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The Bishop Ireton Cardinals saw the Bishop O'Connell Knights snatch victory out of their hands Friday despite a valiant effort at a comeback victory.
Down by three goals before the end of the first period, the Cardinals strung together a comeback. Nick Tangora's quick shot on an assist by Stephen Gerke kept Ireton from going into the break scoreless.
They would not find the net again until the third period. As their offense got rolling, Tangora scored again, followed by Gerke's first goal of the day.
But with the score tied up, O'Connell got the go-ahead goal with just minutes left to play. The heartbreaking defeat puts Ireton 1-1 on the season. The Cardinals routed DeMatha earlier in the season in a 9-2 victory.


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Did you see Jimi Hendrix in concert? Did you meet Jimi Hendrix or have the opportunity to interview him or have some other unique, first-person encounter with Jimi Hendrix? If so, Experience Hendrix wants to hear from you.
Jimi Hendrix
Did you see Jimi Hendrix in concert? Did you meet Jimi Hendrix or have the opportunity to interview him or have some other unique, first-person encounter with Jimi Hendrix? If so, Experience Hendrix wants to hear from you.
Record Plant New York, N.Y. Destructive Love Jimi oversees a mixing session dedicated to the Buddy Miles Express song "Destructive Love". The song would later be retitled "I Can See" and included as part of the album Electric Church. It's Too Bad World Traveler Jam In addition to his work on the Buddy Miles Express recording, Jimi, Miles, and organist Duane Hitchings also focused on new material by Hendrix. "It's Too Bad" would later be issued as part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience box set.
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London, England Jimi attends the Postcard record release party thrown for Apple Records recording artist Mary Hopkins. The event is held at the Post Office Tower restaurant in London.
Olympic Studios London, England Slow (Ezy Ryder) Room Full Of Mirrors Shame, Shame, Shame Crying Blue Rain Tax Free Sunshine Of Your Love Here He Comes (Lover Man)
Olympic Studios London, England Fire I Don't Live Today Spanish Castle Magic Hear My Train A Comin' Lover Man Red House The Experience recorded an inspired rehearsal for their February 18 Albert Hall performance on this night. Two recordings from this session, "Spanish Castle Magic" and "Hear My Train A Comin'" were highlights of the Jimi Hendrix Experience box set.
February 18, 1969 Royal Albert Hall London, England With Mason, Capaldi, Wood, & Frog, and Soft Machine Tax Free Fire Hear My Train A Comin' Foxey Lady Red House Sunshine Of Your Love Spanish Castle Magic Star Spangled Banner Purple Haze Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
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London, England Richard Green, a writer for the UK publication New Musical Express, interviews Jimi. The feature article is published in the February 22 edition.
Olympic Studios London, England Hendrix attends but does not participate in a recording session for the group Glass Menagerie. Chas Chandler is the Producer for the session.
February 22, 1969 Olympic Studios London, England Hound Dog Go My Own Way
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London, England Jimi sat in for a jam session with Traffic members Dave Mason and Jim Capaldi at the Speakeasy in London.
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Royal Albert Hall London, England With Fat Mattress, Van Der Graaf Generator, and Soft Machine Lover Man Stone Free Hear My Train A Comin' I Don't Live Today Red House Foxey Lady Sunshine Of Your Love Bleeding Heart Fire Little Wing Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Room Full Of Mirrors Purple Haze Wild Thing Star Spangled Banner One of the greatest Experience concerts, both "Little Wing" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" were featured as part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience box set. Later that evening, Jimi returned to the Speakeasy and jammed with Alan Price, Dave Mason, and Jim Capaldi.
February 26, 1969 Olympic Studios London, England Gypsy Blood Jam With Horns Noel's Tune
February 26, 1969 London, England Bob Dawbarn of Melody Maker interviews Hendrix for a series of features articles that are published on March 1 and March 8.

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For the second time in four months, the consumer group Public Citizen is alleging that a large, federally funded study of premature infants is ethically flawed.
Both complaints raise a big issue that's certain to get more attention beyond these particular studies: What's the ethically right way to do research on the validity of the usual care that doctors provide every day.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will host an unusual forum on that question next Wednesday — stimulated by the sharp questions raised by Public Citizen.
This time around, the group is focusing on a study called TOP, short for Transfusion of Prematures. The project hopes to enroll more than 1,800 severely premature infants to test when blood transfusions should be given to treat anemia, a common and serious problem for tiny newborns.
The study randomly assigns preemies to one group that will get transfusions when their anemia is relatively mild or another that will wait until the disorder is severe. Researchers want to see which approach is better at reducing deaths and brain damage.
The study is very similar in approach to a 2010 trial called SUPPORT, which tested two different regimens for providing oxygen to 1,300 premature infants to see which one was less likely to cause blindness while avoiding death. That's not surprising, since both studies are being conducted by the same federally sponsored involving many of the same institutions.
