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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Milka Milkinis
Milka is a popular brand of chocolate confections that originated in Switzerland and is now run by Kraft under their Mondelez snack division. The bars are kid friendly, and marketing with attention to their high milk content. They also have a touch of hazelnut paste, too. The box says that Milka is Europe's #1 brand of chocolate.
Milka comes in dozens and dozens of varieties. In Europe, they can take up six or eight feet of aisle space with their products (photo) and often retail for less than a Euro for a 100 gram bar (photo).
Milka Milkinis are a milk chocolate confection with creamy filling. The box holds eight slender, foil-wrapped bars and weighs 3.08 ounces.
I've seen these at Target for a while, usually for about $2.50 a box, but the 99 Cent Only Store also has them for only a buck.
Of course you get what you pay for. Though it says milk chocolate, that's used as an adjective, not a noun. It's a confection made from:
A serving is 4 bars, or about 1.5 ounces, which tallies to 260 calories - a whopping 173 calories per ounce ... a peek at the rest of the nutritional panel reveals that's 17 grams of fat, 10 of which are saturated and account for 50% of your RDA of saturated fat. (I don't usually mind as much if it's cocoa butter, but I do mind palm oil).
The bars are about 3 inches long and about 2/3 of an inch wide. They're rather flat and have four segments with the Milka cow icon on each.
The chocolate coating is quite thin, as you can see from the cross section. This candy is mostly filling. The filling does have a good milky flavor to it, there's a light hint of malt or a mellow note of something more minerally (there's 8% of your daily RDA of calcium). There's also a bit of salt in there, about 75 mg per serving, which is odd because the ingredients don't list it. It's soft and kind of pasty. It's not like a chocolate bar, not quite like fudge. More like a bar of frosting.
I didn't love them. They were okay, I can see children enjoying them, they're attractive and the small portion of the individual bars at least makes it easier to moderate intake. If I wanted this sort of creamy thing, I'd probably opt for the Lindt Lindor truffles, even though they're more expensive.
Milka contains hazelnuts and dairy products, as well as soy. (It's confusing that they use both soy and sunflower lecithin, maybe they're in transition.) They're made in a facility that also processes wheat and almonds. There's no statement about peanuts at all. Mondelez is currently buys 50% of their palm oil from certified sustainable sources and should be 100% by the end of 2015 (source). They have no stated plans for their cacao sourcing, though some is sourced through Rainforest Alliance and noted as such on their packages.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:24 pm Candy • Morselization • Review • Kraft/Mondelez • Mockolate • Nuts • 5-Pleasant • Poland • 99 Cent Only Store •
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Baron Milk Chocolate PB&Js
Like many confectionery origin stories, this Baron Milk Chocolate PB&J's bars started long ago in war time.
Commercial peanut butter began in the United States, where about 6-7% of the world's peanuts are grown in any year. Peanut butter was used heavily during war years as a cheap and relatively stable protein source for soldiers. The story goes that soldiers during World War II would eat sandwiches on stale bread with peanut butter for weeks on end, and to moisten the bread they would add jelly or jam. It didn't hurt that it also made it taste better as well. When the soldiers returned home, they introduced their families to this cheap and easy food.
It seems kind of strange that for the most part candies are either jelly and chocolate or peanut butter and chocolate. There really aren't any successful mass-manufactured chocolate, peanut butter and jelly candies. Maybe this new bar, all the way from Poland, will change that.
The bars are tiny, the box holds more than a half a dozen of them (8 to be exact), a little expensive for $1.99 but at least a unique item.
Each little bar is individually wrapped in a paper foil. The recommended serving size is three sticks, each is about 60 calories.
The bars are a little on the soft side, they smell like roasted peanuts and chocolate milk. The peanut butter filling is sweet and a little sticky. On top of the peanut butter is a thin layer of jelly. In this case it's grape and though it doesn't have much of intensity, it's a little pop of tangy, juicy flavor. The peanut butter isn't so much a paste, it's far sweeter and has less of a roasted, salty and savory punch. Think of it like peanut butter cookie dough, sweet and thick.
The proportions are a little off for me. I'd like more jam, more peanut butter, but I think that'd mean a larger bar in general. The petite size makes them ideal for a small treat and I think the mild flavor set would be good for smaller kids. The two integral parts here, the peanut butter and jelly just aren't good enough. It should be really intense peanut butter and great, all natural grape jelly, not some high fructose corn sweetener flavored like grape.
These are made in Poland and have all sorts of allergen notices on the package: made with soy, dairy, peanuts plus traces of wheat, tree nuts and eggs.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 8:47 am Candy • Review • Chocolate • Jelly Candy • Peanuts • 7-Worth It • Poland • Walgreen's •
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Krowki: Polish Cream Fudge
Dulce de Leche is a wonderful mix of milk and sugar, simmered down to the consistency of a smooth caramel or crumbly fudge. While it's known mostly in the new world with regional variations in Central and South America, other countries have their own versions. The Polish Cream Fudge or Krowki (which means little cow) is made from milk, sugar, butter, glucose syrup (usually corn syrup here in North America), vanilla and cream. The preparation varies a little bit from Dulce de Leche but the result is the same: a tender and melt-in-your-mouth distillation of dairy and sugar.
I found these versions of Krowki at a wonderful market called Caputo's in Illinois. The market has an amazing array of candies from all sorts of countries, though Poland was especially well represented. I was hesitant to travel with chocolate, so when I spotted the Krowki I knew I had to pick some up. They had three varieties: Luxury Cream Fudge, Sesame Cream Fudge and Chocolate Cream Fudge. I opted for the first two.
The bag was pretty simple, just a sticker with the essential information slapped onto a clear cellophane bag by the importer (Eagle Distributors Inc.). Inside the candies were in their more traditional wax paper wrappers (though still in Polish & English).
The Supreme Cream Fudge is so charming in the yellow, brown and white wrapper. Each piece is well protected, there's also an inner glassine wrapper around the pieces and crisp folds to make the shape.
The pieces are little rectangular rods. They smell sweet, toasty and a little milky. They're glossy and look like they could be caramels. Instead the bite is more intriguing than that. It's a little bit layered. The edges are like a lightly grainy fudge and the center is like a dulce de leche, a little dollop of creamy caramel. The flavor is overall sweet but the texture provides a great mouthfeel. The grainy sugar crystals dissolve quickly and the milk notes keep it from being too sweet or sticky. It's a bit lower in fat than some fudges, as it uses mostly milk instead of butter.
If you're a fan of penuche or non-chocolate fudge, you might like this. I enjoy the variations in texture, the transition from the grainy to the creamy. The toasted flavors that toffee or caramel has aren't quite there though.
I'd never seen sesame fudge before, so the Sesame Cream Fudge was just too much of a curiosity for me to pass it up. The little wrappers are similar, just a darker shade of peach instead of yellow.
It smells a little odd, very grassy - a little like tahini. I expected it to be like halvah, as I wasn't sure if it was sesame seeds or sesame paste.
Instead it's simply different. The texture is a little firmer, a little crumblier and drier than the Luxury Cream version. The flavor of the sesame seeds also make it less sweet. The seeds are light, not dark toasted. They give a little chewy note to it along with the green tea notes. The grainy milk fudge was good and satisfying.
I don't know if I'd buy either of these again for myself, but the fact that they're individually packaged little bites of milk fudge in such cute wrappers certainly warrants a look for sweets enthusiasts.
About three years ago I found a version of these being sold in the United States called Caramoos, which also came in an interesting variety of flavors (including Honey). This direct import version is quite a bit less expensive, even when purchased in small 6 ounce portions like this instead of the 2.5 pounds on Amazon.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Espresso Filled Dark Chocolate
Feeling a little sluggish after having an hour ripped from your lazy Sunday?
How about a little spot of sweet espresso and some dark chocolate to get your going?
I picked up these little Espresso Filled Dark Chocolate nuggets at Cost Plus World Market. I think they're made by Mieszko, a Polish candy company. I was hoping they'd be like the Ferrero Pocket Coffee that are so hard to get here in the United States.
The packaging was nicely done. The stand up pouch has a zipper lock for re-sealing. Each individual piece is wrapped in a paper-backed foil and then a thin cellophane over that to seal it up tight. Often I worry that filled chocolates will be cracked or oozy, but every one was perfect.
The little domed rectangular nuggets are about one inch long, 3/4 of an inch wide and about the same high. The dark chocolate isn't particularly dark, the package says that it's at least 40%. It smells rich and dark, but that's about as good as it got on that front.
