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AFTER the alarm caused by Nat Turner's insurrection had subsided, the slaveholders came to the conclusion that it would be well to give the slaves enough of religious instruction to keep them from murdering their masters. The Episcopal clergyman offered to hold a separate service on Sundays for their benefit. His colored members were very few, and also very respectable--a fact which I presume had some weight with him. The difficulty was to decide on a suitable place for them to worship. The Methodist and Baptist churches admitted them in the afternoon; but their carpets and cushions were not so costly as those at the Episcopal church. It was at last decided that they should meet at the house of a free colored man, who was a member.
I was invited to attend, because I could read. Sunday evening came, and, trusting to the cover of night, I ventured out. I rarely ventured out by daylight, for I always went with fear, expecting at every turn to encounter Dr. Flint, who was sure to turn me back, or order me to his office to inquire where I got my bonnet, or some other article of dress. When the Rev. Mr. Pike came, there were some twenty persons present. The reverend gentleman knelt in prayer, then seated himself, and requested all present, who could read, to open their books, while he gave out the portions he wished them to repeat or respond to.
His text was, "Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ."
Pious Mr. Pike brushed up his hair till it stood upright, and, in deep, solemn tones, began: "Hearken, ye servants! Give strict heed unto my words. You are rebellious sinners. Your hearts are filled with all manner of evil. 'Tis the devil who tempts you. God is angry with you, and will surely punish you, if you don't forsake your wicked ways. You that live in town are eye-servants behind your master's back. Instead of serving your masters faithfully, which is pleasing in the sight of your heavenly Master, you are idle, and shirk your work. God sees you. You tell lies. God hears you. Instead of being engaged in worshipping him, you are hidden away somewhere, feasting on your master's substance; tossing coffee-grounds with some wicked fortuneteller, or cutting cards with another old hag. Your masters may not find you out, but God sees you, and will punish you. O, the depravity of your hearts! When your master's work is done, are you quietly together, thinking of the goodness of God to such sinful creatures? No; you are quarrelling, and tying up little bags of roots to bury under the door-steps to poison each other with. God sees you. You men steal away to every grog shop to sell your master's corn, that you may buy rum to drink. God sees you. You sneak into the back streets, or among the bushes, to pitch coppers. Although your masters may not find you out, God sees you; and he will punish you. You must forsake your sinful ways, and be faithful servants. Obey your old master and your young master--your old mistress and your young mistress. If you disobey your earthly master, you offend your heavenly Master. You must obey God's commandments. When you go from here, don't stop at the corners of the streets to talk, but go directly home, and let your master and mistress see that you have come."
The benediction was pronounced. We went home, highly amused at brother Pike's gospel teaching, and we determined to hear him again. I went the next Sabbath evening, and heard pretty much a repetition of the last discourse. At the close of the meeting, Mr. Pike informed us that he found it very inconvenient to meet at the friend's house, and he should be glad to see us, every Sunday evening, at his own kitchen.
I went home with the feeling that I had heard the Reverend Mr. Pike for the last time. Some of his members repaired to his house, and found that the kitchen sported two tallow candles; the first time, I am sure, since its present occupant owned it, for the servants never had any thing but pine knots. It was so long before the reverend gentleman descended from his comfortable parlor that the slaves left, and went to enjoy a Methodist shout. They never seem so happy as when shouting and singing at religious meetings. Many of them are sincere, and nearer to the gate of heaven than sanctimonious Mr. Pike, and other long-faced Christians, who see wounded Samaritans, and pass by on the other side.
The slaves generally compose their own songs and hymns; and they do not trouble their heads much about the measure. They often sing the following verses:
..He rolls dem blocks all in my way;
But Jesus is my bosom friend;
..He rolls dem blocks away.
If I had died when I was young,
She rose to her feet, and said, in piteous tones, "My Lord and Master, help me! My load is more than I can bear. God has hid himself from me, and I am left in darkness and misery." Then, striking her breast, she continued, "'I can't tell you what is in here! They've got all my children. Last week they took the last one. God only knows where they've sold her. They let me have her sixteen years, and then-- O! O! Pray for her brothers and sisters! I've got nothing to live for now. God make my time short!"
She sat down, quivering in every limb. I saw that constable class leader become crimson in the face with suppressed laughter, while he held up his handkerchief, that those who were weeping for the poor woman's calamity might not see his merriment. Then, with assumed gravity, he said to the bereaved mother, "Sister, pray to the Lord that every dispensation of his divine will may be sanctified to the good of your poor needy soul! "
The congregation struck up a hymn, and sung as though they were as free as the birds that warbled round us,--
He missed my soul, and caught my sins.
Cry Amen, cry Amen, cry Amen to God!
He took my sins upon his back;
Ole Satan's church is here below.
The Episcopal clergyman, who, ever since my earliest recollection, had been a sort of god among the slaveholders, concluded, as his family was large, that he must go where money was more abundant. A very different clergyman took his place. The change was very agreeable to the colored people, who said, "God has sent us a good man this time." They loved him, and their children followed him for a smile or a kind word. Even the slaveholders felt his influence. He brought to the rectory five slaves. His wife taught them to read and write, and to be useful to her and themselves. As soon as he was settled, he turned his attention to the needy slaves around him. He urged upon his parishioners the duty of having a meeting expressly for them every Sunday, with a sermon adapted to their comprehension. After much argument and importunity, it was finally agreed that they might occupy the gallery of the church on Sunday evenings. Many colored people, hitherto unaccustomed to attend church, now gladly went to hear the gospel preached. The sermons were simple, and they understood them. Moreover, it was the first time they had ever been addressed as human beings. It was not long before his white parishioners began to be dissatisfied. He was accused of preaching better sermons to the negroes than he did to them. He honestly confessed that he bestowed more pains upon those sermons than upon any others; for the slaves were reared in such ignorance that it was a difficult task to adapt himself to their comprehension. Dissensions arose in the parish. Some wanted he should preach to them in the evening, and to the slaves in the afternoon. In the midst of these disputings his wife died, after a very short illness. Her slaves gathered round her dying bed in great sorrow. She said, "I have tried to do you good and promote your happiness; and if I have failed, it has not been for want of interest in your welfare. Do not weep for me; but prepare for the new duties that lie before you. I leave you all free. May we meet in a better world. " Her liberated slaves were sent away, with funds to establish them comfortably. The colored people will long bless the memory of that truly Christian woman. Soon after her death her husband preached his farewell sermon, and many tears were shed at his departure.
Several years after, he passed through our town and preached to his former congregation. In his afternoon sermon he addressed the colored people. "My friends," said he, "it affords me great happiness to have an opportunity of speaking to you again. For two years I have been striving to do something for the colored people of my own parish; but nothing is yet accomplished. I have not even preached a sermon to them. Try to live according to the word of God, my friends. Your skin is darker than mine; but God judges men by their hearts, not by the color of their skins." This was strange doctrine from a southern pulpit. It was very offensive to slaveholders. They said he and his wife had made fools of their slaves, and that he preached like a fool to the negroes.
I knew an old black man, whose piety and childlike trust in God were beautiful to witness. At fifty-three years old he joined the Baptist church. He had a most earnest desire to learn to read. He thought he should know how to serve God better if he could only read the Bible. He came to me, and begged me to teach him. He said he could not pay me, for he had no money; but he would bring me nice fruit when the season for it came. I asked him if he didn't know it was contrary to law; and that slaves were whipped and imprisoned for teaching each other to read. This brought the tears into his eyes. "Don't be troubled, uncle Fred," said I. "I have no thoughts of refusing to teach you. I only told you of the law, that you might know the danger, and be on your guard. " He thought he could plan to come three times a week without its being suspected. I selected a quiet nook, where no intruder was likely to penetrate, and there I taught him his A, B, C. Considering his age, his progress was astonishing. As soon as he could spell in two syllables he wanted to spell out words in the Bible. The happy smile that illuminated his face put joy into my heart. After spelling out a few words, he paused, and said, "Honey, it 'pears when I can read dis good book I shall be nearer to God. White man is got all de sense. He can larn easy. It ain't easy for ole black man like me. I only wants to read dis book, dat I may know how to live; den I hab no fear 'bout dying."
I tried to encourage him by speaking of the rapid progress he had made. "Hab patience, child," he replied. "I larns slow."
I had no need of patience. His gratitude, and the happiness I imparted, were more than a recompense for all my trouble.
At the end of six months he had read through the New Testament, and could find any text in it. One day, when he had recited unusually well, I said, "Uncle Fred, how do you manage to get your lessons so well?"
"Lord bress you, chile," he replied. "You nebber gibs me a lesson dat I don't pray to God to help me to understan' what I spells and what I reads. And he does help me, chile. Bress his holy name!"
