughly half of these women will go on to miscarry whilst the rest will continue the pregnancy. Bed rest has not been shown to be effective in preventing miscarriage. A 'blighted ovum' is another common term used when women miscarry. This is where an egg is fertilised but it doesn't go on to divide or develop into an embryo. The pregnancy test will be positive and miscarriage usually occurs around at 7 to 12 weeks. Ectopic pregnancy can also result in miscarriage and is potentially quite serious for the mother. It occurs when the fertilized ovum implants in the fallopian tube or some other place outside the uterus (1:100 pregnancies) Normal pregnancy symptoms occur and then usually by the 8th week bleeding and pain begin (pain is almost universal with ectopic pregnancy). Sometimes the fallopian tube will not need to be surgically removed but this is still the mainstay of treatment. Because you have two fallopian tubes you should be able to get pregnant again.
The general course followed when miscarriage occurs is- a missed period, pregnancy symptoms, a positive pregnancy test, followed days or weeks later by vaginal bleeding , lower abdominal cramping, backache and miscarriage of the baby. Generally a doctor will take your history and examine you. They will take blood for a pregnancy test and suggest an ultrasound to see whether there is a baby in the uterus, if there is a heart beat or whether there is some tissue left inside after the miscarriage. Most miscarriages in the first few weeks of pregnancy are complete and women rarely need admission to hospital or intervention. After 6 weeks there can be an increased tendency for some of the tissue to remain in the uterus causing continued bleeding and even infection.
A modern dilemma!
With increasing numbers of women having early ultrasounds in pregnancy some women are being told of problems that will mean they will most likely miscarry at a stage when they feel well and have no symptoms. For these women it is very hard as they have to wait until they have signs of a miscarriage or have had a repeat ultrasound in a week or so.
For many years the routine management for women having a miscarriage where some tissue was suspected to remain in the uterus was to have a surgical emptying of the uterus (commonly referred to as D&C). This is a short operation usually conducted under a general anaesthetic but it can be done under a local anaesthetic where the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is gently scraped or removed by suction. This approach is now being challenged and women have three options. They can 'wait and see' if all the tissue passes through the vagina on its own. Where the 'wait and see' approach is used, particularly when women are less than 12-13 weeks pregnant, around 80% of women will not need surgical intervention. Another approach is called the 'medical evacuation' approach where hormones like prostaglandins are used to encourage the tissue to be passed. The third approach is 'surgical evacuation' where the tissue is removed by gentle scraping or suction to the uterine lining. When suction is used rather than traditional scraping of the uterus the procedure seems to be faster, less painful and associated with less blood loss.
Any tissue from the pregnancy that is passed through the vagina or removed during the D&C is usually sent to pathology for examination to see if they can determine the cause of the miscarriage. Unless you request for the tissue to be returned to you it will be disposed of by the hospital after it has been examined. It is important that you know you may not be able to identify the baby in the tissue after a D&C.
It is important to have medical follow up a couple of weeks after the miscarriage to make sure you are healthy. If you lost a lot of blood during the miscarriage then it is good make sure the iron levels in your blood are at a healthy level. It will also enable you to ask questions and talk about your feelings and the future, if you feel ready.
Breast milk is produced from 16 weeks onwards so if you had a late miscarriage you may find your breasts produce milk. This can be very distressing for some women but for others it can actually be comforting as though a confirmation that they really were pregnant and a link to the baby they have lost. The best way to suppress breast milk is to avoid stimulating the breasts, wear a firm bra and use cold compresses.
Vaginal bleeding continues for one to three weeks and progressively becomes lighter. Women who experience ongoing heavy bleeding, pass clots or have pain should seek medical advice. Sanitary pads are better than tampons for the first couple of weeks following a miscarriage to reduce the risk of infection
Generally waiting to have sex for a couple of weeks until the bleeding has ceased reduces the risk of infection. After this some couples gain great comfort from resumption of sexual intercourse whilst others prefer to express their love in other ways for a while.
Pregnancy symptoms should subside two to three days following the miscarriage and disappear within one week
It has been said that whilst the loss of an adult represents the loss of the past, the loss of a baby represents the loss of a future. It is not just memories that cause grief but lost hopes and dreams can also have a huge impact.
Miscarriage often represents a major loss to women and their families and reactions can be very similar to those that follow the death of any close friend or family member. Parents describe feelings of disbelief, sorrow, anger, pain, guilt, exhaustion and confusion. It is common for physical changes to occur such as problems with sleeping, eating and concentrating. These are all normal grief reactions to loss. It is important to remember though that the range of emotions are vast, and while one woman may be feeling devastated over the loss of her baby, another woman may be feeling guilty that in fact this wasn't a wanted pregnancy and perhaps her emotions even caused the miscarriage. It can also be hard when one partner appears to be getting on with life and resolving their grief and the other is not. This can be misinterpreted as not caring by the other partner or that there must be something wrong with them. Try to talk to each other or close friends and family about your feelings and remember everyone experiences grief differently.
Parents often have feelings of sadness re-surfacing around the date the baby would have been born. Getting pregnant again, or someone else announcing their pregnancy, can also bring back painful memories. Seeing pregnant women, or families with babies can also be distressing for some parents.
One of the hardest things for many parents following miscarriage is the lack of societal rituals such as a funeral, photos, hand and footprints (especially if the baby is too small). Parents can be left even wondering if they really were pregnant. They often feel there is no way to mark the significance of the event or capture the memories.
Unfortunately there is often nothing much to see when the miscarriage occurs really early on. Parents have the right, however, to mourn their baby as they see fit. This may involve planting a special tree, or even a plant that flowers around the time of the expected birth date, or time of year the miscarriage occurred. Naming the baby that was lost can help, as can deciding on the baby's sex if this is unknown. Whilst you do not have to have a funeral for a baby that miscarries and is born dead under 20 weeks, you can if you chose to.