The chocolate shell was nicely tempered and thick enough to be a strong container for the liquid center. The chocolate is smooth but far too sweet and lacking in bold chocolate punch. The espresso goo inside is a smooth and syrupy texture. It smells nicely of coffee but is sticky sweet. I liked the sweet roasted barley notes to it, but it wasn't what I'd call espresso at all, I'd call it a Postum syrup.
It's too bad, the price was decent and the fact that they're pretty easy to find if you have a Cost Plus World Market nearby would make them a great item for coffee lovers. But these aren't for coffee lovers, they're for people who heap spoonfuls of sugar into their espresso and call themselves coffee lovers. In reality they're for sugar lovers who like coffee flavor ... nothing wrong with that and here's a candy to go with that. (I know, I said at the top of the review this might be the caffeinated pop to get you going after the time change, I was wrong.)
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Terry's Chocolate Toffee Crunch Orange
I'm on vacation. Or on my way to my vacation.
So this review will contain slightly more photos than normal ... so you get all your candy goodness for the day and I get a little bit of a rest (since I'm writing these reviews in advance).
In Europe folks get to enjoy different versions of the Terry's Chocolate Orange quite regularly. In the United States we get a novelty version about every two years (I had the white chocolate version before). I heard about the Terry's Chocolate Toffee Crunch Orange at the Fancy Food Show earlier this year and was hoping that I'd see it in stores in advance of Christmas (which is high season for chocolate made into slices of of fruit & reassembled into a sphere).
I picked out a smashed box in my haste, but was happy to see that it didn't matter to the product inside, which was well protected with a plastic form.
Inside the plastic form, inside the box, is a plastic wrapped sphere that includes directions: WHACK & UNWRAP.
I've been around enough to know that's a bad idea. Either that or I whack to hard and end up with a big handful of crumbles. Instead I just open the package and insert a knife and pull out a few slices.
This particular orange was very nice looking. The slices inside were glossy & had a good snap.
What surprised me was the orange scent. Honestly, I thought the "orange" part on this particular orange was just going to be the shape, not the flavor. For some reason I didn't think they'd do toffee and orange.
It smells like orange frosting ... very sweet.
The first ingredient on the list is sugar, the second is milk ... so this is a very sweet & milky product.
The texture of the chocolate is smooth, but a little on the fudgy grain side. The milk was a bit overshadowed by the orange flavoring. Within the chocolate were little salty toffee chips. The texture combination is great - the chips were crispy and crunchy. However, the whole thing was just throat searingly sweet. I liked it, but after two slices my throat just ached. Better with some black tea or in combination with something like pretzels or nuts.
Since I picked this up in the off season (though it was very fresh), it was pretty expensive for what's otherwise rather cheap chocolate. The novelty of the shape is great, and really helps with the portion when sharing, but of course a big 3 or 5 ounce bar is a much better deal. In this case the flavor combination was the unique selling proposition. For gifting chocolate, these are great ... for eating on an every day basis I think I'll stick to a Scharffen Berger Milk Nibby or for a toffee chip experience I'll review a new Lindt bar soon.
(Okay, so this review didn't end up being as short as I thought it was going to be.)
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Friday, August 15, 2008
Regal Dynasty European Dark Chocolate
On my continuing quest to try off brands of confections to see if saving a little money means sacrificing taste, I came upon this bar at the Walgreen's, mixed in with the other upscale chocolate bars: Regal Dynasty European Chocolate. This bar was called simply Dark Chocolate. For $1.29 and clocking in at 6.3 ounces, I was more than curious how well it could compare.
The packaging is less than exciting, in fact it looks dated, like some sort packet of cheap stationery from the Office Max circa 1993. The paper is rather flimsy and the foil wrapper inside is similarly thin, though both seem to do their job of protecting the bar well enough. So I can look past that (especially since I've had some very expensive bars that I don't think have very attractive or useful packaging).
The ingredients however are a big old red flag: sugar, cocoa mass, vegetable fat, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, flavor. It states that the cocoa solids are a minimum of 45%. But it never says what those vegetable fats are or if that flavor is natural.
The bar is lovely. It's well molded and has a crisp snap.
It has a sweet and slightly cinnamon & cereal smell to it. It has a difficult melt though, but as it does soften, it is very sweet but at least not chalky or gritty. But it's cool on the tongue, which usually means substitute fats or substitute sugars and always makes me a bit uneasy.
The chocolate notes aren't deep or complex or satisfying. I would probably find this passable in a chocolate croissant, but standing alone as a piece of confection, it tastes watery and empty of nuance.
The simple fact is that it's not chocolate. I'd hazard that since the vegetable fats come before the cocoa butter on the ingredients list that it wouldn't even qualify under the laxer rules in Europe that allow veggie fats up to 5%. No, this is a plain old false label. It's not chocolate. Not even close. But in an odd twist, it doesn't have any dairy fats so can be considered vegan!
Even though I liked it a bit more than the Carlos V Chocolate Style Bar and it was cheaper, I can't get past the fact that its downright false label.
Hopefully it will make passable brownies (which is what happens to many of the bars that I can't bring myself to eat). Oddly enough, I can see myself buying this again though if I need a really nice looking, generic chocolate bar for a photo shoot. But if you're looking for something you can actually eat that doesn't cost too much, wait for a sale on something you know you like or just settle for a smaller package.
UPDATE November 3, 2009: Walgreen's is discontinuing this bar. In it's place you can buy an even more dreadful bar from R.M. Palmer called 2 Buck Choc, which has awful and unappealing graphics on the wrapper and of course doesn't taste nearly as good as this (which I didn't like but at least give it credit).
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Monday, March 5, 2007
Wawel Chocolates
Kokosowe is a dark chocolate covered coconut center. The center is not at all like a Mounds bar, but more like a coconutty York Peppermint Pattie ... it's a stiff and slightly crumbly fondant that melts in your mouth and then later the chewy toasted coconut becomes chewy.
I'm a fan of coconut and I enjoyed the more toasted flavors, a refreshing change from the usual sticky chew of a Mounds bar.
Kasztanki is a large chestnut looking piece like the others. This one is a semisweet chocolate covering a center of cocoa cream and crushed wafers. It's crunchy and has a light rum and perhaps coffee flavor to it. The crunch is really interesting because the bits are so small and the flavor is rather light. It reminded me a bit of some other Eastern European candies I've had before, except this is good quality.
Malaga was the one name that I kind of understood, though I'm not sure what the candy is. As far as I can tell it's a flowing raisin caramel center in semi-sweet chocolate. Or perhaps the center is more like a cordial or marmalade. It's a rather unusual combination but the flavor reminds me a little bit of the Rum Nougats that See's makes (but not the texture, of course). There are little bits of raisins and the dark chocolate provides a good complement to the sweet but flavorful center.
Tiki Taki was definitely the most interesting of the bunch with an uncommon combination of flavors. The top layer is a nice mild peanut butter praline, and the bottom layer is a smooth but crumbly fondant of coconut like the Kokosowe. It seems to work pretty well, the roasted nut flavors of the peanut butter go really well with the coconut, which plays it pretty mild here.
Wawel may be popping up more in ethnic and upscale grocers. I wouldn't be surprised if you see it at places like Cost Plus World Market. Part of what I find interesting is that these chocolates taste different than others. The flavor combinations on both the Tiki Taki and Malaga are unlike others that I've had. As long as the price points are consistent with other upscale consumer chocolates, I can see them making inroads here in the states. View their online catalogue. I could only find one online retailer (Canadian) that had Wawel products, but it at least gives the sense that as an imported chocolate brand they're quite reasonably priced.
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Thursday, March 1, 2007
Terry's Chocolate Orange Confection
This is another tale of a super find at the 99 Cent Only Store.
I went in there looking for Pink Grapefruit Mentos. I ran out of my most recent stash (from Munchies) and didn't feel liked driving all the way over to Beverly Hills or wherever that is and I also didn't really want to pay a dollar a roll. I've seen them before at 99 Cent Only Stores, but I hadn't in quite a while. So on my third 99 Cent Only Store in two weeks, I quietly gave up that search. This didn't stop me from scouring the aisles for something else that would be good to report back on.
Enter the Terry's Chocolate Orange Confection.