There are thousands, who, like good uncle Fred, are thirsting for the water of life; but the law forbids it, and the churches withhold it. They send the Bible to heathen abroad, and neglect the heathen at home. I am glad that missionaries go out to the dark corners of the earth; but I ask them not to overlook the dark corners at home. Talk to American slaveholders as you talk to savages in Africa. Tell them it was wrong to traffic in men. Tell them it is sinful to sell their own children, and atrocious to violate their own daughters. Tell them that all men are brethren, and that man has no right to shut out the light of knowledge from his brother. Tell them they are answerable to God for sealing up the Fountain of Life from souls that are thirsting for it.
There are men who would gladly undertake such missionary work as this; but, alas! their number is small. They are hated by the south, and would be driven from its soil, or dragged to prison to die, as others have been before them. The field is ripe for the harvest, and awaits the reapers. Perhaps the great grandchildren of uncle Fred may have freely imparted to them the divine treasures, which he sought by stealth, at the risk of the prison and the scourge.
Are doctors of divinity blind, or are they hypocrites? I suppose some are the one, and some the other; but I think if they felt the interest in the poor and the lowly, that they ought to feel, they would not be so easily blinded. A clergyman who goes to the south, for the first time, has usually some feeling, however vague, that slavery is wrong. The slaveholder suspects this, and plays his game accordingly. He makes himself as agreeable as possible; talks on theology, and other kindred topics. The reverend gentleman is asked to invoke a blessing on a table loaded with luxuries. After dinner he walks round the premises, and sees the beautiful groves and flowering vines, and the comfortable huts of favored household slaves. The southerner invites him to talk with those slaves. He asks them if they want to be free, and they say, "O, no, massa." This is a sufficient to satisfy him. He comes home to publish a "South Side View of Slavery," and to complain of the exaggerations of abolitionists. He assures people that he has been to the south, and seen slavery for himself, that it is a beautiful "patriarchal institution;" that the slaves don't want their freedom; that they have hallelujah meetings, and other religious privileges.
What does he know of the half-starved wretches toiling from dawn till dark on the plantations? of mothers shrieking for their children, torn from their arms by slave traders? of young girls dragged down into moral filth? of pools of blood around the whipping post? of hounds trained to tear human flesh? of men screwed into cotton gins to die? The slaveholder showed him none of these things, and the slaves dared not tell of them if he had asked them.
There is a great difference between Christianity and religion at the south. If a man goes to the communion table, and pays money into the treasury of the church, no matter if it be the price of blood, he is called religious. If a pastor has offspring by a woman not his wife, the church dismiss him, if she is a white woman; but if she is colored, it does not hinder his continuing to be their good shepherd.
When I was told that Dr. Flint had joined the Episcopal church, I was much surprised. I supposed that religion had a purifying effect on the character of men; but the worst persecutions I endured from him were after he was a communicant. The conversation of the doctor, the day after he had been confirmed, certainly gave me no indication that he had "renounced the devil and all his works. " In answer to some of his usual talk, I reminded him that he had just joined the church. "Yes, Linda," said he. "It was proper for me to do so. I am getting in years, and my position in society requires it, and it puts an end to all the damned slang. You would do well to join the church, too, Linda."
"There are sinners enough in it already," rejoined I. "If I could be allowed to live like a Christian, I should be glad."
"You can do what I require; and if you are faithful to me, you will be as virtuous as my wife," he replied.
I answered that the Bible didn't say so.
His voice became hoarse with rage. "How dare you preach to me about your infernal Bible!" he exclaimed. "What right have you, who are my negro, to talk to me about what you would like and what you wouldn't like? I am your master, and you shall obey me."
No wonder the slaves sing,--
Up to God's free church I hope to go.


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cookies coffee and yarn, oh my!Friday, April 04, 2008
My kids love those big molasses cookies from starbucks, and I have to admit, I do to. Unfortunately, whenever we go to starbucks they seem to be out. Maybe they stopped making them? I did a little search through Martha, and found a recipe that I think tastes very similar.
Let me tell you, they are big. And chewy. And absolutely delicious.
I put wax paper in between, just like the recipe said. I also added the pepper (yes, pepper) just like the recipe said. If you make them, you won't be sorry.
Now this is my idea of the perfect afternoon. Coffee, cookie and yarn. Who could ask for anything more?
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hi! i am from spain. this cookies are realy delicius!!i have seen in the profile that you love crocheting?? me too, i make lots of things whit crochet !! toys, pins... sorry my english is not good but reading your blog is a way to improve it!!ReplyDelete
please to meet you. Cristina
Molasses cookies are one of the few I enjoy...and knitting socks...and coffee...sounds like heavenReplyDelete
Yummy! They look great and I do like the look of the sock, nice patern and colour. :)ReplyDelete
Molasses cookies are so yummy. I've never made the ones you linked, but I need to now.ReplyDelete
The yarn is beautiful and the coffee looks great. Looks like my kind of perfect day!
Yum!!! I think I will makes these this weekend.ReplyDelete
mmm, thanks for the recipe... i have a weak spot for molasses cookies, mostly for their texture. the vegan ones in the bakery section at whole foods are absolutely delicious, too, if you're ever in a pinch (the vegan part makes them softer in the middle & chewier on the outside, on account of the extra molasses).ReplyDelete
This post is just picture perfect! D.Lish!ReplyDelete
I just pulled butter out of the fridge to soften so I may have to make a batch of these...
I have all those ingredients in my pantry, guess what I'm going to make at some point this weekend - they look delicious!ReplyDelete
I just bought her Cookie Book (Martha Stewart!)
Do tell me what that sock yarn is...!
Oh Fun! A perfect afternoon indeed! I too love those giant molasses cookies (got that from my dad!). Delicious!ReplyDelete
You and me together. What could be better, maybe some good company, or soft music playing in the background.ReplyDelete
De lurking to say Thanx for sharing the link-i love ths cookies too and my starbucks hardly has it either :(ReplyDelete
Enjoy your coffee, cookie and yarn-sounds like a wonderful afternoon
How you can make something with pepper look so drool-worthy, I'll never know! BTW, I love Ruby and await the FO.ReplyDelete
I have made those ones with pepper before! They are very good. I think Starbucks stopped selling theirs, though because they ran out of business - they kept putting the calorie count right up there with the cookies. Now you tell me, do you really want to know that each of those guys is 470? I don't think so. (Good thing that goat got ours!)ReplyDelete
I don't know whether sbux still has those cookies or not, but I DO know that they recently changed their recipes for all the OTHER cookies and they're not nearly as good.ReplyDelete
It's a good thing you found a replacement just in case Starbucks messed with your favorites. : )
Lovely pics, by the way.
it looks like a perfect way to spend the afternoon....have a great weekend leslie.ReplyDelete
What a perfect day! Thanks so much for the recipe. Molasses cookies are my dad's favorite. I will have to make some.ReplyDelete
The cookies and knitting are lovely. I too love molasses cookies.ReplyDelete
I LOVE those cookies!! Another good molasses cookie recipe,well, now that I think of it, maybe it was a ginger cookie...hmmm, in any case The Black Dog Resturant Cookbook, there are good cookie recipes in there, which surprised me for some reason... Thanks for sharing this recipe. There are so many that you have made that I want to try!ReplyDelete
oooh, I love the cookies.ReplyDelete
One of my favorite pumpkin pie recipes uses black pepper to help deepen the flavor. It makes a surprising amount of difference for such a small amount.