Other children need to also be considered when dealing with miscarriage. Whether you have already told a child or not about the pregnancy, they may be well aware that you are upset and normal routines and reactions are altered. It is entirely individual as to whether the parents share the miscarriage with their child or not. Be aware that children may become more clingly and sensitive or even be aggressive, disruptive or withdrawn. You may also find you want to be around your children more and want to keep them close. On the other hand you may feel unable to comfort them when you are hurting so much. Children are capable of much more than we give them credit. Explaining simply what has happened and how you feel can often be the best way. Children's questions can also help you to understand how to best comfort them.
The most important thing to do when someone has a miscarriage is to acknowledge the loss. Its okay to say-"you have just lost a baby, it is very sad." It is also important to help dispel guilt. Remind them it's not their fault that this happened. You need to be prepared to listen to the same story again and again. Don't forget the father! Remember to ask both the parents how they are going. If they gave the baby a name then use the name, as it means so much to parents. It also helps to offer practical help like cooking a few meals, helping with child care and daily chores.
The worst thing you can do when someone has had a miscarriage is pretend that nothing has happened. If you start avoiding the parents because you don't know what to say you will make it so much worse and they will know exactly what you are doing. Trying to make it better is a natural instinct in humans. Some common and hurtful things often said to people after a miscarriage are-"it was only a miscarriage," "you can always have another baby," "you already have children," "get on with your life," "it's natures way." Hurrying parents through their grief is also very unhelpful.
One of the most common questions women ask following a miscarriage is "will it happen again?" The good news is women's chances of not miscarrying again are excellent. In fact, after one miscarriage the chance is the same as for a woman who has never miscarried. Around 97% of couples who experience a miscarriage end up having a baby in the future. Even after several miscarriages your chances of having a successful pregnancy are higher than miscarrying again. It is advisable though if women have had three consecutive miscarriages to see a doctor who will recommend further investigations to try and determine a cause. As to when to get pregnant again following a miscarriage, this is entirely up to you. There is no evidence that waiting a certain period is advantageous, unless you have been advised to do this by your doctor. Future pregnancies don't negate the losses of the past. They give hope and meaning to our lives and a reason to move on beyond grief and into joy once more.


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All of us realize that chocolate cake specially Chocolate Crinkle Cookies is among the simplest desserts to organize however, not everyone makes it deliciously, similar to the kinds that people have in pastry shops and restaurants. For you to cook chocolate cake that you as well as your family will certainly enjoy this is a chocolate cake recipe for you.
Having a record that goes back to 1764, chocolate indeed goes quite a distance, demonstrating that it's a popular food among a lot of people. It was first produced when chocolate was initially identified, employing soil cocoa beans employing two spherical millstones. It was further enhanced in 1879 when conching was released by Swiss Rodolphe. Conching could be the procedure for creating chocolate simpler and silkier which then managed to get better for baking because it blends with batters entirely. In 1930, there were chocolate cake mixes marketed by the Duff Business in Pittsburgh. Chocolate meal became highly popular throughout the 1980s as well as the 1990s where there might be additional components added besides the chocolate for example tea, champagne, red pepper plus a much more. For this day, there are certainly a lot of chocolate cake versions for example coating cakes, black forest cake, soufflé cake, fudge cake, snowball cake plus a much more.
Among the greatest chocolate cake variants could be the black forest dessert, that you may assist for both children and adults. For this tasty formula, what you should need are 1/2 pot of softened butter, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, two eggs, 1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/2 pot of normal unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon all of baking soda and vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder and 3/4 pot of buttermilk. For that filling, you will need 2 beers of cherry pie filling, 3 cups of large whipped cream, 1/4 pot of confectioner's sugar. If you undertake to own garnish, you could have milk chocolate curls or sweet cherries or additional garnishes which you favor.
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10 Year Blog Anniversary of Librarian in Black
10 years ago today, I started this blog.
I know, right? It doesn't seem that long ago…
I never thought that Librarian in Black would be active a decade and more than 4,500 posts later.
10 years in Internet time is forever. 10 years ago:
- I was only two years out of library school and had long blonde hair (OMG)
- Friendster was the bomb
- MySpace was just starting to be popular
- Facebook and Twitter did not exist
- The human genome project was completed
- Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as California's governor
- SARS was scaring everyone
- The U.S. invasion of Iraq had just started
- The Columbia shuttle broke up in the atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard
- iTunes had just launched
What a difference a decade makes! It has been my privilege to write and discuss library, technology, information freedom, and education issues on this blog for a decade.
My very first post was an introduction to the site, and I am happy to see that I used the word "rawr" 🙂 The site looked different back then and was run on Typepad (it's on WordPress now). Here's the first snapshot the Wayback Machine took of my site, in January 2004–a mere 5 days after I started the blog. I was writing multiple posts most days, and the posts were brief, only nominally longer than Tweets are today. I focused on digital information resources, reference, tech tools, hardware, software, and freedom of information and privacy. I said things then that seem a mite silly now, displaced by time and context–including that I was happy Amazon was finally turning a profit (I know, I know…I deserve a boot to the head for that one).
My blog today is very different. I write less about technology and more about bigger picture library issues, including administration and management, as that's how I spend my days now. I write fewer, but longer, pieces. All the short posts from yesteryear have migrated to Tweets and Facebook posts now. I reserve blogging for the important, long form discussions.
I'm not writing as often, not by a long shot. My average was 61 posts per month in 2004 and in 2013 my average is 2 posts per month. Part of the reason is that I can't write about much of what I do in my daily work now due to confidentiality, good taste, prudence, and respect. I would love to write about progressive discipline, coaching employees, facilities emergencies, presenting to City Council, dealing with other city departments, being "politic" without bullshitting anyone, banning patrons, and a host of other things that fill my days. But I can't. Another contributing factor to the dearth of posts is that I work longer hours than I did 10 years ago and am desperately seeking a healthier work-life balance, which means not reading and writing an additional 2-3 hours a day to keep this blog populated with multiple daily posts.
Now, some numbers:
- Depending on the tools you use and how you count, I have something like 40,000 blog subscribers through RSS and email.
- I've had over 5 million page views on the site during its 10 years of existence.