Just like the milk chocolate orange (or Peppermint Chocolate Orange), this is a sphere of little wedges stuck together with a stem of white chocolate. The sticker on the wrapper bids you to "Whack and Unwrap". I've never had the confidence to do that, I just unwrap it and pry it apart by pressing my thumb into the top of the orange and prying out a few wedges ... then a little pressure applied to the rest of it in my palm and pretty much falls apart.
These puppies usually sell for about $4.00 ... and here I was picking up one for only 99 cents. Don't worry, the expiration date says June 28, 2007, so this is fresh.
The package calls this A White Chocolate Confection, so I immediately examined the ingredients: Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Nonfat Milk, Whey, Lactose, Soy Lecithin, Orange Oil, Natural and Artificial Flavor. Hey! That doesn't sound too bad, no partially hydrogenated oils, no tropical fats! (Not that there isn't a lot of fat in there ... )
The wedges smell sweet and milky with a slight hint of orange to them. They're definitely sweet, though there's a decent buttery melt on the tongue before the light orange essence kicks in. It's not super-orangy, but it definitely cuts through what would otherwise be a too-sweet white chocolate slice.
I can't say that I'd go buying and eating these all the time, but I liked the price. A lot. And as a treat goes, it's special and attractive. If you're putting together an Easter basket, this would be a great, inexpensive featured item.
Note: Terry's of York is now owned by Kraft. This was made in Poland (as was the peppermint one I had last year).
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Mayor Coleen J. Seng today announced that two major projects have been completed at the Northeast Wastewater Treatment Facility, 7000 North 70th Street. The projects have increased the system's capacity to accommodate future growth in the Stevens Creek Basin and other areas north and west of the facility.
Improvements to the plant's nitrification treatment and capacity are now operational. The project has been under way for more than two years. Public Utilities Administrator Steve Masters said prior to the project, the daily wastewater flow was about five-million gallons a day. The $14.4 million advanced treatment project increased the capacity of the facility to about 10 million gallons per day, which should provide for growth until the year 2016.
"The facility was able to serve about 50,000 residents within an area of about 10,600 acres," Mayor Seng said. "The improvements have increased the capacity to serve about 100,000 residents in an area of about 20,000 acres. Similar improvements at the larger Theresa Street plant are also under way. These are important infrastructure improvements that will allow our City to continue to grow."
Also completed is the first phase of the Stevens Creek Basin Sanitary Trunk Sewer. Pipes with diameters of 78 and 84 inches were installed from the facility to just east of North 84th and Fletcher Avenue near Stevens Creek. The initial phase cost about $7.3 million, and subsequent phases have been incorporated into the City's Capital Improvement Program.
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Civil War Day in Watseka
WATSEKA -- The Old Courthouse Museum in Watseka was the setting for historians Sunday. More than two-dozen people gathered, some camping out, to re-enact the Civil War days.
The event, which included educational presentations, was part of Iroquois County's Civil War sesquicentennial. It's hoped the day's event will draw more interest to what the Old Courthouse Museum offers Iroquois County.
The historians are well-schooled professionals, who take the time to educate the rest of us what the Civil War was all about and how it played its part in local history.
The Battlefield Balladeers provided musical entertainment on civil war days instruments. Civil War souvenirs were also available for sale at the museum.
The Civil War encampment began at 9 a.m. Later in the afternoon, The Iroquois County Slow Boys Tractor Club provided trolly-transportation during a parade to the G.A.R. cemetery. The Grand Army of the Republic cemetery, tucked along side Oak Hill cemetery, is the resting place of many civil war soldiers.
Several descendants of Iroquois County soldiers marched to the graves to lay a wreath at G.A.R. cemetery. Re-enactor Rod Miller read a list of local men who died serving in the Civil War 76th Infantry.
American Legion Post #23 and the Watseka High School Band also played in the re-enactment.
Those attending were invited to sing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "The Battle Cry of Freedom," songs originated during the war.
The re-enactment activities are made possible through the Illinois Humanities Council, the Illinois General Assembly, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.


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The Nokia Lumia 521 continues to spread across the country. After a quick and successful start on Walmart's and Home Shopping Network's websites, the Lumia 521 will be coming to Walmart brick and mortar stores this Saturday, May 11, for a measly $129. The Microsoft Store will also start selling it this weekend.
Less than two weeks after that, on May 22, the Lumia 521 will start appearing on shelves at T-Mobile stores and on their website for less than $150 with qualifying plans.
Despite the affordability, the Nokia Lumia 521 is no slouch. It sports a 4-inch screen and a 5 MP camera, along with good ol' 4G connectivity. This all comes nicely wrapped in a sleek design variety of colors. Throw in the fact that wireless charging is also available with optional covers, all for under $150, and no you're cooking with gas.
The Lumia 521's bombardment of the retail landscape is all part of a new focus by Microsoft and Nokia on price-conscious consumers and emerging markets. It's a realm that Nokia once dominated back when it was the top phone manufacturer in the world. Others are hoping to benefit as well, as we've just seen with the upcoming US debut of Huawei's W1,
If early response is any indicator, the strategy looks like it could pay off.
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'the techno wave' was the first single released in 1990 by this famous project created by jens lissat and ramon zenker (hardfloor). one of the most well-known tracks of the so called frankfurt tekkno scene that invaded germany during the early 90s. this re-issue includes the original 'castle mix', the b-side 'the bass is on fire' and a new killer remix prepared by ancient methods who described 'the techno wave' as 'one of the influential tracks that brought me alongside zoth ommog and r&s into techno'. limited to 300 copies on a deluxe black priplak jacket with an exclusive postcard.
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Yes...Clark HS is on DeZavala..on the East side pass the HEB..a few lights..get to courts by entering just before the railroad tracks.
Why having tennis withdrawals..gotten out to play? Weathers been nice...any help I can give let me know...the group is a bit fragmented but lots of folks on here play regular and sure something could work for ya!
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Lol kool! So you gonna go out there Sat?
Yea its free! I've already signed up for singles lol. But wanted to see if I could sign up for mixed doubles too. But I guess they're gonna make the schedule sometime in the near future. You should go ahead and sign up lol
Lol yea I've been going out there pretty much every week. And now I heard about this Ultimate Tennis League thing and wanna play lol
Hey are you still playing?? Lol I wouldn't mind a partner for mixed...
Hi Lissette, I'm a beginner and looking for a partner for casual hitting on Sundays or weekdays in the evening. I usually play with a group at Clark High School on Saturdays. I'm looking for a partner on Sundays at Clark High School or at Ronald Reagan High School. Would you be interested? Thanks!
Haha I know right! Now I need to use tennis to get back into shape lol. So you gonna be out there 2morow?
Omg I'm kinda glad you didn't lol cuz I was sore tooo it was crazy
Oh ok lol I'll try to be there. Do you know what time it's until?
Yes L, those are the courts on DeZavala..they were recently redone except for the wind protection..otherwise fabulous courts to play on..I have not been out there but will post tomorrow about this weekend...there are also a number of women on here that are very good players..I will try and recommend a few...
Ok that sounds good lol just lemme know!
Lol kool so where at?
Lol yea the ones I've played at are like way too far so I don't wanna go back haha. But I've been playin bout 5 years...played all through high skool and some after. So I'm pretty good lol, just rusty.
Hi Lissette, currently we have a group meeting on Saturday mornings at Clark HS or available venue..this is a pretty regular time from around 830 to 11 most Saturday AM's...as for Sunday currently nothing that I am aware of...I would suggest though that you could start an invite to meet to play and see who responds..
Any additional questons let me know and I will try and help..typically I keep up with the group but with league play in two leagues I have gotten a bit behind..this weekend that ends for the season so hopefully I can pay a bit more attention on here.
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Cinco de Mayo, as it's observed in the US, is a sort of general celebration of Mexican heritage; it is not, as many would have you believe, the Mexican Independence Day. Rather, it's a commemoration of the French army's defeat at the hands of the Mexicans at Puebla in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
And this year, they each fall on Saturday, May 5th. At Derby Day parties throughout the country, a galling number of execrable mint juleps will be downed (and sometimes hauled back into the light of day) and inordinate amounts of tequila will be shot into (and out of) the drinking pubic. May 6th might as well be I'm Never Drinking Tequila Again Day.
Let' us leave behind the overdrinking occasioned by both and bind the holidays with a slightly more civilized glue: the tequila julep.