I made these cookies...they are sooooooo good!!! Thank you for the idea....ReplyDelete
I'm new to the crafting world and after I found your site I absolutely loved it. It's inspired me to do a recipe a week with my husband. I love your projects too.ReplyDelete
I always come to this site and this site has a nice love from TurkeyReplyDelete
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1889 Chicago White Sox (vs. Cleveland) National League Scorecard - Anson World Tour Cover
Starting Bid - $2,000, Sold For - $9,400
Presented is one of program collecting and all of nineteenth-century baseball collecting's greatest prizes: The 1889 World Tour cover program featuring a portrait of Cap Anson on the cover. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only known example featuring Anson on the cover from this series. This is the Copeland example and was the premier nineteenth-century program of the entire Copeland collection. (It appeared as Lot 314 in the 1991 Sotheby's Copeland auction, and sold for $7,425.) All programs from this series (a handful of others are known featuring other players) are extremely rare and significant not just as programs, but as extraordinary display pieces celebrating the famous Wold Tour of 1888-1889. When the Chicago Nationals returned from that World Tour, the magnitude of their accomplishments continued to be celebrated throughout the year. The production of this beautiful series of Chicago White Stockings baseball programs, specially produced by Pfeffer & King Publishers for use during the 1889 season, was one of the many (and most striking) ways in which the tour was memorialized. The covers to the programs, considered among the most attractive ever designed, feature individual portraits of various Chicago players, surrounded by four scenes representing the World Tour. The program offered here, featuring a portrait of Chicago player/manager Cap Anson on the cover, is universally recognized as the most desirable program from that series. Anson's stately image is surrounded by four different color illustrations titled, respectively, "Uncle Sam's Farewell in California," "Arrival in Australia," "Reception in England" (showing Anson shaking hands with a dignitary, with other players behind), and "At the Pyramids" (showing ballplayers riding camels, in uniform, with pyramids in thebackground). The interior pages include numerous advertisements (including Old Judge Cigarettes), brief biographies, and final statistics for Chicago players for the 1888 season. Also included, of course, are the scorecard pages. This program commemorates a game between Chicago and Cleveland on September 21st (date preprinted on the interior scorecard section). The preprinted lineups include Bakely, Radford, Twitchell, and Tebeau for Cleveland, and Anson, Ryan, Van Haltren Duffy, Williamson, Burns, and Pfeffer for Chicago. Pfeffer's name is significant here, for he was one of the earliest baseball player/entrepreneurs and this program, as noted on the front cover, was produced by his publishing company. It is interesting to note that this program, as well as every 1889 World Tour cover program we have ever seen, can be traced back to the collection of Bill Leonard, a longtime Chicago newspaper sports writer and the perhaps most advanced nineteenth-century collector of his day. (A contemporary of Lionel Carter, Leonard was very active in the Chicago area for decades and even attended some of the early collector gatherings; his only interest was pre-1900 baseball. Lionel Carter remembered him well and said "The world ended at 1900 for Bill Leonard"). These rare sixteen-page programs are extremely substantial. Each is a magnificent tribute to the famous World Tour of 1888-1889, as well as a masterpiece of nineteenth-century lithography. Extraordinary both as an early program and as a nineteenth-century display piece. The scoring pages have been very neatly scored in pencil and record an 8-7 victory by Chicago. The program (5.5 x 9 inches) is in overall Excellent condition. Reserve $2,000. Estimate $5,000+.
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hmm.. never saw this one before.. Well I'll say Hey.. and introduce myself...
I'm 2 months shy of my 21st birthday, and i've been working with computers for 11 years, when I was made the admin of 2 ICONs in my gr 6 class. Prior to that I thought computers were just for gaming.
I have used all flavours of windows, and several flavours of *nix over the years. I've administrated various sized networks, and boxes, and developped the original NT security policy for my HS. I worked with the police in my hometown on a case, prior to them getting a dedicated computer-crime officer. I have completed my CCNA cert. courses, althought I am not certified, since i feel that certs. are a waste of time. I have also done courses in several programming languages. I am currently a first year student taking Computer Networking @ Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. I run my own computer company.. and yeah that's me.. feel free to drop me a line in any of the following ways..
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Green in the Bedroom
Is it because Spring is right around the corner? Or am I still high off the beautiful color Janel and I took in at Maison & Objet show in Paris The Next Big Color in Paris? Green ? Green is peeking out in surprising places and you can have a head start with these green furnishings for the bedroom:
Our green dreams were confirmed when DWR sent their latest catalog promoting a Green Color Story — but I wanted to get a headstart and see what green products are available before the trend hits full force:
• Bed: Avalon Upholstered Bed from Living Divani
• Nightstand: Nesting Tables/Step Stools by Paul Loebach for Areaware - $400 at Areaware
• Bed: Frame Lo Bed by Niels Bendtsen for Bendtsen - $2,708 at HiveModern
• Nightstand: Cbox Two-Drawer Pedestal in green by Gianmarco Blini - $485 at DWR
• Bed: Parsons Full Bed in Green at Room & Board - $799
• Bed: Nook Queen Bed in Guacamole by Blu Dot - $1,399 at Blu Dot
• Sleeper Sofa: Sleeping Sofa in Green Tarp from Karimoku
• Nightstand: Wrongwoods Nightstand by Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong for Established & Sons - $3,970 at Matter
• Bed: Noctis: Italian Beds & Sofa Sleepers
• Bed: Mild Bed by Derin Sariyer
Images: as linked above
• Green Classics
• Green Lighting
• High End Green
• Green Outdoor Furniture


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Gynecologists urged to screen for heart disease
Screening women for heart disease at obstetrics and gynecology clinics may detect cardiovascular risk and head off heart problems for women who do not see a primary care physician, researchers said.
Many women do not have a primary care physician but seek out basic OB/GYN services, the researchers said.
Women often are undertreated or unaware of risk factors for heart disease, yet it is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. And the rate of heart-related death in women between the ages of 35 and 44 continues to increase 1 percent per year, the researchers said.
"Women take care of their breasts and get mammograms and take care of their bones by getting bone density tests, but often neglect their hearts," said Dr. Roxana Mehran, director of interventional cardiovascular research and clinical trials at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, and the lead researcher in a two-year pilot program that studied the issue.
"Many women are unaware of the risk factors," she said in an interview.
The results from the pilot program were presented at the scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology in Chicago this week.
The program was implemented in OB/GYN clinics at 10 U.S. medical centers to screen 2,234 women, with a mean age of 53, for cardiovascular risk or disease in OB/GYN clinics.
Patients completed a short survey about heart disease risk factors, including family history, and details on symptoms they may have been experiencing.
Researchers found cardiovascular risk factors were present in more than two-thirds of the women screened.
Symptoms, from mild fatigue to severe chest pain, were seen in four of every ten patients.
These results, she said, suggest that a simple cardiovascular assessment in OB/GYN clinics can increase prevention of heart disease and provide critical education to women. The cost of doing this is low and the survey can be completed in two or three minutes, Mehran said.
"It's a great opportunity," she added.
Among the women screened, researchers found that close to two of every 10 considered their OB/GYN doctor as their primary healthcare provider.
"We think that number would have been higher - maybe 25 to 30 percent - if we had included more inner-city clinics," Mehran said.
About two in 10 patients did not know or had never had testing of their blood pressure or blood sugar levels, and almost four in ten did not know their cholesterol levels or had never had cholesterol tests.
After screening, a quarter of the women were referred either to a primary care physician, a cardiologist or endocrinologist for further evaluation and treatment.
Nearly half of the women in the program were postmenopausal. Among those patients, almost a third were on hormone replacement therapy.
Mehran said the next step is to broaden the sample of patients to include women of lower socioeconomic groups.
The study was funded by Abbott Laboratories Inc.


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Numbers Game - Review of 2012
The year in numbers
Huw Richards
December 18, 2012
Nathan Sharpe brought down the curtain on his memorable career in 2012 © Getty Images
If Nathan Sharpe really has retired, he was certainly - in the words of old-fashioned obituarists - 'active to the end'. As the year ends, and the statistically-minded look at the numbers, the veteran Aussie lock - who postponed his retirement to lead the Wallabies on their autumn tour - emerges as the most active international rugby player of 2012, starting 15 matches. Only compatriot Dave Dennis increased his total of caps - in his case from zero, since this was also his debut year - by as many during the year and seven of Dennis' appearances were from the bench.
In the process Sharpe became Australia's most capped forward , overtaking George Smith, and lifted himself into equal sixth - alongside Richie McCaw, on the all-time list with a (presumably) final total of 115 appearances.
All but seven of those Wallaby caps have been won as a starter, but there are other players who come off the bench more often in a single year. Flip van der Merwe continued the tradition established by Ollie le Roux as the Bok prop who constructs an entire international career around being the chap who comes off the bench after 50 minutes to an hour, with 11 of his 12 international caps in 2012 coming as a replacement. But still more notable in this category is Piri Weepu. The All Black scrum-half also came off the bench 11 times during the year, with the final unveiling of the number 21 shirt, against England at Twickenham, taking him into the all-time record books. It was his 44th appearance from the bench, displacing le Roux's previous mark of 43.
An honourable mention in this category to Ronan O'Gara who added 10 caps in his pursuit of George Gregan at the top of the all-time table, without ever starting.
Who was the leading points scorer of 2012 depends on who you count. Ayumu Goromaru had played 11 matches for Japan before this year without making a huge impression as a points-scorer, because somebody else was doing the goal-kicking. Recalled at full-back this season he collected 32 points against Kazakhstan and a further 30 against the United Arab Emirates, going on to total 158 points in nine matches. That made him international rugby's leading marksman on one measure, but among those who played their rugby exclusively against the top 12, the title goes to Leigh Halfpenny, Wales's chief saving grace during the autumn programme, who claimed 145 points including 111 from 37 penalties, placing him top in that category also.
That still left him trailing in the wake of one of the men who has aided his transformation into a top-flight kicker, Wales kicking coach Neil Jenkins, whose single-year marks of 263 points and 62 penalties in 1999 will take some beating. Next in line behind Halfpenny was Daniel Carter, whose 135 points for the year also make up the exact margin of his lead, 1381 points to 1246, over Jonny Wilkinson in the all-time scoring lists. Aside from Goromaru, with 37, Carter was also the leading kicker of conversions with 21.