- My post with the most comments? 1,975 comments on "Eragon gets a script-writer," posted on February 19, 2004. The post inexplicably turned into a weird message board of sorts for fans of the book. I had to moderate some pre-teen behavior a few times.
- My post with the most traffic? "Hello, my name is Sarah and I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome." This post consistently gets 500 views a month. There was, and still is to some extent, a lack of people discussing health issues publicly online. Sure, there are private support group bulletin boards and Facebook pages, but open posts are rare. Add to that a relatively rare condition, and bam…my posts on EDS have become something many newly diagnosed people find first online. They ask for help and I happily give whatever advice and pointers I can.
What is my most controversial post? I can't pick just one! The ones that get the most attention seem to be the ones where I'm mad about something, which has led me to believe two things: me being mad = good writing, plus people just like controversy.
Here are the top twelve posts from the last decade, based on views, comments, emails and other messages about how awful/awesome I am:
- Unethical Library Vendors: A Call to Arms for Libraries to Fight Back
- Why internet filters don't work and why libraries who filter are wrong
- Library eBook Revolution, Begin
- The eBook User's Bill of Rights
- Just say no to Freegal
- Libraries Got Screwed by Amazon and Overdrive
- The Creepy Librarian Stalker Hypothesis
- OverDrive Has Different eBook Catalogs for Different Libraries
- Notice to publishers: curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal
- I'm breaking up with eBooks (and you can too)
- All Your Data Are Belong To You: TSA, DHS, devices, and your rights
- Wear What You Want: Dressing to Lead in Libraries
I want to give a big shout out to a few people who hugely impacted my writing and this blog. Michael Stephens and Aaron Schmidt are the ones who inspired me to write a blog in the first place. Cris Miranda needs some major props for the current site's design (which is still frigging amazing–kitties!). And Blake Carver of LIShost has been hosting this bad boy for a long time now and doing a damn fine job of it too.
And finally, thanks to all of my readers out there, some of whom have been with me for the entire decade. Your response continues to be humbling and awe-inspiring. Here's to another ten years!


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Over the past few weeks, we've been working hard on a bunch of new features and updates.
These have included:
- NEW Automatic Keyword Filtering Presets
- NEW Generate Up To 800 Keywords by Default
- NEW Faster Tables, and Faster Tab-Switching
- UPDATED Keyword Data, Using the new Google Keyword Tool
We've received a lot of questions about these features – and a lot of questions about how the Google keyword data has changed.
This post will answer many of your most frequently asked questions…
Why Were These Changes Made?
For the past 12 months, Google has been working on improving the keyword data that they provide.
During this period, they were running several different keyword tools, including:
- The old Legacy Google Keyword Tool that most Market Samurai users had come to know and love;
- A new Beta version of the Google Keyword Tool (with new data);
- The Google Adwords Traffic Estimator, and;
- The Google Search Based Keyword Tool.
Roughly one month ago, Google began rolling all of these tools into one – the new Beta Google Keyword Tool.
It meant we could no longer continue to rely on and use the same raw data source Market Samurai had plugged into since it was launched – so to keep Market Samurai running, we began using the new Google Keyword Tool as our main keyword data source.
This change meant both good and bad news for Market Samurai users…
- The good news was the new Google Keyword Tool provided cleaner, simpler-to-understand data.
- The bad news – the new Google Keyword Tool was slower, and took longer to generate keyword data.
It's important to us that Market Samurai users get a better experience from Market Samurai every time they update their copy. So to combat the speed decrease caused by the Google Keyword Tool, we built two new features that sped up Market Samurai – new automatic keyword filtering (based on presets), and faster tables.
The result: analyzing keywords in Market Samurai is now faster than ever, and the data it provides is now even easier to understand.
How Is The New Google Keyword Tool Data Different?
If you're wondering how Google's Keyword Data has changed – or why Google's traffic estimates are now lower – it's not because your keywords have changed.
(In most cases, there are still roughly the same number of people searching for your keywords this month as there were last month.)
Rather, the change in search volume data is all to do with what searches are included (and not included) in the new traffic estimates.
The Old Keyword Tool…
The old Google Keyword Tool included data from the Google Search Network, in addition to traditional Google searches.
This meant your keyword traffic estimates included searches on Search Network partner sites like:
- 2nd Tier Search Engines that use Google data – like Ask.com, Lycos.com, Dogpile.com and AOL.com;
- ISP search engine partnerships – like ComCast.net and VirginMedia.com;
- Google Properties like Google Blog Search, Google Product Search and Google Maps;
- And other Google Partner sites like Amazon.com, TripAdvisor.com and About.com.
The New Keyword Tool…
Instead of including this data, the new Google Keyword Tool focusses solely on Google searches – Google.com plus regional Google search engines like Google.co.uk, Google.com.au, etc.
This makes the new data "cleaner" and a lot easier to understand.
And it also means the new data provides "more conservative" estimates of the amount of traffic you're likely to get from a particular keyword.
If Google's Search Estimates Are Lower and More Conservative – Do The "4 Golden Rules" Still Apply?
Yes – absolutely!
10,000′s of people used the 4 Golden Rules to build successful sites using the old data.
If the new data is more conservative, then applying the 4 Golden Rules on the new data will filter out even more keywords, and further increase your chances of success.
The fundamentals of the 4 Golden Rules will always stay the same. You'll always want keywords that:
- Are Relevant;
- Have Traffic;
- Have Commercial Value, and;
- Have Low Competition.
What Do I Do If My Old Keywords No Longer Meet The 4 Golden Rules Criteria, Using The New Data?
Don't worry – even though the data for your keywords might have changed, the actual number of people searching for your keywords will still typically be the same this month as they were last month.
All that has changed is the way that Google is measuring the traffic for those keywords.
So if your old keyword research said your keywords were good, you should listen to it.
Remember: 10,000′s of people used the same old data – and the same 4 Golden Rules filters – to choose keywords and build successful niche sites. Although the system might work better now, it worked very well back then too – so if you already have a site set up, there's no point throwing away all of your hard work and starting again.
(Tip: You might even consider using the new data to find additional keywords that you can use to add to your site. Usually you'll get better results when you build on good keywords than starting again with better keywords.)