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2 oz reposado or añejo tequila
1 Tbl agave nectar OR 1-2 tsp rich simple sugar (made with 2 parts demerara sugar to 1 of water)
10-12 spearmint leaves, stripped from their stems
Sprig of mint
Crushed ice
Muddle the mint gently with the syrup in the base of a julep cup or a short tumbler. Add the tequila and stir to combine. Top with crushed ice to fill the cup and form a short dome over the rim. Spank the mint against the palm or back of one hand (to help release its aroma), then insert the sprig through the ice into the drink. If using metal julep cups, allow the drink to rest undisturbed until its exterior is well frosted.
Serve either with short metal straws or plastic straws that have been trimmed to just an inch or so longer than the cup is tall — the idea is that drinkers will have to bury their noses in the fresh leaves while drinking and thus get a extra wallop of mint aroma.
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- The Maine Julep, Irvin S. Cobb's derisive, Kentuckicentric tirade against what passes for a julep in points north, including a "crowning atrocity" of allspice.


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Pavano made $8.5 million last year with Minnesota, and although he could take a pay cut, even that will be too pricey for Sandy Alderson. If anything, of all the veteran FA starters on the market, the one they have the best chance of signing would be to bring back Chris Young.
The Mets are also searching for relief help, and Francisco Rodriguez – been there, done that – Matt Capps and Jose Valverde are also too rich for the Mets' blood.


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Wabash on the Road in Indianapolisby Michael Warren • January 8, 2004 Share:
Wabash professors Rich Dallinger (chemistry) and Bobby Horton (psychology) have teamed up on a research project for the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts to study the effects of intercollegiate athletics on liberal arts institutions. On January 7 they were on the road in Indianapolis to reveal the results to several alumni and friends of Wabash at the IAWM's 2004 edition of "Wabash on the Road." Throughout the presentation the audience would interject questions pertaining to the study and state their opinions on reasons for certain results in the data. If you would like to see the results you can find their report at www.liberalarts.wabash.edu/inquiries/athletics.html.
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The Chicago Cubs 90-year relationship with WGN Radio is coming to an end.
Cubs' games will be moving to WBBM AM 780, starting next season.
The Tribune reports the Cubs reached a long term deal to move, but terms are not out yet.
Broadcasters Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer will still handle the play by play.
This all started when the Tribune Company exercised an option to re-open its radio contract last fall.
The company was reportedly losing money because of low ratings.
WGN had the right to match CBS' offer, but it chose not to.
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The hull of Royal Dutch Shell's latest offshore platform, which traveled from South Korea, arrived Saturday from at a Texas port where it will be assembled before it sails to its final location in the Gulf of Mexico.
The new offshore platform, the Olympus, traveled more than 18,000 miles in two months to Ingleside, Texas, where its topside will be assembled over the next two months.
Shell designed the Olympus as a tension leg platform, which provides a large enough deck to process oil on deck. The Olympus will be Shell's sixth tension leg platform and its largest to date. It will operate in the Mars Field at a water depth of about 3,000 feet. Shell owns 71.5 percent of the development and is the operator, and BP is a 28.5 percent owner.
Shell plans to use the Olympus to add a six-well subsea development West Boreas/South Deimos in the Mars field. The federal government approved Shell's Olympus exploration plan at the end of 2011. The project extends the life of the Mars Field to at least 2050, Shell said.


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The last edition of the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner was published on Nov. 2, 1989, with the headline:
"So long, Los Angeles."
But 23 years later, one employee has not yet said goodbye. Chuck Lutz hasn't even left the building.
"They never told me not to come back to work, so I just kept coming back to work," said Lutz, who was exaggerating a little.
When a colleague declined an offer to supervise the shutdown of the newspaper plant, Lutz — who joined the Her-Ex in 1973 as a truck driver — gladly stepped into the job. One task led to another, and the Hearst Corp., which published the newspaper and still owns the building, kept the reliable Lutz around to keep an eye on things and open the door for film crews that use the property.
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The biggest compliment a woman can get these days: "Your skin looks great." Chances are she is wearing foundation, concealer, BB cream or one of the many tinted moisturizers that make up the biggest category of cosmetics. Elizabeth Holmes explains. Photo: F. Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal.
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My brother and new sister had the greatest time at their wedding. Looking forward to hearing all about their honeymoon when they return.
Here are some pics of the decorating we did for the wedding.
We call it "Simple Rustic Elegance"
Handpainted sign for the guest entrance of the beautiful Three Village Inn, Stonybrook, NY.
The cocktail hour rooms. Here we just put white pumkins and golden acorns on the tables.
Inside the cocktail room we set up the wish tree table. In lieu of a traditional guest book. The tree diplays the guests' well wishes - which are written on cards ( or hand cut leaves by the bride) and hung on the branches. My husband and I created the tree by anchoring the branches in plaster inside the urn. The manzanita branches were purchased from a wonderful lady at Dry Nature Designs in NYC.
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Here is a closeup of the Wish Tree Poem.
The flowers all fit inside my car (thanks to my husband!)
I would also like to thank my mom and my brother's new mother-in-law for painting 350 acorns gold. The bride's sister is an amazing artist and painted the invitations, menus and table numbers. If it weren't for them and the bride's dad and brother, I don't know how we would have created, delivered and set up 16 tables with centerpieces, 350 acorns, 200 white pumpkins, 200 jars of jam, 36 ball jar candles, 188 menus, a 36" wreath, 4 foot wish tree and various signs and decor - all before a 10:30 am mass!
Be our guest! I found this place card wreath idea on Martha Stewart's wedding site. I just happened to have the perfect size in my stock room. The bride cut out each and every leaf and we hung them alphabetically around the wreath. I just added a few fall berries to the beautiful manzanita twiggy wreath.
The reception room.
The bride and groom table. The urn is where the bride kept her bouquet.
A couple of more signs I painted.
The tables...
My husband made the boxes out of pine. They were 3 feet long, and we distressed, stained and painted on a number of finishes to create the final look. They are filled with burgandy bi-color preserved hydrangeas. They are placed on burlap runners and surrounded by gorgeous white pumpkins, golden acorns and simple ball jar candles. Sixteen people (special to the bride and groom) received one to take home. We now carry these in our shop in various sizes/finishes. You can also find the burlap runner fabric in our shop.
The menus...
Beautifully painted by the bride's sister Larissa who is an amazing artist.
The food...tasted as good as it sounds!


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From Now On, Everyone Will Know His Name
Randy York's N-sider
To "Respond to Randy" click on the link below and choose "Randy York's N-Sider" under "Area of Interest" on the new screen. Please include your name and city/town/state and share your thoughts on Olympic gold medalist Curtis Tomasevicz, a former Nebraska walk-on football player. Your comments may be published.
Curtis Tomasevicz was right. Kyle Vanden Bosch didn't know his name and only vaguely remembers him as a Nebraska Scout Team fullback. But that was a few weeks ago. Vanden Bosch, a second-round NFL draft choice and the only former Husker who played in the 2010 Pro Bowl, knows who Curtis Tomasevicz is now. And so do countless others who are Olympic Winter Games junkies like Kyle Vanden Bosch is.
Tomasevicz (pronounced Tom-eh-SEV-itch), considered the best American ever to push a sled, officially moved from the shadows of obscurity into the worldwide spotlight Saturday night when the Americans won their first gold medal in bobsledding in 62 years.
USA won the gold with a total time of 3:24.46. The Germans, led by four-time Olympic gold medalist driver Andre Lange, won the silver in 3:24.84, and the Canadians won the bronze in 3:24.85. During Sunday night's Winter Olympics Closing Ceremonies, NBC's Al Michaels, who called the "Miracle on Ice" USA hockey upset of the Soviets in 1980, compared the Americans' 2010 win in bobsledding to the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series.
Perhaps Nebraskans understood the historical impact of such a feat. During the second half of Saturday night's first-ever NU women's basketball sellout at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, John Bishop teased the crowd about announcing the result of bobsledding's signature event. Then he gave fans the good news, and the minute he said Curtis Tomasevicz, more than 13,500 fans roared their approval.
If it wasn't before, it seems clear now that wherever Curtis Tomasevicz goes in the great state of Nebraska, everyone will know his name.
Or at least they should, said Vanden Bosch, who has been following the Winter Games as closely as Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne and Husker Head Football Coach Bo Pelini, the state's two biggest household names.
Unfortunately, Vanden Bosch wasn't able to watch on TV Saturday because he and his family of five had obligations as guests of ESPN at Disney World.