Impressive though Jenkins' single-year points mark is, Halfpenny and Carter at least got halfway there. Still more impregnable, at least if 2012 results are taken as a measure, is Wilkinson's record for drop goals in a single year - 14 in 2003.
Jonny's record for that year, also incorporating 233 points (2nd highest ever), 45 penalties (second) and 14 wins (equal first) in as many games, has some claim to be in purely statistical terms the most impressive 12 months ever by a single player. Top of the drops this year was Nicolas Sanchez of Argentina, whose tally of three incorporated two, each giving the Pumas the lead, in the defeat of Wales at Cardiff.
Nicolas Sanchez dropped the most drop-goals this year © Getty Images
Top try-scorer, and pretty undisputed rookie of the year, was Julian Savea with 12. Next up, excluding the prolific efforts of Onozawa of Japan and Barea of Argentina against third-rank nations, were Tommy Bowe, Bryan Habana and Cory Jane with seven apiece. Impressive though Savea's effort was, it still trails in a fair way behind the all-time single year record of 17 by Joe Rokocoko in 2003, also his debut year.
None of this matters, of course, beside the matter of winning. In that respect the happiest player of the year should be All Black lock Sam Whitelock who appeared in 12 winning teams. His team-mate Andrew Hore, with 11 wins and a draw, can claim a higher winning percentage even if his means of retaining that unbeaten record - getting suspended for his first-minute hit on Bradley Davies at Cardiff - was to be deplored. Ben Franks put together a particularly neat record, eight appearances - all as replacements - and eight wins.
At the other end of the scale were a clutch of Scots and Argentinians who played in eight losing teams, with particular sympathy going to David Denton. If fit he's a serious runner for a Lions place and a worthy successor to a fine Scottish tradition of quick, tough, skilled back rowers. But where the four compatriots and two Pumas who also lost eight times had the consolation of the odd victory, Denton's record for 2012 has a grim austerity - played 8 lost 8. He can at least claim some distinguished company.
The all-time record for defeats in a year is held by numerous players with 10 losses. Notable among them is Sergio Parisse, who suffered the peculiar mortification of a played 10 lost 10 record in 2009. But if eligible, there's little doubt that Parisse would have been a nailed-on Lions choice that year, and for every other tour that has taken place during his career.
The All Blacks swept all before them in 2012 - apart from England © PA Photos
It would be surprising if anyone other than an All Black had been the year's 'winningest' player, given that they won 12 matches and the next highest were Australia with nine and South Africa on seven. Had they beaten England a 13-1-0 record would have ranked among the best ever - nobody has ever won as many matches in a year in which they were also undefeated. Instead it drops into a line behind England in 2003 (a record 16 wins, 1 defeat), the All Blacks of 1997 (11-1-0) and the South Africans of 1995 (played 10, won 10).
It was still, though, good enough to keep New Zealand way ahead of everybody else. Their 12-1-1 record computes at 89.28 per cent, giving them a Bradmanesque edge over South Africa (66.66) and France (65.0). Wales contrived the minor miracle of a losing record in a Grand Slam-winning season, while Scotland's three wins from 11 (27.27 per cent) place them bottom of the 10 teams who played in the Six Nations or the Rugby Championship.
But then Bradman is the comparison which comes to mind when you look at the All Blacks record over the past nine years. They have won most matches (including two ties, but each time with fewer defeats than the other teams) in eight of those nine seasons and had the highest winning percentage (with one tie) in eight. It takes something special to do better than the All Blacks. The highest number of wins in a year (South Africa, 14 in 2007) and the best winning percentage (Ireland, 95 per cent in 2009) were both set by other teams - the only teams to have beaten New Zealand in either category over a calendar year since 2003.
Ireland may be top, but the All Blacks command second to sixth places for single-year winning percentages - 89.28 per cent this year ranks only fifth. A year for the ages for most teams, 2012 ended up as only slightly better than average for the modern All Blacks. In 131 matches since the end of the 2003 World Cup, they have won 112 and drawn one, for a winning percentage of 85.87 per cent.
Only Ireland among the other teams have bettered that for even a single year, with Argentina's 83.33 per cent in 2007 followed by South Africa's 82.35 in the same year and Wales's 81.81 in 2005 as the nearest approaches. Doing over long periods what only the very best of the rest can manage in short bursts is truly Bradmanesque. Thank God, the rest of the world may well say, for those moments of fallibility in the later stages of World Cups.
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Foreseeing the Future of Global Communications
Feb 12, 2013, 09:30 ET
VIENNA, February 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Top communications professionals and thought leaders from Europe, USA, Russia, India, China, Brazil and more gathered at the World Communication Forum in Davos, Switerland.
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"The Forum aims to bring together the new elite - communications experts who are capable of predicting the next steps in the development of the industry and creating new business value," said Yanina Dubeykovskaya, Co-founder and Content Director at WCF. "The fourth edition of the World Communication Forum in Davos focuses on the clash between global and local communications, new mechanisms of trust and engagement, creativity as a key expertise, the growing influence of the visual language, the status of reality in social media, and the viral change."
The C4F (Communication for Future) Davos Awards played a key part in foreseeing the future. Their motto is "See the future, and the future will see you!" This special award ceremony is annually held with the intention to express recognition to outstanding communicators with a creative approach, revolutionary visions for the future and who have had an impact on the development of the communications industry. Here are this year's awardees in the following six categories:
- Image of the future - Alfred Koblinger, CEO of BBDO Holding (Austria)
- Media of the future - Jason Ng, Blogger, Twitter activist, COO of geekpark.net, Founder of Twittalk.net, Start-Upper (China)
- Idea of the future - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Director Development & Communications Department at Russian Venture Company
- Relations of the future - Anne Villemoes, Director of Corporate Communications at Danish Crown company (Denmark)
- Titan of the future - Gianni Catalfamo, Founder at cc:catalfamo (Italy)
- Grand Davos Awards - Dr. Leandro Herrero, CEO The Chalfont Project Ltd. & Managing Partner Viral Change Global LLP, (UK)
Additionally, there was be a sub-event during the forum this February - the first Creative Class Global Meeting. Its main idea is to unite innovative creators with bright ideas, who share similar values and are somehow connected by the social networks. It provoked them to think whether a "new manifest" is possible and how they could cooperate in a world-changing way.
In general by now the World Communication Forum has been supported by a great number of international partner associations and organizations from about 40 countries around the globe: IAB Europe, The Holmes Report (USA), International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO), Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) in UK, Association of PR Agencies in Switzerland (BPRA), Trans-Arabian Creative Communications (TRACCS), PRORP - The Mexican Association of Public Relations, Russian Public Relations Association (RPRA), Armenian Public Relations Association (APRA), Association of Business Communicators of India (ABCI), Brazilian Association of Communication Agencies - ABRACOM and more.
The Forum was broadcasted live and was actively presented in the social networks during the event itself, as well as throughout the whole year. A unique mark of this edition was the offline opportunity for the participants to Like, Comment & Share.
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"Taylor Lautner's playing Pee-Wee in the movie. That's what I understand," Paul Reubens, in character as Pee-Wee, joked to Access Hollywood on Monday.
The "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" star is making a comeback with a new stage show in Los Angeles, debuting at Club Nokia in January – and he added that a pair of movies are in the works.
"There's going to be at least two new movies. Most people don't know about it, yet, including all the studios," he laughed with his trademark "ha-ha." "I'm sure there will be in my lifetime."
As for the reason to resurrect his famous character, Paul said he just felt Pee- Wee calling.
"I just got up one day and felt like I'm gonna come back, that was it," Paul said. "I just felt like, 'Not doing that much, might be fun to rehearse a show for weeks and weeks and weeks.'"
In the meantime, the funnyman has been involved in scientific pursuits.
"I'm involved a lot with the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, space exploration," he said. "We just discovered water on the moon, I'm sure you've heard about that. In my spare time."


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Homemade Ciabatta
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I'm right there with you, no matter what, I would never be able to cut out bread from my diet. It's just impossible :) And the satisfaction of making your own bread is great, hard to explain, but you feel so accomplished!ReplyDelete
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Let me know how it works on the grill. Mine is put away for the winter:(
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I just made this bread (using the biga) and it is THE best cibatta I have ever had. I will no longer make bread w/out using a biga and will use this recipe as my base. I tried this out on a real Italian and he LOVED this bread. We toasted it (after I made it and froze the loaf - the loaves freeze and re-heat wonderfully) and drizzled olive oil on it w/ cheese and hot peppers on top. To die for! Thank you Kim!ReplyDeleteReplies
I am so pleased that you and your family enjoyed it. That is as nice a comment/endorsement that I could possibly receive. Thank you!Delete
Looks great. And the biga thing doesn't sound like too much of a chore - you could do it overnight, or put it on in the morning to make bread in the evening.ReplyDelete
Definitely want to try this.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. –Dean Kennedy (Scituate, MA/Canterbury School) threw three second half touchdown passes – two to Thomas Hayes (Syracuse, NY/Solvay) – as the University of Rochester rallied to defeat Union College, 21-7, at Edwin Fauver Stadium.