What About The Old Data – Was It Wrong?
Changes like these always create controversy.
Right now, there's a camp of people who are saying the old data was wrong – and there's a camp of people who are saying the new data is wrong.
The truth is, neither set of data is "wrong" – they just used two different methods for measuring and estimating traffic:
- One based on Google Search Network stats;
- The other based on Google.com stats.
When it comes to the best data source to use for keyword research data, now that the old Google Keyword Tool has been shut down, the new Google Keyword Tool is the clear winner when it comes to providing the best keyword data.
Although there are other non-Google alternatives – the new Google Keyword Tool is the only Google-owned data source capable of providing the kind of information necessary to do keyword research in the way Market Samurai does – and it's still the best raw data source available for keyword research (which is why we use it inside Market Samurai.)
I'm Having Trouble Retrieving Data… What Do I Do?
All big software updates create a handful of unexpected bugs.
Fortunately, most of these have already been fixed – however there are still one or two ongoing bugs we're working hard to stomp.
If you're not using the latest version of Market Samurai, make sure you update. (All of the most common bugs were solved in recent updates – so getting the latest copy of Market Samurai by logging in above will solve most problems.)
If you're already using the latest version, and you're still having trouble with Market Samurai, make sure you get in touch with us via Noble Samurai Support.
Finally – if you previously had trouble with Market Samurai – thanks for your patience and help in support. The feedback, bug reports and log files you sent us were invaluable when it came to tracing the bugs.
We hope this answers your questions about Market Samurai, and the new Google Keyword Tool data.
P.S. – Today, we added one more feature that I know you'll love…
Market Samurai now has Weekly and Monthly keyword stats, in addition to the Daily stats that we've always offered.
This will make it even easier to compare keywords with very low search statistics (i.e. fewer than 100 searches per month.)


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CENTERVILLE, Mass. – The Salisbury University football team finished the regular season No. 5 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Lambert Meadowlands football poll for Division III, announced by the organization on Monday.
Salisbury defeated Frostburg State University, 48-2, in the 14th annual Regents Cup Game Saturday to win the Empire 8 Athletic Conference outright for the second straight season.
The Sea Gulls trail Hobart College (10-0), Widener (9-0), the State University at Cortland (8-1) and Wesley College (8-1) in the poll.
SU's opponent in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Rowan University (7-2), is No. 8 in the voting.
Established in 1936 as the Lambert Trophy to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, the award has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision. In 1957, the Lambert Cup was created to recognize non-Division I-A teams, and in 1966 a Division III award was added. In 1983, the Lambert family decided the Meadowlands Sports Complex would be the best organization with a sincere and involved interest in college athletics to sponsor and manage the award, and since that time, the awards have been known as the Lambert Meadowlands Awards.
To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play at least half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if at least half of their schedule features eligible teams. Teams in Eastern-based football conferences, regardless of location, qualify if at least half their schedule is against Lambert eligible teams.
The victory against Frostburg State was Head Coach Sherman Wood's 100th in his 14 years at his alma mater. He will be honored for the accomplishment at halftime of Thursday's men's basketball game against Washington College, which is slated for 7:30 p.m.
The Sea Gulls and Profs – a recipient of an at-large bid to the field out of the New Jersey Athletic Conference – will square off Saturday at noon at Sea Gull Stadium.
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Tunisia's attacker Nihel enjoying both worlds of volleyball
Nairobi, Kenya, September 18, 2013- Tunisia's outside hitter Nihel Ghoul is a kind of player who dedicated her life to volleyball professional life since she was a 10-year-old child till she became European based in Le Havre Club in France.
Throughout 19 years of love with volleyball, Nihel is still searching for a title with the senior national team after she already satisfied herself with a lot of individual prizes since she started herinternational career. However with her big interest to volleyball, she didn't forget her other world of practical life as she is now continuing her post graduate research in Sports Organisation.
Now it has become difficult also for the Tunisian team to win the African Nations Championship in Nairobi in presence of the superb Kenyan team who had both collective line up and the great support from the excited spectators to remain without a title with the national team.
On the other hand she didn't miss a prize in any competition since she selected to the Tunisian senior team in 2003. That year she was playing for the first time for the national team after playing with all the Youth and Junior stages. She was the best scorer in the African Nations Championship 2005 in Nigeria, then the best spiker in Kenya 2007 and the best server in Algeria 2009 before her team was absent in 2011.
However, Ghoul still searching for a title with the senior national team before she retires maybe years later.
In 1994, when she was only 10y old, Nihel started playing volleyball in her primary school in Klibia. Her father was a famous sprinter in the short distances as she learned from him the bases of physical fitness in sport. She was stronger than her colleagues in hitting the ball so she played as a spiker to use her strength to hit the ball.
"My physical power was enough to start my professional career very early as I started with Klibia club when I was only 13y. After only 3 years I was selected for the Youth national team where we gained the African Nations U18. I continued thereafter with the junior team to continue my ambitions of representing my country," she remembered.
"The Turn point of my professional career was in 2003 when I started playing to the senior team for the first time. I was dreaming to play in Europe, but I couldn't realize that my dream will be a realty very quickly"
When she showed her quality performance with the national team she signed a contract with Le Havre club in France in 2007.
"It was a golden chance to live both the professional volleyball career and continue my study in physical education in France. I was honoured with Master degree in Sports Education, while I was playing in the French league as a professional. Two different missions but what was interesting to me is that both of them are in my beloved sport Volleyball."
Even after retirement, she needs to be a volleyball coach beside her basic study in Sports field. "I need a crown with my national team before I leave the court. It will be my last dream." She concluded.


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This TEDx Dublin talk from Aris Venetikidis is pretty fascinating, especially to the design geeks out there. In the talk, he covers how the maps we build in our heads are usually pretty wildly different than the actuality of the terrain, simplifying streets to be straight, turns to be 90° or 45°, and attaching emotional importance to locations along the way.