But rest assured, one Nebraska legend has been keeping close tabs on another, especially after the former Husker football walk-on insisted that he drew his greatest inspiration from getting waylaid on a daily basis by Vanden Bosch and his fellow Blackshirts.
The Perfect Benchmark for Intensity and Effort
"Kyle is a big part of what I've been able to accomplish. He's the player I used as my model for consistent, aggressive, intensive effort every single day," Tomasevicz said. "He was the best. He went all out every time the ball was snapped.
"I was a small fullback (and later a letterwinner as a linebacker and special teams player), and Kyle would just flatten you, even steamroll you. He was the meanest son-of-a-gun I saw on the football field. He'd hit you as hard as he could, and the next time the ball was snapped, he'd do the same thing all over again," Tomasevicz recalled. "I never saw anyone go full-speed as often as he did."
That speed was always on overdrive in the classroom, too, as Vanden Bosch became a rare two-time First-Team Academic All-American at defensive end.
When Tomasevicz was finished with football and contemplating how to use his NU bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering (and a minor in astrophysics), former Nebraska track athlete Amanda Moreley approached him about becoming an Olympic bobsledder.
Tomasevicz analyzed the challenge from a variety of angles. When the light came on that it was realistic, but still an incredible long shot, he approached the opportunity of becoming an Olympian just like he did in preparing to defy the odds of being a walk-on.
"I decided Kyle Vanden Bosch was my benchmark," Tomasevicz said. "I was going to try and compete just like he did - every single minute of every single day."
Tomasevicz never missed a workout. He never gave anything less than his best. He admits that his bobsledding teammates drew inspiration from him just like he did from Blackshirts who "kicked the crap out of me almost every day."
Tomasevicz Now a Role Model for Vanden Bosch
Well guess what happened on Curtis Tomasevicz's journey to the top of the Olympic medal stand? One man's role model became another's.
And Vanden Bosch says it's time Husker Nation joins him and the rest of the sporting world in a spirited toast to the USA's history-making, record-breaking, gold medal-winning four-man "Night Train" team that consists of driver Steve Holcomb and crew members Steve Mesler, Justin Olsen and that impressionable kid from the tiny town of Shelby ... Curtis Tomasevicz.
"I bet Kyle Vanden Bosch doesn't even know who I am," Tomasevicz told me about a month ago.
Saturday, Vanden Bosch admitted he "couldn't put a name to the face" until his dad and sister each e-mailed him our online column that showed the NU Scout Team fullback who kept getting back up every time Vanden Bosch drove him into the ground.
"It was a great compliment," Vanden Bosch said, adding that scholarship players drew equal inspiration from walk-ons who would never give up. "I have great respect for what he's done in bobsledding just like he has great respect for what I've done in football. I'm proud of my career, and I'm proud that I learned to give it all I have in me at Nebraska."
Vanden Bosch says he learned that lesson from Jason Peter and Grant Wistrom and Chad Kelsay -- just like Tomasevicz learned it from Mike Brown, Carlos Polk and him.
"That's the way we did it - all out, every play, all over the field," Vanden Bosch said. "We were known for giving nothing but our best effort, and that tradition has every bit as much to do with walk-ons as it did for scholarship players."
Walk-Ons Deserve Equal Shares of Tradition
There is absolutely no doubt about something that's been swirling around Vanden Bosch's mind lately. "The reason Nebraska has been so good for so long in football is because of walk-ons just like Curt Tomasevicz," he said. "They came to work every day and did everything our coaches asked of them.
"They lifted weights as hard as anybody. They studied film as hard as anybody. They gave everything they had in them every day to be as good as they could possibly be," Vanden Bosch said. "I know Curt may not have played all that much, and I may not have remembered his name, but there's no question that he was just as important as anyone else, including me, in contributing to our tradition."
Tomasevicz was First-Team Academic All-Big 12. He made the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team. Plus, by persevering to the end when day-to-day experiences weren't always pleasant, Tomasevicz "learned what it takes to be the best in the world," Vanden Bosch said.
A little bit of that walk-on spirit enabled Vanden Bosch to make the Pro Bowl again in 2010. "You know," he said, "I didn't have 12½ sacks like I did when I made all-pro in 2005 or 12 sacks like I did when I made it in 2007," he said. "I only had four sacks last year, but two-thirds of the vote comes from coaches and fellow players, and they all come up to me and tell me how they like the way I play hard every play, and I tell them that I learned that at Nebraska."
Kyle Vanden Bosch thinks Curtis Tomasevicz learned the exact same lesson. "His impact on the program was different, but it was also the same," Vanden Bosch said. "He wasn't thinking about how he would celebrate a touchdown. He was always thinking about what he could do to help our team be successful."
That attitude, that work ethic, that spirit helped make Tomasevicz an Olympic champion.
"I don't have words to describe what he's done with the gifts he's been given and then developed," Vanden Bosch said. "In the NFL, I've played against the greatest football players in the world, and so many are there because they're just great athletes. The people I respect the most are athletes just like Curt. He's done it the old-fashioned way. He's earned his name."
Editor's note: The only other participant in the Winter Olympics with ties to Nebraska, Shelley-Ann Brown, claimed a silver inside the Canada-2 bobsled.
Voices from Husker Nation
Attending the past two Summer Olympic Games as a spectator makes me keenly aware of just how special it must be to stand on the podium as an Olympic Champion. Now, Curtis Tomasevicz is that special champion, and I would like to join all Americans and Nebraskans in congratulating him on this extraordinary accomplishment. Curt, you exemplify everything Nebraskans strive for, but I have one personal request for you: Come back in four years and let us cheer you and USA Bobsled Team 1 on as you defend the gold in 2014!!. Jerry Seiler, Hastings, Nebraska
Thanks for a great read. Too often Nebraska sports fans see only the athletes who are in the limelight all of the time. Too few fans realize that for every athlete that receives press coverage, dozens do not. Individual goals and aspirations should not necessarily be balanced against public perception or expectations. I congratulate all of the people who compete and don't win ... the first time. Like it says outside Memorial Stadium ..." in the deed the glory". Larry Robinson


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Many people believe that elections only consist of voting and seeing the results of the election on the television or reading them the next day in the paper. In fact, the election process starts months before Election Day.
Elections are a full-time job with some of the most complex responsibilities expected of an elected official. However, preparing for the election in the County Clerk's Office is just one of the many responsibilities and duties that we handle.
In spite of a significant decrease in cancer of the cervix over the past 60 years, the American Cancer Society estimates that there will be nearly 12,200 new cases and 4,210 deaths in 2010 of this invasive cancer. Unfortunately, Kentucky ranks fifth nationally in number of new cases of cervical cancer each year.
This letter is to let the boys at the ambulance service know just how much I appreciated the birthday cake that they made for me. It was a surprise to receive it, and it was very good.
I want to let you know that I love you guys very much and truly appreciate the service that you are providing for all Owen County residents.
Thanks again,
Frances Caldwell
The law says you can't yell "fire" in a crowded movie theater.
But can you nudge the guy next to you and say "psst... that guy up front looks like he wants to start a fire,"?
This weekend, the country was once again shocked by violence when six people including a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl were shot by a lone madman in Arizona.
The question that leaps to most people's mind is why.
First, my condolences to the families of those dead and injured in the Arizona shooting.
The mean-spiritedness in this country is worse than I've ever seen in my lifetime (I'm 72) especially in the political arena.
We need to question where the anger is coming from and what can be done to change it.
I've always felt that America would have to endure another revolution and didn't think I would live to see it, but I might be wrong. My only regret is that I might be too old to be a part of it.
On Dec. 8, 2010, my son found me passed out on my living room floor.
He immediately called the Owen County Life Squad who took excellent care of me (thank you, Brian and Charles) and dispatched for a helicopter to transport me to Lexington.
They then transported me to the New Horizons Medical Center Emergency Room.
We are writing this letter to publicly thank the custodial staff of the Owen County School District for their dedication and faithful service to our schools and this community.
On Jan. 3, the new Maurice Bowling Middle School opened to serve students. This was due to a lot of effort from many people, but this could not have happened without the custodial staff of this district.
"To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven..."
(Ecclesiastes 3:1-3)
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It's time to check those fire alarms
On Sunday, we begin Daylight Saving time. While we lose an hour of sleep Saturday night, we gain an hour of daylight that many people look forward to each year. It's also time to put fresh batteries in your fire and carbon monoxide alarms to ensure they are operating properly. They provide a measure of security, and can be real lifesavers.