Kennedy completed 10 of 14 passes in the second half for 124 yards. He threw a five-yard pass to Hayes just 1:20 into the third quarter. Mark Torosian (Boston, MA/Belmont) made the extra point to tie the score at 7-7. That was set up when Union made a bad snap back to punter Taylor Ullrich (Montclair, NJ/Montclair) and he was tackled on the five yard line.
For the game, Kennedy completed 18 of 27 for 176 yards. He was sacked twice. He ran 12 times for 85 yards. Rochester totaled 335 yards in offense – 159 on the ground and 176 through the air.
The Yellowjackets (5-2 overall, 3-1 Liberty League) drove 81 yards in six plays to take a 14-7 lead with 5:01 left in the third quarter. Kennedy found Derek Wager (Palmyra, NY/Palmyra-Macedon) for a nine-yard TD and Torosian's PAT increased the lead to 14-7. Devin White (Syracuse, NY/Bishop Ludden) ran 23 yards on first down to set the tone for the drive. Kennedy was 3-3, hitting Wager for seven yards, Nick Perpignan (Brooklyn, NY/Midwood) for 14 yards, then Wager for the touchdown.
With the victory, Rochester clinches a winning record for the first time since 2007. The Yellowjackets were 4-5 in each of the last three seasons and 4-6 in 2009.
Union dropped to 2-5 with the loss (2-2 in the Liberty League). The Dutchmen totaled 164 yards in offense, 67 on the ground and 97 through the air. Quarterback Nick Becker (Coral Springs, FL/Pine Crest) was 13 of 27 for 97 yards and one interception. He was sacked twice.
T.J. Franzese (Allentown, NJ/Don Bosco Prep) ran for 86 yards on 28 carries and scored the Union touchdown in the first quarter.
Midway through the first quarter, Ullrich punted to Wager who fumbled and Mike Ewing (Wellesley, MA/St. Sebastian) recovered on the UR 30. Becker completed two passes in the drive – a 10 yarder to Joseph Vito (Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville) and a nine-yarder to Kenny Schunk (Jamesville, NY/Jamesville-DeWitt). The last pass put the ball on the 11. Franzese carried four straight times, finally bulling his way off left tackle for the TD. David Pope's PAT (Beverly, MA/St. John's Prep) made it 7-0.
In the second quarter, Rochester marched from its own 28 to first and goal at the Union 6. Kennedy ran for 35 yards in the drive. On first and goal, his pass for Hayes was broken up by Jake LaRovera (Ansonia,CT/Ansonia). He passed to Garrett Kesel (Avon, NY/Avon) at the 2. Kesel fumbled and Union's Thomas Hayes (no relation – E. Rutherford, NJ/Lyndhurst) recovered.
The bad punt snap occurred on the opening series of the third quarter. Kennedy directed the 81-yard drive on Rochester's second possession of the period.
Rochester missed a chance to build the lead early in the fourth quarter. The Yellowjackets drove from their own 30 to the Union 9 where Torosian missed a 27-yard field goal attempt.
Union committed turnovers on its next two possessions. After the missed field goal, the Dutchmen moved from their own 20 to the 33. Franzese carried up the middle was tackled by Rochester's R.J. Borgolini (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa) and fumbled with Borgolini recovering at the 38.
Perpignan rushed for 15 yards on first down. Following a holding penalty against the Yellowjackets, Kennedy threw an 11-yard pass to Hayes, then found him again – this time along the left sideline. He dodged one tackle, then carried a defender with him as he dove just inside the pylon for a 22-yard touchdown.
On the first play following the kickoff, Becker's pass was intercepted by Rochester's Ani Okeke Ewo (Romeville, IL/Romeoville). The Yellowjackets pinned Union at its own 12 with a punt. Union drove to the 40 where two Baker passes were broken up and the Dutchmen turned the ball over on downs.
Rochester ran out the final 5:46 picking up two frist downs in the drive – a six-yard pass to Wager and a 19-yarder to Adam Schempp (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas).
Defensively, the Yellowjackets had nine tackles for loss – two apiece by James Barrett (Old Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) and Kristopher Scharles (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua) – two sacks (Barrett had 1.5), and six pass breakups.
Union had six tackles for loss, four pass breakups, and one block – Nick Pierce (Shrewsbury, NJ/The Hun School) blocked a pooch punt attempt by Kesel early in the first quarter.


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Report: Kids Should Only Eat Tuna Once a Month
(CNN) — Parents, take note: A new report from the Mercury Policy Project says kids should only eat light tuna once or twice a month to keep their mercury intake at a safe level.
Report author Dr. Edward Groth analyzed 59 tuna samples from around the country, including a few school districts. He recommends kids who weigh less than 55 pounds eat light tuna only once a month; kids more than 55 pounds can eat tuna twice a month.
Children should avoid eating white albacore tuna all together, the group says, as it was found to have triple the amount of mercury as light tuna. The brand of tuna doesn't seem to matter, as Groth found varying levels of mercury in each can he tested.
Mercury has been linked to cognitive decline in infants. There have been no epidemiological studies on the effects of mercury in children in the United States, according to Groth, but scientists suspect that the chemical harms developing kids the same way it's been shown to harm fetuses.
Although there are still a lot of uncertainties, "We think people need advice now," Groth said.
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Correction: Northern Ireland-Adams Arrested story
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The Associated Press has determined that Jean McConville, a widowed west Belfast mother of 10 abducted and killed by the Irish Republican Army in December 1972, was 38 at the time of her death, not 37 as has been reported by news media including the AP since she was first reported missing in January 1973. The AP reported that she was 37 based on information provided by police, reference books and some of her children. After receiving conflicting information last week, the AP sought and obtained a copy of McConville's birth certificate, which gives her date of birth as May 7, 1934, making her 38 at the time of her death.
A corrected version of the AP's most recent story containing the error is below:
Victim's kids hope Adams charged in Belfast murder
Moment of truth? Children of Belfast woman shot by IRA hope Sinn Fein chief charged with crime
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK
Associated Press
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — For decades, Helen McKendry has demanded that Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams come clean about the Irish Republican Army's abduction, slaying and secret burial of her mother in 1972, and his alleged role as the outlawed group's Belfast leader who ordered the killing.
As detectives interrogated Adams for a second day over the unsolved slaying of the 38-year-old widowed mother of 10, who was falsely branded a British spy, the daughter who led a campaign for the truth says she's praying for a murder charge.
"I'm hoping against hope that he doesn't walk out free," McKendry told The Associated Press. "Everybody, the dogs in the street, knew he was the top IRA man in Belfast at that time."
McKendry, alongside her husband Seamus, launched an often-lonely protest campaign in 1995 against Adams' denial of IRA involvement in the slaying of Jean McConville. On Thursday, the 56-year-old said she found it hard to believe he was finally in custody and facing police questions.
Under British anti-terror law, Adams, 65, must be charged or freed by Friday night, unless police seek a judicial extension to his interrogation.
Northern Ireland has met news of Adams' arrest for the 42-year-old crime with a mixture of resignation and cynicism. Supporters and detractors alike agree on one thing, though: Adams is too important a figure in the peace process to go to jail, and he's never going to talk honestly about his past command positions in the Provisional IRA.
The underground army killed nearly 1,800 people — including scores of Catholic civilians and IRA members branded spies and informers — before calling a 1997 cease-fire so Sinn Fein could pursue peace with Britain and Northern Ireland's Protestant majority.
Two decades ago, Adams initially insisted in brief face-to-face meetings with the McKendrys that the IRA was not involved. Finally in 1999, the IRA admitted responsibility for the slayings of nine long-vanished civilians and IRA members, including McConville, and offered to pinpoint her unmarked grave on a beach 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of Belfast in the Republic of Ireland.
That effort failed despite extensive digging. Then in 2003, a dog walker stumbled across her skeletal remains, with its bullet-shattered skull, protruding from a bluff above a different beach.
It was the bitterest of victories for the orphaned McConville children, whose lives were indelibly scarred by her disappearance. At the time, they ranged in age from 6 to 17; McKendry was 15. Since their father had died of cancer in 1971, authorities placed them in different foster homes and the children grew up strangers to each other.
Some siblings became IRA supporters themselves and believed the IRA's depiction of their mother as a British Army scout armed with a walkie-talkie who passed along sightings of IRA gunmen in her neighborhood.
McKendry says her mother's background as an outsider — she was raised a Protestant in east Belfast but moved to Catholic west Belfast after her marriage to the children's father, a Catholic — fueled irrational IRA suspicions. Northern Ireland's independent police complaints watchdog investigated the IRA's spying claims and cleared McConville's name in a 2006 report.
Some of the siblings were relieved they finally had a mother to bury.