Developing maps that actually work, especially public transportation maps, requires an understanding of how our brains process our location. Public transportation maps are especially reliant on this, since they can be complex yet their relationship with the actual topography of the city is less important. That realization is what led Harry Beck to radically change public transportation mapping when he designed the London Underground map like a schematic diagram as opposed to a cartographer's map back in 1932.
Venetikidis uses Beck's work as an inspiration as he seeks to redesign the map for Dublin's insanely complex center-city bus system. These are interesting problems with interesting solutions, and as drivers I'm sure we all have very idiosyncratic maps of our cities in our heads.
I'd kind of like to see everyone's head-map, now that I think about it.
(Thanks, Leo Kent!)


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I'm sitting in a Starbucks doing random whatever over an iced americano. While I waiting for my drink, I watched a guy with his friend, pick up a newspaper; and start to remark on the Samsung Apple verdict.
Guy: "Wait, so what they're saying is, Samsung is the same as Apple?"
Friend: "I know, right? Makes me think twice about how much I paid for my Mac Book"
Guy: "Seriously"
Not 10 minutes later, a husband and wife, same newspaper:
Husband: "... Samsung's iPad is the same as Apple's iPad, and I paid how much for the Apple one? Honey, I told you they were a ripoff", after looking up the Samsung tablet on his iPhone.
Wife: "Oh wow," looking at the screen, "... that's a lot cheaper. Think we can return it?"
I put my Samsung QX410 on my table, and started to plug in, when he leans over to me, "Sorry, you don't mind if I ask, how much did you pay for your Samsung laptop?"
"Oh, no worries, it was $700." I replied.
I watched shock overcome his face, like actual shock. He looked at me, blankly, for an awkward amount of time, "Mind if I have a look?" he asked.
So, I obliged, and showed him a few things. He commented on Windows 7, so I opened up my virtual machine of OS/X... By the time the conversation was over, he was ready to kick Cupertino in the nuts, I think.
... Now, the punchline:
I'm writing this post after the FOURTH group of Starbucks patrons have made the connection that Samsung is now the same as Apple. They don't know the details, they don't really care, what they know is Apple is saying that Samsung is the same as Apple ... and with one simple Google Search, you get prices that are basically half for what seems to be the same products -- for nearly everything.
Two of these groups (including the husband/wife) asked me about my Samsung laptop, the second group noticed my Galaxy phone (also by Samsung)... Best billion dollar ad-campaign Samsung ever had.


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Report calls on EPA to ban coal-waste storage in mines
WASHINGTON — A day after the nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency promised to look into the problem of coal ash storage in ponds such as the one that burst in Tennessee last month, a new report says another disposal strategy is just as dangerous: using the coal waste to fill in active or abandoned mines.
A report by the nonprofit environmental law firm Earthjustice on Thursday said that about 25 million tons of waste from coal-fired power plants are placed in mines each year, about 20 percent of the total. The report warned that toxic metals in the waste — including arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead — can leak from the mines into groundwater, and it called for federal safeguards that would end the use of mines for storage.
About 90 percent of the mines used as coal ash dumps are in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and mines are still widely used for storage in Texas as well, said Jeff Stant, an author of the report. Mines also are used for dumping in Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, North and South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, and there are some old mines that contain ash in Maryland, Alabama and Iowa, he said.
Kentucky has a small amount of coal ash in mines, but it's the only state that has done a good job with managing it, said Lisa Evans, another author of the Earthjustice report.
"Mine filling doesn't have to exist. There are safer alternatives, and that's what we're requesting," she said.
Mines and quarries are dangerous places to store coal waste loaded with toxic metals because the ground already is broken up from blasting, and mines often are below the water table, the report said.
Stant and Evans want the EPA to ban the storage of coal ash in ponds or mines and set national standards for keeping it in lined landfills that are above the water table. They also call for standards that require the collection of water that leaches toxic materials out of the coal ash, the monitoring of groundwater monitoring for leaks and guarantees that any contamination would be cleaned up.
Those standards would make coal ash disposal more expensive, but that cost would be an incentive for companies to recycle coal ash for products such as cement, asphalt and wallboard, Evans said.
Both ponds and mines are part of the problem, Stant and Evans said in a briefing.
Lisa Jackson, President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead the EPA, was asked by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee about coal ash disposal in ponds during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Jackson said it was something EPA should take up immediately. She said the EPA should determine whether federal regulations were needed for coal ash ponds. She wasn't asked specifically about mine fills.
The U.S. generates about 129 million tons of coal combustion waste annually — enough, the report said, to fill railroad cars on a train stretching from Washington to Melbourne, Australia.
EPA decided in 2000 not to regulate coal ash as a hazardous waste and instead left regulation up to the states.
The Earthjustice report said that in many states, putting coal ash in mines is defined as a "beneficial use" of an industrial waste and exempt from regulations or subject to rules that don't provide much protection for the environment.
"Consequently, enormous quantities of toxic industrial waste are being dumped directly into groundwater without any monitoring or clean up requirements," it said.
Large amounts of coal ash are dumped in Texas mines, where it's seen as a beneficial use, Stant said.
Democrats unveil stimulus plan, but Republicans cry 'pork'
Advanced car battery makers seek juice from stimulus plan
After 8 years, a stunner: EPA nominee to put science first
Energy nominee: Coal, nuclear an 'important part' of energy mix


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Another Chance Next Year
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Head Trip
Judging A Book
Something to Crow About
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Everybody Complains About the Weather
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Master Of His Domain
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Reinhard Bendix
February 25, 1916 - February 28, 1991
Reinhard Bendix was born in Berlin, the son of Ludwig Bendix. The University of Albany, which holds a collection of Bendix papers, reports that Bendix was a member of an anti-Nazi underground organization. He immigrated to the United States in 1938, where he received undergraduate at the University of Chicago, followed by graduate studies in sociology with Charles Merriam, also at the University of Chicago. His extensive publications included books and articles on Max Weber and Karl Marx, German-Jewish life, bureaucracy, political sociology, and other topics.
Bendix was elected to serve as the 61st President of the American Sociological Association. His Presidential Address entitled "Sociology and the Distrust of Reason," was delivered at the Association's Annual Meeting on August 31, 1970 in Washington, DC. Following the meeting, his address was published in the October 1970 issue of the American Sociological Review ( ASR Vol 35 No 5, pp 831-843).