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|Just 8 more webs to go, plus about 100 scrappy kites!
|These are from Julie. They were quilt backs and a pin cushion that belonged to her grandmother!
|These are from Hilda.
|These came from Cheryl.
|These are from Victoria
|These are from the Rebels.
|These came from Sharon, Patty and Beth--who included some lovely Dresden plates!
Thank you so much!!!
Once the Spider Web lets me go, I look forward to making these into two quilts!


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Selected content from volume 28, number 3, of Reports of the National Center for Science Education is now available on NCSE's website. Featured are Steven L. Salzberg's account of how a creationist article almost slipped into a leading proteomics journal and Lawrence S. Lerner's latest update on the state of state science standards.
Mississippi's House Bill 25, which would have mandated the state board of education to require every textbook that discusses evolution to include a disclaimer describing evolution as "a controversial theory," died in committee on February 3, 2009, according to the state's legislative website.
House File 183, introduced in the Iowa House of Representatives on February 3, 2009, and referred to the House Education Committee, is the latest antievolution "academic freedom" bill. Entitled the "Evolution Academic Freedom Act," HF 183 contains three sections.
Teaching of evolution still in danger; US economy in peril?
Will February 12th be a happy 200th birthday for Charles Darwin? Maybe not, says Glenn Branch, Deputy Director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) in an article that just appeared on the U.S. News & World Report web site.
Senate Bill 433, introduced in the New Mexico Senate on February 2, 2009, and referred to the Senate Education Committee, is the third antievolution bill to be introduced in a state legislature in 2009.
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Tips for Reducing Fall Home Maintenance and Halloween Holiday Waste
Compost is a rich, organic soil conditioner for your lawn and garden. Put raked leaves and other yard wastes in a compost bin and keep these materials out of landfills. Don't forget to add any organic materials cleaned out of your gutters, too!
Cool, dry fall days are a great time to paint both the interior and exterior of your home.
Properly store any unused paint for future use, donate unused paint to neighbors or charities, or turn in your used paint to a waste collection facility for recycling.
When stocking up on cold-weather gear, buy recycled-content items such as fleece clothing and blankets made from recycled soda bottles and snow shovels made from recycled plastic. Buying recycled-content products "closes the loop" and encourages companies to make more items with recycled materials.
If you have a tile roof, check it thoroughly for cracks or missing tiles and use roofing made from recycled rubber or plastic to make repairs.
Replace old insulation with insulation made from recycled paper, glass, and other recovered materials.
Check your heat pump or furnace and change the filter or make repairs if needed. Properly maintaining your furnace will conserve fuel by keeping it running efficiently and preventing leaks.
Before rough winter weather sets in, remove screens from windows and doors and put up storm windows. Strong winds, heavy rains, and extreme cold can all damage your screens and ordinary windows and send them to landfills before their time.
Check caulking around windows and do touch ups to conserve energy and natural resources.
Clean and properly store tools, toys, and outdoor furniture to protect them from damage, allowing you to keep them longer instead of sending them to the landfill.
When performing routine maintenance on your car, properly dispose of used motor oil, coolants, tires, and batteries. Many repair facilities will accept these items and recycle them, or you can call your local solid waste management department to find auto parts recycling facilities in your area.
Why purchase a Halloween costume that you will probably only use once and then throw away? Instead, use old clothes or buy used clothes from a consignment shop to make your costume. Also remember to use reusable cloth bags instead of disposable ones for trick-or-treating.
Make the most of your jack o'lantern. Use the removed meat to make pumpkin pie or muffins and roast the seeds as a fun holiday snack. When the holiday is over, cut up your carved pumpkin before it spoils and toss it in the compost bin.
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In various forms, the galley ruled in the Mediterranean for more than 1,000 years. Its contemporary, the Norse longboat, had a similar reign in northern seas. Both were gradually driven into extinction by the evolution of the Western European sailing warships. The reign of the sailing "ships of the battle line" lasted about 300-400 years. They were replaced over a relatively short span of time by steam-driven ironclads. Within the next 50-60 years, the dreadnought ushered in the era of the heavily armored, centerline gun battleship. Reigning only for about 40 years, the dreadnoughts were abruptly dethroned by the aircraft carrier early in World War II. The carrier has now been the capital ship for more than 40 years.
The proponent counters that such a broad brush of 2,000 years of naval history does not establish a case; moreover, that only recent history is relevant. Since World War II, the dominance of the large aircraft carrier is well documented.
Since the late 1940s, the Navy's forward-deployed carrier battle groups have played a key role in U. S, posture and in the resolution of nearly every crisis. In the major cases where overall deterrence failed - Korea and Vietnam - carrier battle groups clearly displayed their warfighting ability.
The territorial integrity of the Middle East and the vital oil supply lines to the West depend heavily on the combination of the Sixth Fleet carrier battle groups and the presence of at least one battle group in the Indian Ocean. There is no other U. S. force-naval or otherwise that could continuously maintain a credible stabilizing and deterring presence in this volatile area.
The critic insists that each of the long line of queens of the sea had clear portents or harbingers of impending doom which were invariably first ignored, then discredited, and, finally, frantically countered by the proponents of the reigning queens. The results were almost always disastrous.
When King Philip of Spain decided to send an invasion armada against England, he was wise enough not to use his fleet of Mediterranean galleys. However, he was not wise enough to prevent the Armada from carrying two vestiges of the galley, both of which contributed to the Armada's doom: his ships carried the heavy, short-range guns characteristic of (and probably transferred from) galleys, and were manned predominantly by soldiers. They were no match for the nimble English men-of-war manned by seamen firing lighter but longer-range guns. True, the sea claimed most of the Armada, but the English ships not only thwarted the invasion, they forced the Armada to attempt to return home by the long, treacherous route around the British Isles rather than run the gauntlet of English ships in the English Channel.
At Hampton Roads, the wooden-hulled ships of the Union Navy could not cope with the single Confederate ironclad, the CSS Virginia. Only the arrival of the ungainly (and, until then, unpopular) Monitor saved the day. While the ensuing duel was indecisive, the two large, centerline guns of the Monitor signaled the end of the 80-, 100-, and 120-gun ships of the line.
The German shift to submarine warfare in World War I, signaled by the sinking of three British armored cruisers in one hour by a single submarine, provided warning of a new and deadly form of naval warfare. The belated British response proved to be an expensive lesson.
In World War II, the sudden loss of two British battleships to Japanese air attacks helped to seal the doom of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. This shock, the U. S. battleship disaster at Pearl Harbor, and the momentous U. S. victory at Midway forced both navies to belatedly attend to naval air warfare and antiaircraft defenses. While the battleship continued to play a role, notably in shore bombardment and antiaircraft defense of carriers, clearly her time had passed.
As George Santayana wrote, "He who fails to learn the lessons of history is doomed to repeat them." One of the reasons that the carrier appears to be destined for such a long reign is that, since the carrier duels and island campaign of World War II, she has not been seriously challenged in conflict. The performance of carriers and carrier aircraft in Korea and in Vietnam was commendable, but there was no enemy challenge to the carrier herself.
Today, clear and growing threats to the carrier battle group (CVBG) include long-range bombers armed with air-to-surface missiles, submarines and surface ships equipped to fire antiship missiles, and even land-based missiles.
It is not clear what will ultimately dethrone the carrier. There are several potential challengers: nuclear-powered submarines, surface effect and/or SWATH (small waterplane area twin hull) ships, land-based aircraft, and long-range smart missiles launched from a great variety of platforms.
An apparently overlooked or ignored quote from Aviation Week and Space Technology (in a column entitled "Laurels for 1981") may provide a hint of one of these possibilities:
"Col. B. J . Palmer and Lt. Col. Harold W. Blot of the Marine Corps for successfully demonstrating at sea the value of V/STOL aircraft with a detachment of British Aerospace AV-8A Harriers operating from the helicopter assault ship Nassau. Use of the aircraft in STOL takeoffs with combat loads simulating V/STOL Forger aircraft kept large-deck Navy carriers constantly harassed, demonstrating the value of V/STOL aircraft and their rapid deck cycle capability."
How about a future force of AV-8B (or follow-on) V/STOLs deployed from several modest-sized surface effect or SWATH ships? Given some development funding now, they could be fielded in significant numbers in 20-25 years. Battle groups of such forces might be more survivable and therefore a more credible deterrent than the planned CVBGs.