But McKendry kept pressing to get the IRA members allegedly behind her mother's disappearance convicted of murder, particularly Adams, who according to former IRA members commanded the unit responsible for making suspected Belfast informers and spies vanish in the early 1970s.
If criminal prosecutions fail, she plans to sue Adams for civil damages.
"I couldn't get to the end of my life not knowing what happened to my mother. I had to take a stand, to tell the world what happened," she said. "But Adams is never going to admit anything. He's never even going to admit he was in the IRA."
The police investigation of the McConville killing has accelerated since detectives last year received a potential treasure trove of taped interviews with IRA veterans recorded in a Boston College-commissioned oral history project. While the IRA members spoke candidly on condition the audiotapes remained under lock and key until their deaths, the Northern Ireland police sued for access to all of them after one of the interviewees, Brendan Hughes, died and his accusations against Adams were published and broadcast in 2010.
Boston College successfully fought to limit the handover to 11 interviews that explicitly mention the McConville killing. It isn't known whether any others back Hughes' central accusation that Adams ordered McConville's body dumped in an unmarked grave rather than put on public display in Belfast, as other IRA leaders wanted.
The arrest of Adams has revealed the disturbing fault line running through Northern Ireland's peace process: Irish Catholics and British Protestants are supposed to be uniting under one power-sharing government after nearly 45 years of bloodshed, but a chasm of mistrust remains.
Sinn Fein, the major Irish nationalist party in Northern Ireland, has accused Protestant leaders of pressuring police to arrest Adams now to undermine Sinn Fein before elections this month in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, where Adams leads Sinn Fein in the Irish parliament.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, a former IRA commander and the senior Sinn Fein figure in Northern Ireland's 7-year-old coalition government, blamed what he called "the dark side of policing" for pursuing an anti-Adams agenda.
But First Minister Peter Robinson, the Protestant who leads Northern Ireland's government alongside McGuinness, called Adams' arrest an overdue act of political accountability. He suggested McGuinness should face the same criminal scrutiny.
"I cannot say if Mr. Adams will be charged or released; whether he will be held for a further period; whether, even if he is charged, he will be convicted," Robinson said. "What I can say is that it strengthens our political process in Northern Ireland for people to know that no one is above the law."
Robinson appealed to McConville's children to tell police the identities of the IRA members who stormed into their home in the Divis Flats welfare housing project just before Christmas 1972. He said Sinn Fein should encourage them to come forward, free from fear of IRA retaliation.
McKendry was out of the house when the IRA abducted her mother.
"I wish I'd been there and seen them. I'd tell the police what I know," she said, noting this would not be the popular view among her estranged brothers and sisters.
Her younger brother, Michael, who was 11 at the time, recalled screaming children clinging to their mother's legs as IRA members pulled her, tearful and wailing in fear, out the door.
He said unmasked IRA members calmed the children by calling them each by their first names and asked one of his older brothers to come with their mother outside. Once at the stairwell, he said, one IRA member stuck a gun to that boy's head and told him to get lost.
To this day, Michael McConville said, he sees some of these IRA veterans walking down the street in Belfast. And to this day, he fears testifying against them.
"I do know the names of the people. I wouldn't tell the police," he told the AP at a victims' support center in Belfast. "I knew the ones that hadn't got masks on, they were neighbors from the area. My older brother, Archie, probably recognized more of them. My older sister, Agnes, probably recognized more of them as well. But everybody tells you the IRA's gone away. They haven't. They're still our neighbors, and we're still afraid of them."
When asked whether he would accept a Sinn Fein guarantee that no IRA member would shoot him, his wife or his children, he said he couldn't trust them.
"There's different ways of killing people. You could be crossing the road and get knocked down," he said. "They weren't accountable when they killed my mother. They could kill me, or one of my loved ones, and never admit it all over again."


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I've never been much of a Halloween person. Sure, I enjoyed it as a kid (free candy -- who wouldn't?), but grew out of it as a teenager and was sort of lame in college. While my friends were out dressing as Sexy ______ [insert any costume here] and getting drunk, I was… um… I can't even remember what I was doing. Probably laundry. Now that I have a kid of my own, though -- with another on the way -- my perspective has changed.
On Poppy's first Halloween, she was just 11 days old. The weather was still nice and there was a local kiddie parade in our neighborhood, but between the sleep deprivation and breastfeeding start-up, I could barely figure out how to get out of the house, yet alone get out of the house at a scheduled time, so we skipped it. Instead, we carved a pumpkin, put the baby in a Bumblebee outfit, snapped a couple of photos, and moved on.
Doesn't she look excited?
Last year was a lot more fun. Poppy was just shy of a year, walking, and not yet opinionated about things like clothes or costumes. We celebrated with baby friends, though she was too young to Trick or Treat properly, and had a bit of fun hanging around the neighborhood and attending a party organized by my moms' group
This year, though? SO MUCH FUN.
Inspired by some friends last year, we decided to go for a family theme. We thought through our different options, considering what we could pair up with some of Poppy's favorite things (monkeys, animals in general, certain stories), thought about which ones would take the least effort to pull together, and which would allow us to include Boo in some way. While there are a lot of options and ideas out there for pregnant women, I wasn't terribly keen on baring my pumpkin-painted belly in late October weather and we were stuck on all of us coordinating together, which limited my options altogether.
I'm pretty thrilled with what we ended up with in the end :)
Both my husband and I rushed home from work yesterday so we could get dressed and head out for some fun before it got too late. It took some coercion to get our little one into her costume, but once she was set, we jumped into ours and hit the streets -- and it was probably the most fun I've ever had on Halloween.
We didn't do anything wild or extravagant. Just wandered the neighborhood with our little Cat in the Hat, teaching her how to ask for candy at strangers' homes on this special night, and laughing at her mix-ups.
"What do you say if you want some candy?"
"Well, yes, but what else?"
"Yes, that, too, but how about trick-or-treat?"
She got quite a few laughs out of folks, for sure. Eventually, we made our way down to the local "parade," wandered among the crowds for a bit, and met up with Poppy's best friend, Egon. As the evening wore on, we slowly made our way back up to our place, stopping for a couple of final houses before calling it a night.
Going out with the kids tonight helped remind me of how special holidays are to children. It took me back to my own Halloweens and the magic of dressing up and acting silly. We got a lot of laughs from folks as we walked along as a Dr. Seuss trio and of the people who noticed the extra "Thing 3" sewn to my belly, we got extra special giggles and congratulations.
I'm already looking forward to next year.
How was your Halloween? Did you dress up your bump for the occasion? I'd love to hear about your costumes and see photos -- link 'em below if they're online somewhere!
Follow Jo on Twitter at @outtajo or visit her personal blog, Outta Jo, Onto You.


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OMAHA, Neb.— What do hundreds of nuclear-weapons wonks discuss when cloistered for two hot August days in a windowless Midwest conference center? Turns out, it's not just nuclear weapons. It's about their deepest and well informed fears of how conflicts dominating today's global headlines could translate into real life-altering events for Americans.
No one is ruling out the risk — even if remote — that a newly aggressive Russia or China might someday put a mushroom cloud over New York City. But the more urgent worries today are radical extremists who will stop at nothing, new nuclear powers stumbling into cataclysmic mistakes, and attacks in the cybersphere or space that might paralyze a nation.
The threats facing the United States and its allies now are "complex and dynamic, perhaps more so than at any time in our history," Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, told an annual symposium last week on "strategic deterrence." That military term refers to the largely mysterious art of preventing the most undesirable violence from occurring. Historically, it essentially meant preventing nuclear war from the Soviet Union. But Haney is carrying the torch in a new era of strategic deterrence, one that tries to deter even an individual terrorist from acquiring radiological materials to make a "dirty bomb." And the community is looking beyond singular, end-of-the-world nuclear events at a globe in constant conflict, from Gaza to the Internet and beyond.
"In some ways, we're in a very different political environment…where conflict is the norm," said James Lewis, senior fellow and director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "It's going to be a world of continuing low-level conflict."
Shai Feldman, who heads Middle East studies at Brandeis University, described an instant-classic letter to the editor published last August in London's Financial Times, underscoring how the rapidly shifting alliances in that complex region boggle defense and diplomatic strategies around the planet. Particularly when groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic State are involved. "Can deterrence work in a chaotic realm?" Feldman asked. "What do you do when you don't have a single address for deterrence?"
The threats furrowing the brows of government officials and top issue experts begin with terrorism.
For starters, conference-goers had more questions than answers about how Washington could deter radicals bent on large-scale violence who simply cannot be stopped. What to do about suicide bombers — potentially in larger numbers than seen to date — detonating at local cafes or setting off explosives at an inadequately guarded fertilizer-production plant down the road? Or violent extremists in Pakistan whose possible attempts to obtain a nuclear device might someday succeed, thanks perhaps to bribing a few disgruntled army troops with inside access?