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Jays add Scutaro
TORONTO — The Blue Jays added some depth to their infield on Sunday, acquiring Marco Scutaro from the A's in exchange for pitching prospects Graham Godfrey and Kristian Bell.
The 32-year-old Scutaro hit .260 with seven home runs and 41 RBis in 104 games last season with Oakland, serving as a backup infield and outfielder for the A's. That appears to be the role he'll fill with the Jays, who were searching for a super utility man this winter.
In six big-league seasons, Scutaro has appeared in 551 games between stints with the Mets and A's. He owns a career .259 average with 92 doubles, 31 homers, 174 RBIs and a .320 on-base percentage. Scutato has a .979 career fielding percentage combined at third base, second base, shortstop and outfield.
Godfrey, 23, went 6-7 with a 3.98 ERA in 21 starts for Class A Lansing last season. The 23-year-old Bell spent '07 with Class A Dunedin and went 3-7 with a 5.33 ERA in 22 games, including 11 starts.
On Sunday, the Jays also sent infielder Hector Luna and Pedro Lopez outright to Triple-A Syrcause. Toronto also claimed outfielder Cody Haether off waivers from St. Louis. Heather, 24, spent most of the '07 at Double-A, where he hit .289 with five homers and 28 RBIs in 37 games with Springfield.
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Well, it looks like someone likes the trade
"Athletics acquired RHP Graham Godfrey and RHP Kristian Bell from the Blue Jays for infielder Marco Scutaro.
The A's wanted to go cheaper with their next utilityman and found a match with frequent trading partner J.P. Ricciardi. In this case, we think Ricciardi got the better of the deal. Godfrey was fairly well regarded entering last season, but he gave up 132 hits while striking out just 74 in 110 2/3 IP for low Single-A Lansing. He has pretty good command of a low-90s fastball, but he lacks a changeup to keep left-handers off balance. Bell, 23, had a 5.33 ERA in 11 starts and 11 relief appearances for Single-A Dunedin. Like Godfrey, he generates more grounders than most. Still, there isn't much else to like about him."
Looks like a good utiliy guy. Played 2nd,3rd, ss and Of for the Athletics.
I like this move, as long as Gibby doesn't end up starting Scuttaro at short over jmac. Wouldn't shock me if it happened though.
Look for Scutaro to start for Burnett and McGowan… for Doc the fielding is at premium.
Not that Scutaro has much more upside than Jmac at this point of his career… and it looks Jmac is actually trying to improve his situational hitting.
I really like this signing ! Scutaro has always been impressive when ive seen him come into Toronto.
And now that we have a real alternative (Sorry Hector Luna) for third when Glaus needs some rest; and more power off the bench, things are looking a lot brighter.
I really like this deal, it will give the Jays lineup alot more versatility and add some depth. It's only November, April just cant come quick enough!
It sounds like Scutaro can hit with money on the table, too. He gives us a lot of options.
A lot of people in the Bay Area are wondering about the wisdom of trading Marco Scutaro. He plays practically every position. He might get $2 next year but that's cheap compared to what he's worth in the present market. Few players can walk on cold and still hit a walk-off home run like Scutaro. He's also a great guy and a fan favorite. Oakland may be re-building again but I can't say that I like this. Seems to me Toronto got a great deal and now you owe us a favor. It just isn't right that clubs like Toronto and Oakland have to budget like this while clubs like the Yankees and Angels get any player they want by upping the bidding-I see Torrie Hunter is going to the Angels, I guess the Yankees were too busy with Rodriguez.
It may not be fair, bruce.mcdougall1, but when we walk in to Fenway, and ride out on a sweep, it gets extra special. The reason I love baseball is that it's like life: it's not fair, it's unpredictable, and if you only fail two times out of three, you are a hero! I think we are going to like Scutaro here, and we will try to let him play a bit when we get to Oakland.


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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Thomas Gipson had 17 points off the bench, Angel Rodriguez added 11 points and eight assists, and No. 18 Kansas State routed Texas 83-57 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game skid.
Omari Lawrence also scored 12 in a reserve role for the Wildcats (16-4, 5-2 Big 12), who built a 38-19 lead by halftime despite playing long stretches without three key players.
Rodney McGruder, the Big 12's third-leading scorer, picked up two fouls in less than 2 minutes and spent the rest of the half on the bench. Martavious Irving joined him with two fouls moments later, and Will Spradling went to the locker room after getting smacked in the head.
The Longhorns (9-11, 1-6) couldn't capitalize, committing 18 turnovers.
Sheldon McClellan had 15 points on 3 of 12-shooting for Texas, which sorely missed the ball-handling and playmaking ability of suspended guard Myck Kabongo.
Jaylen Bond added 12 points, most of them when the game had been decided.
The Longhorns, who snapped a five-game skid by beating Texas Tech last Saturday, still have not won a road game in five tries this season. They've also lost five of their last seven against the Wildcats, including three straight in Manhattan.
Kansas State tried to help them out with its early foul trouble.
McGruder couldn't believe it when he heard two quick whistles, and neither could Bruce Weber when Irving joined him on the bench. The Wildcats' first-year coach at one point got into a shouting match with officials that covered the entire width of the court.
The way Texas was executing, it didn't matter who Kansas State played.
During one haphazard stretch, Texas turned the ball over five times in six possessions, and the one time it got a shot off, McClellan tossed up an air ball.
The Wildcats took advantage by putting together an 8-0 run. By the time Texas coach Rick Barnes called for a timeout, the Wildcats had pulled ahead 21-9 with 8 1/2 minutes left in the half.
Texas finally ended its drought when McClellan scored in transition, and in the process ran over Spradling. Trainers rushed out and pushed a towel against his bloody face, and after a few seconds on the bench, Spradling was accompanied to the Kansas State locker room.
Now without three key contributors, Kansas State continued to build on its lead.