Recent studies, analyses, simulations, war games, and fleet exercises point to a current need to assemble forces of three or four CVBGs in order to survive against concerted Soviet threats in key areas around Eurasia. Table I in the Secretary of the Navy's 600-ship Navy article indicates a wartime need of four CVBGs in the Sixth Fleet and five in the Seventh Fleet versus 1.3 and 2.0 average peacetime CVBG deployments, respectively, in these areas. These are signs that, within this threat spectrum (which is growing both qualitatively and quantitatively) , in a rapidly developing future crisis, the few peacetime forward deployed carriers may find their advanced positions untenable. To avoid irreplaceable losses, they may have to be withdrawn until they can be reinforced, thereby giving the enemy the initiative in these key areas. These same signs point to an even more vulnerable posture against future nuclear threats. Shades of Billy Mitchell and the "Gun Club!" How do you hope to cope with the steady · growth of such problems for 40 or 50 more years? "You, Mr. Proponent, have the burden of proof, and please don't tell me that the solution is to commit ourselves to building and SLEP-ing more, bigger, and better carriers."
"You, Mr. Critic, are very sketchy and selective with your history and with your arguments," responds the proponent. The Spanish Armada was not even commanded by a sailor. It would not have worked with whatever kind of fleet Philip sent. England has not been successfully invaded by anyone, by any means, in 1,000 years.
The Union forces at Hampton Roads did not choose its predicament. They came up with a timely solution and learned their lesson. In fact, they learned it too well: the U. S. Navy overemphasized the very limited monitor design for the next two decades.
The U. S. battleships at Pearl Harbor were sitting in a neat row in port on a Sunday morning. The Japanese attack (and the next six months of the war) clearly demonstrated two things:
Ø Do not get caught by surprise attacks an objective to which our forward deployed carrier groups provide a crucial contribution.
Ø The beginning of the carrier age: This was not another of the critic 's long chain of evolutionary changes in naval warfare. It was revolutionary. It began a whole new evolution based on aircraft carriers and carrier aircraft. We have since seen the application of nuclear propulsion, supersonic jet aircraft, and electronic warfare to our CVBGs. These changes are the history that is relevant. What went before is not.
Perhaps most importantly, the critic seems to ignore the significant improvements introduced into carrier battle groups. The defense-in-depth posture works and will continue to work. Now it includes the incomparable F-14-Phoenix interceptor-missile combination; the Aegis cruiser; the dedicated, direct support nuclear submarine; and several other effective forms and layers of antiair, antisubmarine, and antisurface warfare. We are deploying large numbers of a variety of missile systems in rapid-fire vertical launchers, steadily advancing in all forms of electronic warfare, and keeping pace with all known and realistically projected threats to carriers.
The critic infers that we are not giving adequate attention to new systems and new technology; he is wrong. For example, the Tomahawk missile system dilutes threats to the carrier by spreading our offensive counter threats across the entire combatant fleet. We are carefully considering all of the various designs for advanced naval platforms and aircraft. Wisely, however, we are not betting the future of our country on longshots. We will first ensure that we build, maintain, and modernize the requisite numbers of our proven performer-the carrier battle group.
If Congress and the public can be convinced to commit the necessary resources to build our carrier strength to the necessary level and maintain it, and then provide the additional funding necessary to develop and prove some of the more promising advanced concepts , we are prepared to do so. We will not, however, risk weakening the Navy in these perilous times by diverting critical funds and resources in order to "take a flier" on unproven concepts.
In short, according to the proponent, the critic's arguments lack substance and definition. Until he can support his claims of impending doom and define an alternative that can match the versatility and staying power of the carrier battle group, the burden of proof rests with the critic.
"True," says the critic, "the Spanish Armada had no admiral, but then the overall English command was also entrusted to a landsman." Yet, had the Armada consisted of comparable, modern fighting ships, it would surely have given a better accounting of itself. And the Union ships were not at fault at Hampton Roads; U. S. naval planners were. The same is true of the British and U. S. Navy "gun clubs" before and during World War II.
The proponent's argument about "tracking the threat" is specious. The ·studies, analyses, simulations, war games, and exercises referred to are generally set in the 1990s. These evaluations incorporate all current and programmed improvements, and generally conclude that, even with these advances, we will need to assemble forces of three or four carrier groups in order to survive and then counter the initial onslaught of current and expected Soviet threats almost anywhere around Eurasia. Hence the wartime requirements outlined in Secretary Lehman's article. Fulfilling wartime requirements assumes no significant initial losses by the one-third of these forces that is continuously forward deployed. For the next decade or so, there may be good reason to feel comfortable with such an assumption. However, committing the lion's share of our naval budget and, maybe more important, naval thought to the assumption that for the next half century - in the face of growing, evolving, and perhaps unforeseen threats-our requirements for naval forces will remain "more of the same" demands more faith than I can muster.
There is another sure lesson from naval history. The imminent demise of any "dominant" weapon system is invariably signaled by the onset and blossoming of the process of involution-the process of turning inward. When the design, equipping, manning, operation-indeed the whole philosophy of a ship-reaches the point where the de facto mission has become survival, and all else is subordinate, doom is approaching.
Hence, some of the last vestiges of the Mediterranean galley were huge, unwieldy quadriremes and quinquaremes with several hundred galley slaves and hundreds of troops. Similarly, the sailing ship met its fate as an elaborate, ornate, and cumbersome 100-120 gun, 1,000-man ship of the line. The last battleships were almost impregnable to any but the largest shells, and they bristled with antiaircraft batteries; their complement had grown to almost 3,000. Each, in turn, of these queens fell victim to longer-range offensive systems.
A modern, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with her air wing on board has a complement of more than 6,000. Because of the steadily growing threats, an ever- increasing percentage of the funds, resources, and brain-power poured into an aircraft carrier is devoted to her survival. Other very expensive resources in the battle group around the carrier, notably the Aegis cruiser and the Los Angeles (SSN-688)-class nuclear submarine, were specifically designed to defend aircraft carriers. Involution has set in.
It is time to pursue some alternatives, even if this requires some future diversion of funding and other resources. This need not have any impact on our current or planned near-term posture.
"You, Mr. Proponent, must recognize that the burden of proof is yours" says the critic. "The inexorable march of technology and events is making the burden heavier. The longer you wait the more distasteful it will become. Time is against you."
The proponent counters: "You are still speaking in generalities and dodging the facts. What about the spread of offensive power in the Tomahawk that you have chosen to ignore? If the doom of the large carrier is nigh, why have the Soviets decided to build some?''
"Tell me," responds the critic," in what way does the effectiveness of the Tomahawk in spreading offensive power depend on its deployment in close company with aircraft carriers? Tell me why the purely defensive SM-2 surface-to-air missiles get the bulk of the slots in the new vertical launchers in a carrier battle group.
"I wish that, like you, I could draw comfort from the Soviets' having belatedly emulated our carrier program. Unfortunately, in the areas where it may really matter, we can't pose the kinds and levels of threats to their carriers that they can to ours. Nor can we make quick losses of three or four carriers such a devastating blow to their maritime strategy.
"Perhaps the message that we should be getting from Soviet carrier building programs is that they now feel assured that we will doggedly stick to our carrier and CVBG support programs for another 50 years. Since this effectively precludes us from developing and fielding significant numbers of anything else (except, of course, the Trident strategic deterrent force), they may be confident that threats from the U. S. Navy will essentially be in-hand. They should get some encouragement from our apparent preoccupation with defense and survivability. While this may challenge their anticarrier strategy, they have had 40 years to work on the problem (which probably explains our current emphasis on self-defense). Given another 40 or 50 years, they should get pretty good at it.
"Incidentally, whatever the reasons for and merits of the current Soviet large carrier program , it is worth recalling that the Japanese completed and deployed the Yamato (quite ineffectively) long after they taught us the value of aircraft carriers and signaled the end of the reign of battleships."
The proponent: ''The facts are that our programs and plans are the consensus of the best experienced naval judgment. They are subjected to continuous scrutiny and review. This includes careful consideration of all of the points you have raised. When and if this tried-and-true process indicates a need for changes, they will be made. Be assured that changes - if any - are not going to result from the strident but shallow arguments of a shrinking coterie of naysayers."
And the debate goes on and on. Perhaps the only true burden of proof is on the future and only the course of events over the next half-century will resolve the debate. It is hoped that the winner turns out to be right.