"There could be two reasons people could be undeterrable: One is their objective or their willingness to die, and the other is that you just can't get through to them," said Robert Jervis, an international politics scholar at Columbia University. "But even [with] people who are willing to die, it doesn't mean they're necessarily undeterrable, because what we can ask is whether there are things they value that you can threaten and hold at risk. And often the answer to that can be yes, even if they themselves are willing to die for their cause."
A second anxiety is that the newest members of the global nuclear-arms club run a higher risk of making catastrophic mistakes. "We face new classes of opponents," Lewis said. "They have different risk tolerances."
"North Korea, Iran, China and Russia — the countries we're most likely to fight with, and now maybe you could add Syria to that list — how they think about they risk, how they think about benefit is very different from the stodgy old opponent" that Washington had in Moscow during the Cold War, he said.
"They have a lack of experience," Lewis said. Iranian and North Korean officials, for example, "don't have the long background of arms control, negotiating experience and military doctrine that the Soviet Union had. And that means it's more likely that they're going to miscalculate."
A third worry in and of itself: North Korea's Kim Jong-Un won't be giving up his nation's nuclear capacity anytime soon. Isolated North Koreans are indoctrinated to believe that the nation's 31-year-old supreme leader descended from a "god," his grandfather Kim Il-Sung.
"Non-nuclear, for the son of god, Kim Jong-Un, is completely unacceptable," said retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Macdonald, whose military career included a decade based along the Korean Peninsula's demilitarized zone. "And that nuclear capability is so well hidden in the near 11,000 underground facilities that it's near-impossible to take away from him."
On the other hand, with Kim consolidating political and military power, in theory it could be easier dissuade North Korea from using its estimated handful of warheads for blackmail or detonation than to deter other nations with more complex or shared authority over the use of these deadly arms. "It's one guy — how hard is that?" mused Macdonald. He rejected speculation that the little-understood Kim is "loony, he's narcissistic, he's bipolar."
"Not really," said the general, now an independent consultant. He suggests instead that the young Kim — while "he makes Stalin look like a cream puff when dealing with his people" — has demonstrated strategic thinking on a range of issues, developed over months and years. "I think he's crazy like a fox."
Even if Kim clings to his nukes, Macdonald said, he could be open to a bid to move North Korea "toward a Chinese communist-capitalist model with outward rationality and a more open, market-based society." In other words: A North Korea that poses less of a nuclear threat to the region and to the world.
A fourth notion on the tongues of conference-goers could be dubbed "Back to the Future": The Cold War may be long over, but the globe's most powerful nations remain today the ones to fear. Julian Miller, Britain's deputy national security adviser for defense and nuclear matters, has had to think long and hard about the worst-case scenario facing the United Kingdom, as Washington's closest ally has reduced its nuclear firepower to what it calls a "minimum and credible deterrent."
By that yardstick, a Kremlin led by Vladimir Putin — whose venture into Ukraine has rattled the world, particularly those closest to Russia's borders — is reason enough to maintain Britain's fleet of four nuclear-armed submarines.
"Threats from large states with substantial resources and capabilities" have become the benchmark for London's worries about worst-case scenarios, and U.K. responses to other potential threats can be tailored and scaled down accordingly, Miller said.
Some U.S. experts say Washington would do well to borrow a page from the Brits.
"I don't see a need to retain [U.S.] nuclear weapons for the foreseeable future for any but peer or near-peer adversaries — Russia and to some extent China — because smaller adversaries probably can be adequately deterred by the overwhelming conventional military forces of the United States and its allies," Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists said in an email exchange.
"But even the nuclear forces needed to deter Russian and China are significantly in excess of what is needed and can be reduced significantly without undermining deterrence and strategic stability," he said.
For cyber attacks, only major powers — namely Russia and China – are serious offenders. Criminal and terrorist hackers play only bit parts. The seemingly boundless expansion in American dependence on the Internet for commerce and communications could make this Target No. 1 in any future U.S. conflict against a major power.
"The U.S. relies on space systems and cyber things more than adversaries," said Jervis. "This is one of our Achilles' heels." What to do? The United States could build more resilience into its space and cyber networks, but this "is a little difficult," he said, and the price tag is not yet known.
In the meantime, as a fifth strategic fret, space is getting to be a pretty dangerous place, where "rules of the road" just don't exist. With a U.S. global economy that relies ever more on space — facilitating everything from the smart phone in your pocket to spy satellites overhead — what seems like today's quality-of-life panacea could be tomorrow's top security vulnerability.
"What will be the consequences if the space environment were to become unusable?" asked Frank Rose, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of State for space and defense policy. More than 60 countries and non-governmental entities are space-faring today, but "all nations and peoples have seen a radical transformation in the way we live our daily lives and in our understanding of our planet and universe. … Irresponsible acts in space by one entity can have damaging consequences for all."
Last month, China conducted what the U.S. government has determined with "high confidence" to be an anti-satellite test, despite Beijing's denials. Not much is known publicly about the July 23 interceptor launch, which did not result in any destruction and Chinese officials say was related instead to their ground-based missile-defense program. Obama administration spokesmen have declined to provide technical details.
The incident comes seven years after China's 2007 "kinetic-kill" test against one of its own weather satellites that "created thousands of pieces of debris, which continue to present an ongoing danger to the space systems of all nations, including China [itself]," Rose said. He also noted public remarks by Russian leaders that their military has anti-satellite weapons and continues to research their use.
Michael Krepon, a co-founder of the Stimson Center, has long championed the idea of a global "code of conduct" spelling out acceptable activities in space aimed at preserving it as a peaceful domain. But with Krepon says Washington need not await other major powers before a global treaty moves forward.
"There are norms for nuclear weapons, there are norms for chemical and biological weapons, maybe there'll be some norms for cyber," he said. In space, "if there are no norms, there are no norm-breakers."
A sixth chilling thought pondered at the conference: What do we do after a nuke detonates somewhere around the globe? "The other guy uses a few," said M. Elaine Bunn, the deputy assistant defense secretary for nuclear and missile defense policy. "Then what?"
Thinking on the topic is in relatively nascent stages: How does the world prevent yet another weapon from being set off and bring an end to the crisis? And how to meet that tall order in a war zone contaminated by nuclear fallout?
One key challenge Washington policymakers face in advance of any such disaster — think Pakistan squaring off against India, its richer and more militarily capable rival next door— is "convincing nuclear-armed adversaries they cannot escalate their way out of failed conventional aggression," said Bunn. She called that "a big issue right now we're grappling with."
Yet an even bigger issue, according to some thinkers, is whether the United States should be tallying such lists of geopolitical and military worries to deter at all.
"America's national-security elites act on the assumption that every nook and cranny of the globe is of great strategic significance and that there are threats to U.S. interests everywhere," John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago wrote in The National Interest earlier this year. "Not surprisingly, they live in a constant state of fear."
The effect — intended or otherwise — of broadening strategic deterrence to address myriad threats falling short of endangering U.S. vital interests, Mearsheimer argues, is that Washington is left with "no choice but to pursue an interventionist foreign policy. In other words, it must pursue a policy of global domination if it hopes to make the world safe for America."


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The man who made some of the most startling undersea discoveries in recent years, Robert Ballard describes what it was like to locate the Titanic, among other sunken famous ships.
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Drawing on his vast experience, José Manuel Barroso puts the current geopolitical environment into context, providing audiences with an understanding of the geopolitical, economic and cultural pressures that must be faced to continue strengthening Europe's global influence, create stability for the world's citizens, and to promote a growth environment for multinational business.
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April 20. Come learn about the healthy and sustainable options available for expectant mothers during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. Vendors include pediatricians and chiropractors, service options like photography and baby-sitting and green-friendly products like baby slings and handmade toys. Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Little Haiti Cultural Center, 260 NE 59 Terrace, Miami. 786-953-6417 or greenbabyfair.com. Adults, $10; Children 18 and under, Free.
April 20. Honoring Florida's maritime history, this year's theme celebrates Florida's Quincentennial of Spanish heritage, music, storytelling and more. Two-for-one admission this day only. Sat., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum, 500 Captain Armour's Way. 561-747-8380 or jupiterlighthouse.org. Adults, $9; Children 6-18, $5; Children 5 and under and active US military with ID, Free.
April 20. Come celebrate local foods and the gardens they grow in. Featuring the 34th Annual Spring Plant Sale, there will also be culinary and gardening demonstrations and a Kidway section where kids can learn about the germination process. Sat., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. 305-667-1651 or fairchildgarden.org. Fairchild members: Free. Non-members: Adults, $25; Seniors 65 and older, $18; Children, $12. Active military: Adults, Free; Spouses, $20; Children, $10. Walk, bike, or public transportation to Fairchild: Adults, $20; Children, $10.25 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and up and $12 for children 6-17.