Lawrence, who averaged just 2.4 points, matched his career high with 10 in the first half. Shane Southwell had his five first-half points during a stretch that included an intentional foul on the Longhorns' Javan Felix that helped Kansas State take a 31-13 lead.
Two missed free throws ended the Longhorns' miserable half.
Texas had twice as many turnovers (12) as made field goals, going 6 of 23 from the field and missing both of its 3-point attempts. And its 19 points barely eclipsed the season-low for a half - they managed 17 in the first half of a loss to Georgetown in December.
Felix finally got things going for Texas early in the second half, going straight to the rim for easy layups on three straight possessions. But McGruder, back on the court, made a three-point play with 17 1/2 left to put a stopper in the Longhorns' momentum.
Gipson scored three straight baskets to answer another Texas salvo, and a pull-up 3-pointer by Spradling in transition pushed the Wildcats' lead to 53-33 with less than 13 minutes to go.
Kansas State used a 14-2 run a few minutes later to put the game away.


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"Calling out, 'King Hancock forever'!"
During the whole of the march from Lexington the Rebels kept an incessant irregular fire from all points at the Column, which was the more galling as our flanking parties, which at first were placed at sufficient distances to cover the march of it, were at last, from the different obstructions they occasionally met with, obliged to keep almost close to it.Mackenzie's account was first published by the Massachusetts Historical Society in 1890. Though he clearly wrote from the perspective of a British officer, he was generally calm and factual, and most historians trust him on the details.
Our men had very few opportunities of getting good shots at the Rebels, as they hardly ever fired but under cover of a stone wall, from behind a tree, or out of a house; and the moment they had fired they lay down out of sight until they had loaded again, or the Column had passed.
In the road indeed in our rear, they were most numerous [or, according to the earliest transcript, "they were not numerous"] and came on pretty close, frequently calling out, "King Hancock forever"!
So if we believe Mackenzie about the provincials shouting, "King Hancock forever!" what did they mean by that?
Giving John Hancock the nickname "King" could have been an allusion to his wealth. Likewise, colonial Americans referred to Robert "King" Carter of Virginia (1663-1732), and Robert "King" Hooper (1709-1790) of Danvers. Men in Lexington might have had a particular fondness for Hancock because his paternal grandfather had been the minister of their town for a long time.
But Lt. Mackenzie probably heard sedition in those calls. With Hancock just concluding a stint as president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, royal officials might have suspected he wanted to set himself up as monarch of Massachusetts.
Hancock and other leading American politicians of April 1775 would have hotly denied such an ambition. At the time they were still professing their loyalty to George III and the British constitution. The source of all the troubles, they complained, was the corrupt ministry in London, not the king. So I doubt those men would have been pleased to hear the provincial soldiers shout "King Hancock forever!"
In fact, in nearly all the uses of the term that have come down to us, "King Hancock" was a pejorative thrown out by supporters of the royal government trying to discredit or ridicule Hancock and the Patriot cause.
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The company processed a record number of orders from new and existing Fortune 2000 companies, local and federal government agencies, multi-tenant buildings, hospitals, colleges/universities and K-12 school districts, both here in the USA and abroad. The company also saw continued and accelerating interest in its ability to tightly integrate its SVMâ"¢ (Secure Visitor Management) software with over 30 different Access Control Systems, giving customers the best of both worlds without sacrificing any functionality.
Panasonic said it was shutting 13 manufacturing sites in Japan and 14 abroad by the end of March. It also plans to lay off about 15,000 workers, or 5 percent of its work force, by March 2010. Half of the cuts will be made in Japan.
Panasonic, along with Mitsubishi Motors and Mazda, also joined the rapidly lengthening list of companies to sharply revise their full-year outlooks Wednesday, with Panasonic now projecting a net loss of 380 billion yen or $4.2 billion for the year ending March 31, rather than the 30 billion yen profit it forecast on Nov. 27. Mitsubishi expects a net loss of 60 billion yen and Mazda 13 billion.
The speed of the demand downturn in recent months has taken manufacturers and economists by surprise, and forced many companies to sharply lower profit warnings made only months or even weeks ago.
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This month has really kicked my butt! From having a baby in the end of December, getting a new job this week, finishing up part of a large contract last week, and having family in from out of town, I have had very little time left for anything else! Last week I think I pulled 4 x 25-hour work-blocks towards finishing a game for a contract. Would that game count as my January submission? (Unfortunately it won't be available until February sometime.)
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Friday, October 18, 2013
Where Did My British Ancestry Go?
Imagine my shock when I see the new details virtually erased my British ancestry! (see before and after image) In the first round of DNA testing Ancestry said I had 71% British ancestry. That fits pretty well with what I know about my ancestors. In round 2 Ancestry relegates my ancestry from "Great Britain" to less than 1%.
I can see that they are now separating out Ireland from Great Britain. I have one great grandparent with ties to Ireland. All the rest of my British ties come from England, Wales or Scotland. The increase to 19% Irish seems very high.
Also, my Scandinavian ancestry, of which I have no verification whatsoever from my own research, increased from 12% to 25%. The only thing I can imagine is that I had long time ago Scandinavian ancestors who settled in Scotland.
Or maybe I'm looking at this all wrong. After all I really don't understand the ins and outs of autosomal DNA. Perhaps the testing represents what I've been given from my ancestors passed down through autosomal DNA instead of an even spread of DNA from all my ancestors. Someone more knowledgeable will have to advise me on this.
At this point I am left with more questions about what Ancestry's DNA testing represents than I am with answers about my ancestry.
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Ah, yes, the new AncestryDNA ethnicity estimates! I have the same problem. With 66% English ancestry in about 1600, it says I have 68% West European, 18% English and 9% Irish.ReplyDelete
Their explanation is that they are measuring deep ancestry, dating back thousands of years, (but they don't say how many thousand!), and the results are approximate at this time.
At least they found my <1% Native american this time! And found <1% Pacific Islander too - that's a real mystery!
I want to let you know that your blog post is listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/10/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-october-25.html
Have a great weekend!