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Pets, Pets, Pets
It's written that Noah built an ark to ensure zoological diversity. Back then, he didn't know (or care) that genes were the blueprints for life. He probably wouldn't have believed it. Being a typical man, he didn't take a map either. Scientists now have a new type of map- genome mapsto unravel the mysteries within the species Noah allegedly saved. Here are a few post-diluvian findings about genomes:
The typical mammal genome has about 24,000 genes. Cats have 38 chromosomes (19 pairs); dogs have 78 chromosomes (39 pairs); and humans have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) - all with about 24,000 genes. That's not many in itself, but these are turned on and off in various combinations in different ways, multiplying the possibilities. Genes are inherited in blocks. With some species mapping already documented, scientists can search for genetic markers. They line chromosome profiles up- side by side, cut and paste, focus on tinier sections, and find similarities of position between inherited conditions in comparable species. For example, they uncovered the defective gene for progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) on chromosome 9 in dogs before they discovered it on chromosome 17 in humans.
Species might even have genes for traits they no longer have. A porpoise with leg stumps made headlines a few weeks ago. Genetic researchers (like Dr. Niels Pedersen of UC Davis who gave us a crash course in the feline/canine genome at the Cat Writers Conference in San Francisco last week) weren't shocked. Porpoises have about 24,000 genes and in this porpoise, the leg genes had failed to turn off.
The canine genetic sequence is complete. A Boxer named Tasha served as the model. All genes come as pairs- one from the mother and one from the father. The breed choice wasn't important because all dogs are about 99% identical at the DNA level. They wanted a dog with the most "homzygosity"- the least variation between maternal/paternal gene pairs. This highly inbred Boxer was chosen.
From a vial of Tasha's blood, 2.5 billion pieces of DNA, or genetic data, were reassembled in the proper order after researchers decoded each individual piece. To draw an analogy, scientists say it is like all of the pages of a book going through a paper shredder, each scrap analyzed, and then pasted back as proper pages.
The cat genome project is not finished yet. Scientists have sequenced "Cinnamon's" blood twice but will do so 4 more times to create the consummate map. Cinnamon is an Abyssinian, a breed with ancient roots, with a well-documented pedigree. She's at the veterinary ophthalmology lab at the University of Missouri. She will go down in scientific history as one of the most important cats that ever lived. In addition, findings from Cinnamon's genetic map may ultimately restore eyesight by curing PRA in humans and in her Abyssinian relatives.
Scientists can now identify genes for simple recessive traits like hemophilia. They are beginning to use genes to search for c o m p l e x traits, such as canine hip dysplasia, a condition that Dr.Pedersen calls the researchers' "Holy Grail". People have about 5,000 genetic disorders with 1 in 500 affected; while dogs have only 500 genetic disorders, but with 1 in 10 affected- manifested more often in dogs because the defective genes surface via the many purebred lines.
Domestication plays a crucial role. Genome mapping helps to pinpoint the time when man intervened in a species' evolution. Dogs have been alongside us 14- 17,000 years, whereas cats merely 4- 7,000 years. With selective breeding, we have "shape shifted" dogs' look and purpose more than any other mammal. (Think companion Chihuahua vs. guarding Mastiff.) Cats are an excellent animal model to study because their genetic makeup has stayed consistent.
Researchers are examining certain behaviors as complex genetic traits. Can the pointing behavior in a sporting breed be traced to a block of genes? Where in the process of domestication does a wolf's stalking of prey turn into a Collie's herding of sheep? Perhaps the goal of taming is to perpetuate that Peter Pan relationship between pet and guardian.
Is there a genetic component to the canine life span paradox? In mammals, usually the larger ones, like elephants, live the longest; the small ones, like mice, survive briefly. However the opposite is true in dog breeds. Small dogs tend to outlive the giant breeds. Why?
Manipulating genes and gene therapy may be the wave of the future. With these techniques, veterinarians have already restored the sight of 3 Briards with a hereditary retinal disorder and prolonged survival of 12 dogs with malignant melanoma. Dr. Pedersen says that every gene is a protein. Alter the protein, alter the gene. Soon drugs may be developed to do that. The canine and feline maps open up new highways to be explored.
This week our poster pets at Babylon Town Shelter (643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon don't want anyone to count their chromosomes or chart their DNA. They just want someone to come see how endearing they are, so they can make their adoption plea. "Sylvia" in C-4 is a 5 month silver swirl tabby who reaches out of her cage to grab your attention. "Joy" in Cage 89 is a sweet Corgi/Sheltie. Her elderly owner was rushed to the hospital, critically ill, and the police got a call that the dog was home alone. See more photos on the shelter's Petfinder site.
`Males: "Rascal"- a neut. 2 year Jack Russell in Cage 7; a young black Shepherd in Cage 9 from an eviction; "Panda" in Cage 11- a Border Collie mix.
Females: an older Husky mix in Cage 93 who dances in delight; a young Pointer mix in Cage 85; "Rapunzel"- the tan Pit mix in Cage 51; a longhaired tortie in C-5 who was the surrogate nursing Mom for many orphan kittens at the shelter. A few of us are making plans to spay her in gratitude.


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Spread-the-word recruitment
From OLPC
Hello, everyone- there's now a quicker, easier way to spread the word about the Summer of Content.
(If you can think of a way to make them sound better, please feel free to edit.)
Please spread the word to potential mentor orgs, mentors, and interns - and encourage them to pass it on to others (there's also a template for recruiting press/publicity and sponsorship, for mentor orgs that can't afford the intern stipends for this round). We have exactly two weeks left to round people up - press releases go out this week.
In particular, we're trying to reach groups from other countries and mentors/interns who speak languages other than English, so if you have contacts in those areas, please pass this on to them. The letters were originally written in English, so they may need to be translated.
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Saint Mary's vs. Illinois College (Away)
Saint Mary's Splits a Pair
FT. MYERS – The Saint Mary's softball team dropped a 3-2 decision to Illinois College before rebounding to beat Blackburn 8-4 on Wednesday.
The Belles record now stands at 7-1.
In the opening game against Illinois, Maureen Healy went 3-for-4 at the plate while Katie Rashid scored two runs for the Belles offense. Kristin Amram struck out eight and only gave up three hits but walked six batters and hit another one as Saint Mary's also committed three errors in their first loss of the season.
During the final game of the day, the Belles pounded out a 12 hits in the victory over Blackburn. Leading the way was Ashley Fusaro who went 2-for-4 with two homeruns and three RBI's. Ashley Peterson went 2-for-4 with a homerun.
Calli Davison improved to 4-0 on the season with a seven strikeouts.


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March 10 — What role did religion play in your family? How did your female ancestors practice their faith? If they did not, why didn't they? Did you have any female ancestors who served their churches in some capacity?
I don't believe religion played a big part in too many of my ancestors' lives. My sisters have told me that they did go to a few churches when they were growing up in both Kentucky and West Virginia. Mom did mind them going, but she drew the line when it came to visiting a snake handling church. That was off-limits in her book.
Again, I quote from mom's journal:
"So now I have grown older now and have started to go too church by my self and with neighbors to the church nowon as the Jesus only church. And there where I met my husband to be I was 16 year old when I met him we all went to church at the same place he was baptized at one time in the Jesus only church before we were married my mom & dad didn't wants us to get married for I was the only girl at time that had and very younge I had several girls friends and was very happy Just staying at home and helping my mother with house work."
Church was a place for socializing. It was a place to commit oneself to the Lord. But, mom knew there was something missing in her life.
In 1948, two missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints knocked on my mother's door, and her life was changed forever. She read the Book of Mormon, had some very spiritual and sacred dreams, and made her decision to be baptized with my three sisters, who were 9, 12 and 14 years old.
They were baptized in the Guyan River near Logan, West Virginia. The above picture shows them attending church at Mud Fork close to the time they were baptized.
Dad wanted nothing to do with the church. He also felt the missionaries were getting a bit too pushy with him. So, on New Year's Day of 1950, he moved the family to Mansfield, Ohio. He found a better job, better educational opportunities for his girls, and...no Mormon church.
Four months later, the area opened up for missionary work. Mom and my sisters were found, and the beginnings of the church in Mansfield began.
Dad joined two years later.
In 1948, women didn't usually strike out and do something like my mother did. But, she realized what was presented to her was the truth, and she wasn't going to run from it.
She changed the lives of her family, her ancestors, and me - who came along in 1955.