April 20-21. Reptile and exotic animal enthusiasts will enjoy this special convention held in many different locations throughout the country. Apr. 20, VIP members come at 9 a.m. for early entry. Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE 8th St., Fort Lauderdale. 863-268-4273 or repticon.com.
April 26-28. This second annual festival will feature many competitions including skateboarding, volleyball, kite boarding and the Winter Surfing Classic. There will also be amusement rides, live music, turtle watching and more. Sat.-Sun. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. At and around Loggerhead Park. 14200 U.S. Highway 1, Juno Beach. 386-689-8266 or juno-beach.fl.us. General Admission, $10; Children 12 and under, $5.
April 27. This indie marketplace will feature over 55 different booths containing art from pop-surrealism to street art. Showcased art forms include paintings, sculptures, photography and more. There will be free kids art activities, door prizes, and food. The first 100 will receive free swag bags. Sat., 12-6 p.m. Armory Art Center, 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. 561-832-1776 or armoryart.org. Adults, $5; Children 12 and under, Free.
April 27. This annual festival will have carnival rides, games, and live music. Featured performers include The Feeder Band and School of Rock. There will also be a parade at 11 a.m. starting at the North Palm Beach Village Hall. It will travel north on Eastwind Dr., west on Lighthouse Dr., and end at Anchorage Park. Carnival rides cost 2-3 tickets each with tickets selling at $1 each. $25 for unlimited ride access. Sat. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Village of North Palm Beach, 501 US Highway 1. 561-841-3386 or village-npb.org. Free.
13th ANNUAL SWEET CORN FIESTA
April 28. Enjoy a day of food, fun and learning with games, contests, music and rides. Guests can compete in a corn eating contest where the winner will receive $100. At 3 p.m. the International Corn Eating Contest will feature the International Federation of Competitive Eaters as seen on ESPN. April 27 is the last day to purchase discounted tickets. Unlimited ride access wristbands cost $5. Sun., 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Yesteryear Village, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach. 561-996-0343 or email@example.com. Advance: Adults, $7; Children 6-11, $4; Children 5 and under, free. On Site: Adults, $8; Children 6-11, $5; Children 5 and under, Free.
April 26. On the last Friday of every month, Little Havana's cultural district hosts an arts and culture street festival and gallery stroll. You'll find local painters, sculptors and artisans, live music, street performers, giveaways, samplings, a domino competition in Domino Park, a free walking tour and other activities. 7-11 p.m. 1508 SW Eighth St., between 14th and 17th Ave., Miami. 305-643-5500 or culturalfridays.org. Free.
54th ANNUAL FOUNDER'S DAY PARADE & FESTIVITIES
April 27. Come out and enjoy music, games, and activities. At the Community Center in the morning, there will be a pancake breakfast and a family walk. The Founder's Day parade will start at 10 a.m., traveling from the Community Center to Cooper City High School. The afternoon events will be held at Brian Piccolo County Park featuring the Optimist All-Star Baseball and Softball games, a concert, and fireworks. Sat., 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat. morning: Community Center, 9000 SW 50th Place, Cooper City. 954-434-4300 or coopercityfl.org. Sat. afternoon: Brian Piccolo County Park, 9501 Sheridan St., Cooper City. 954-357-5150 or coopercityfl.org. Gate entrance fee at Brian Piccolo County Park, $1.50 per person 6 and older.
April 27-28. This 17th annual event features a weekend of fun theater shows including the winning musical of the National Children's Theatre Festival Competition. Sat. and Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. 305-444-9293 or actorsplayhouse.org. Free.
April 27-28. An indoor and outdoor garage sale, flea market and vintage fair with more than 200 booths. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale. 954-785-7475, email@example.com or citywidemarket.com. Free.
May 1-5. This five day festival will have food, live music, and plenty of family friendly activities at the Youth Park. Performers include Ed Sheeran, The Black Crowes, Gavin DeGraw, Phillip Phillips, Train, Smashing Pumpkins, Cheap Trick and more. Wed.-Fri., 5-10 p.m.; Sat., Noon-11 p.m.; Sun., Noon-9 p.m. Along Flagler Drive, Downtown West Palm Beach. 561-659-5980 or sunfest.com. General admission in advance: 1-day, $30; 2-day, $46, 5-day, $61. General admission after April 28: 1-day, $37; 2-day, $54, 5-day, $69. Youth 6-12 in advance: 1-day, $8; 2-day, $15, 5-day, $20. Youth 6-12 after April 28: 1-day, $10; 2-day, $17, 5-day, $22.Seniors, $20. Children 5 and under get in free. DRUM AND DANCE FESTIVAL
May 4. Come out and watch or bring your own drum and participate. All levels of drummers and dancers are welcome. The event will feature Middle Eastern drum rhythm lessons and belly dance instructions. Don't forget to bring a chair or blanket. 1-4 p.m. Band Shell, Community Center, 1100 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek. 954-421-3587. Free. SOUTH DADE SUMMER EXPO
May 4. This information fair highlights summer activities, programs and opportunities for South Miami-Dade children. There will be raffles, goody bags, and more. Health Care Providers along with summer employers and other informational vendors will be on hand. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Southland Mall, 20505 S Dixie Highway, Cutler Bay. 786-601-7348 or 305-601-7348. Free. Small donations are suggested. THE ALL KIDS INCLUDED FAMILY ARTS FESTIVAL
May 4. This seventh annual event will feature a full day of activities and cultural experiences for children with and without disabilities. There will be live entertainment, interactive arts activities and community resources for parents. Designed for all types of children, the festival will utilize Braille, guided tours and ASL interpretation. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Department of Cultural Affairs, Stephen P. Clark Building, 111 NW 1 St., Miami. miamidadearts.org or 305-375-4634. Free.YOUTH ARTS DAY & MUSIC FEST 2013
May 5. Celebrating youth artists and promoting awareness for the different resources Miami-Dade County has to offer, this event will feature a month-long art exhibition and a series of youth performance art on Sunday. The Kid's Zone in the Palm Grove will have activities, eco-art projects and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Miami. 305-235-1668. Adults, $12; Young in grades K-12, free. FAMILY PET FESTIVAL
May 11. Bring your family pet to this fun event featuring photo booths, pet contests and a talent show. There will also be a kid's zone and an "ask the vet" booth. 1-5 p.m. Treasure Island Elementary School, 7540 East Treasure Drive, North Bay Village. 305-301-1799 or .nbvillage.com. Free. FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
May 18. More than 50 local food and beverage vendors will be on hand, sampling culinary specialties and drinks. 3-6 p.m. Riverwalk Events Plaza, 25 S. Coastal Way, Jupiter. 561 748-8140 or friendsofjupiterbeach.com. General Admission: Before May 4, $35; After May 4, $50. Children, $15. ISRAEL FEST 65
May 19. Bring a blanket and chair for this event presented by the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County and featuring The Maccabeats. Kosher food will be available for purchase. 4-7:30 p.m. Mizner Park Amphitheater, 327 Plaza Real Suite #315, Boca Raton. 561-362-0606 or mizneramphitheater.com. Free. PLANTS SHOW AND SALE
May 24-26. Bring the family out to see experts and enthusiasts display, discuss and sell drought tolerant plants such as the cactus and succulents. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. 305-667-1651 or fairchildgarden.org. Fairchild members: Free. Non-members: Adults, $25; Seniors 65 and older, $18; Children, $12. Active military: Adults, Free; Spouses, $20; Children, $10. Walk, bike, or public transportation to Fairchild: Adults, $20; Children, $10.EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR
May 25. Organizations like the Red Cross will be on hand to provide helpful tips on what to do in an emergency. Guests will be able to visit different booths to learn to learn helpful tips such as how to prepare for a hurricane or what to do in the event of a fire. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 851 NW 112th Ave., Plantation. 954-483-9304 or email@example.com. Free. MEMORIAL DAY KIDZ FEST
May 27. Designed especially for kids, this fun day will include displays and activities, rides, games and food. There will also be more than a dozen food trucks and DJ Mike will provide the musical entertainment. All day. Wray Lawn, Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Road, Davie. Call 954-473-2955. General admission, $18; Children 4-11, $10. Children 3 and under receive free admission.SUNSET CELEBRATION
May 31. This massive event will have arts and crafts exhibitors, music and food. The festival is held monthly, visited by locals and tourists. 4-7 p.m. Lake Park Harbor Marina, 105 Lake Shore Drive, Lake Park. 561-881-3353. Free.


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Patriots elect to re-sign WR Julian Edelman, an unrestricted free agent
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots have re-signed wide receiver Julian Edelman.
He was an unrestricted free agent.
The 26-year-old former seventh-round draft choice caught 21 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns last season before going on injured reserve with a foot injury. In four NFL seasons, he has 69 receptions for 714 yards and four touchdowns.
He has also returned three punts for touchdowns, including a franchise-record 94-yarder against Miami in the 2010 season.
The Patriots have lost leading receiver Wes Welker and signed Danny Amendola to replace him.