Just got the Ancestry test results last month. I was surprised by a major surplus of West European ancestry and shortage of British ancestry.ReplyDelete
I too have the same problem . I am half Irish and half French Canadian . My results came back asReplyDelete
Europe 100%
Ireland 60%
Italy/Greece 12%
Iberian Peninsula 12%
Europe West 9%
Trace Regions 7%
Yet I have my French ancestry virtually complete in all branches back to the late 1500s .


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text: Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is warning that the Federal Highway Trust Fund could run out of money by the end of this month, reports the AP. The fund is facing an $8.3 billion shortfall in projected revenues, primarily due to high gas prices reducing the amount of fuel purchased by American consumers. The immediate impact would be a delay or reduction in payments for local road and bridge projects the government had agreed to partially fund, likely resulting in a delay or reduction in work by construction crews. While the current recommendation is to borrow from the general fund through the end of the fiscal year, we suggest tapping Detroit automakers for low-interest loans, allowing the transportation department to invest in new highway technology and replace aging stretches of obsolete asphalt. Jalopnik Snap Judgment: It's football season! Election-year football season, that is, and Team Red and Team Blue are each trying to score voter points by blaming the highway fund shortfall on the others' policy decisions. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oil) claims the shortfall is somehow the fault of democrats not letting him drill in Alaska. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-Spending) says the deficit can be blamed on republicans blocking efforts to increase funding for highway projects. Here's a little friendly advice: It's too late for blame. Shut up and fix it before states have to lay off highway workers and leave half-finished bridge projects abandoned. And, particularly from those of us north of, say, Tennessee: Do it soon, because it's a bitch to get concrete to set when it's 15 degrees and snowing. [New Hampshire Register]


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Coldplay are a UK alternative rock band who formed in 1996 and have released seven studio albums. The band, who comprise frontman Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion, have sold more than 80 million records worldwide.
Martin, Buckland and Berryman all met while studying at University College London and later added Champion to their line-up. Martin had also asked Tim Rice-Oxley to join the band as a keyboardist, but Rice-Oxley was already committed to his group Keane. Formerly known as Pectoralz and Starfish, in 1998 the band renamed themselves Coldplay, self-releasing 500 copies of their debut EP, 'Safety'. In December 1999 Coldplay signed to independent label Fierce Panda and released the three-track EP 'Brothers And Sisters'. After they had finished studying, they signed a deal with Parlophone, releasing a third EP, 'The Blue Room', followed by their debut album 'Parachutes' in 2000. The LP garnered positive reviews and commercial success off the back of the band's breakthrough single, 'Yellow', and it was subsequently nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
Prior to the release of Coldplay's second album, 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' in August 2002, the band headlined Glastonbury for the first of four times to date. Like 'Parachutes', the album was well-received and, among other accolades, it was voted Album Of The Year in NME. They released a live album and DVD of the accompanying tour in 2003. During this period Martin's public profile was boosted significantly due to his relationship and marriage with actress Gwyneth Paltrow in 2003. The couple had their first daughter, Apple, in 2004 and another child, Moses, in 2006.
Coldplay's third album, 'X&Y', continued the band's success, selling an estimated 8.3 million units in 2005, the year of its release. Despite the band's huge album sales – 'X&Y, 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' and 'Parachutes' all reached Number One on the UK Albums Charts – they did not produce a Number One single until their 2008 single 'Viva La Vida'. The track was taken from the band's fourth album, 'Vida La Vida Or Death And All His Friends', which was recorded with legendary producer Brian Eno. It was accompanied by an EP called 'Prospekt's March'
Since then, Coldplay have released the albums 'Mylo Xyloto' (2011), 'Ghost Stories' (2014) and 'A Head Full of Dreams' (2015). Despite being initially influenced by bands including Radiohead and U2, they have embraced a more pop-orienated direction in recent years and have collaborated with artists including Timbaland, Avicii, Beyoncé and Rihanna.
Upon its release, 'Ghost Stories' became the Number One album in over 34 countries. Shortly before the album's release, Martin and Paltrow announced that they had agreed on a "conscious uncoupling", with Martin subsequently revealing that writing music had been a comfort to him during their split.
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What is the difference between the universal church and local church?Question: "What is the difference between the universal church and local church?"
Answer: To understand the difference between the local church and the universal church, one must get a basic definition of each. The local church is a group of professing believers in Jesus Christ who meet in some particular location on a regular basis. The universal church is made up of all believers in Jesus Christ worldwide. The term church is a translation of a Greek word having to do with a meeting together or an "assembly" (1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:1). This word pertains to the work of God in saving and sanctifying believers as "called-out ones." Another Greek word that speaks of ownership and literally means "belonging to the Lord" is transliterated as church, but it is only used twice in the New Testament and never in direct reference to the church (1 Corinthians 11:20; Revelation 1:10).
A local church is normally defined as a local assembly of all who profess faith and allegiance to Christ. Most often, the Greek word ekklesia is used in reference to the local assembly (1 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 11:8). There is not just one specific local church in any one area, necessarily. There are many local churches in larger cities.
The universal church is the name given to the church worldwide. In this case the idea of the church is not so much the assembly itself but those constituting the church. The church is the church even when it is not holding an official meeting. In Acts 8:3, one can see that the church is still the church even when its members are at home. In Acts 9:31, the King James rendering of the plural word churches should actually be the singular church, which describes the universal church, not just local churches. Sometimes the universal church is called the "invisible church"—invisible in the sense of having no street address, GPS coordinates, or physical building and in the sense that only God can see who is truly saved. Of course, the church is never described in Scripture as "invisible," and, as a city set on a hill, it is surely meant to be visible (Matthew 5:14). Here are more verses that talk about the universal church: 1 Corinthians 12:28; 15:9; Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18.
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In all dealings among players, coaches, referees, and administrators, BAYS relies on the honesty and integrity of each participant. The Sportsmanship Review Committee, at its discretion, will review reported breaches of this honor system and is empowered to take appropriate corrective measures.
In particular, the honor system is used in establishing the eligibility of players. It is the final responsibility of the coach or person responsible for the team at a game to insure that all players are qualified according to the BAYS constitution, bylaws, and rules.