As in its criticism of the earlier SUPPORT study, Public Citizen says the TOP investigators aren't informing parents of the risks to their infants compared to usual care, when preemies' treatment is tailored to each situation. The group also criticizes the design of the TOP study, which does not set up a comparison group that receives usual, customized care.
In a 20-page letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Public Citizen calls for an immediate halt to the study "due to the serious deficiencies in the consent forms and unresolved questions about the ethics of the study design."
The National Institutes of Health is defending the study — just as National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins in June defended SUPPORT.
The TOP study of anemia and transfusion timing "is an important study that adheres to the highest ethical and clinical standards," the NIH says in an email to Shots.
"NIH is committed to ensuring that prospective research participants — and the people who speak for and love them — are given clear, complete and accurate information about the risks and benefits of participating in research," the statement continues.
It notes that the consent forms provided to parents at the 19 medical centers in the TOP study were all approved by their federally required Institutional Review Boards.
But that's one of the points of contention raised by Public Citizen's complaint.
The group says IRBs weren't given enough information to judge whether the proposed study is ethical. Its letter to Sebelius says ethics committees weren't told how much transfusion practices in the trial "deviate from the usual care ... and the risks thereby posed by these deviations."
The complaint also alleges that a committee set up to monitor the TOP study as it unfolds can't do the job because there's no comparison group of infants receiving "usual care." Such " data safety and monitoring boards" are charged with reviewing what happens to research subjects during the study, and are empowered to call a halt if some are doing significantly worse (or better) than others, or patients outside the study.
But the brunt of Public Citizen's criticism is that parents being asked to enroll their infants in TOP are not being told the whole story of the risks they might face. For instance, consent forms do not tell parents about the results of two previous studies of the when-to-transfuse question, which suggested that infants who got transfused late had higher incidence of death, brain injury and need for emergency transfusions.
Public Citizen notes that consent forms contain statements such as "This study does not carry any additional risk to your baby," "There are no known risks at this time to participation in this study," and risks "are exactly the same risks that exist in current medical practice."
The consumer group says parents should be told that if their infants are in the study, they will not get the individualized care tailored for their situation.
Ethicist George Annas of Boston University, who will speak at next week's forum, agrees on this point.
"You have to make sure parents understand what you're asking them to do," Annas tells Shots. "The primary thing is you're giving up your right to a physician who makes decisions based on what he or she thinks is in the best interest of your child rather than flipping a coin."
The stakes in sorting out these issues are high. That's why Collins entered the fray in June, disavowing a ruling by an HHS ethics panel that criticized the SUPPORT study. Dozens of medical researchers and ethicists have also rallied around the SUPPORT investigators.
But an editorial in this week's Nature strongly sides with the critics of SUPPORT and those who say full informed consent shouldn't be fudged when doing studies that test standard practices.
"Such 'standard of care' trials are likely to become more widespread," the editorial notes, "after being mandated in the 2010 health care law."
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Stop Smoking: Your Personal Plan
Everyone knows it can be hard to stop smoking. After all, the nicotine in cigarettes is a powerfully addictive drug. But with the right approach, you can do it. Millions of Americans have kicked the smoking habit by following some key steps, like lining up support from friends and planning ahead how they'll respond to cravings.
This personal planning tool helps you think through your approach. As you work through the planner, you'll see examples of some of the things other people did to stop smoking. When you're finished, you can print a goal sheet to guide and inspire you.
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I never really though of using peanuts and in particular peanut butter in savoury dishes until I started food blogging. Since discovering the savoury side of peanut butter I have been thoroughly enjoying it! By far, my favorite savoury way to use peanut butter is a spicy Thai peanut sauce that also includes other Thai flavours such as freshly made Thai red curry paste , coconut milk, fish sauce, palm sugar and lime juice. I am always keeping an eye out for new ways to enjoy this peanut sauce and inspiration struck in the most recent issue of Food and Drink magazine in the form of spicy peanut pork dish. I really liked the idea of the dish but I found the recipe a bit lacking so I took the main ingredients including the rice noodles, the pork tenderloin, the peanut sauce and the red peppers and went from there. The first thing that I did was swap in my favorite peanut sauce for the one in the recipe and then I added more vegetables. Given that you are only sauteing the pork for a few minutes you want to start with a nice tender cut like the tenderloin.
Like most sautes, things move quickly once you start cooking so you will want to have everything cleaned and chopped and really to go before you turn on the heat. Once your prep work is done the rest is really quick and simple. The spicy peanut pork noodle saute turned out great! The tasty peanut sauce covered all of the noodles, pork, and vegetables ensuring that every bite was full of flavour and a bit of heat! The pork cooked up nice and tender and I really enjoyed the vegetable combination. Of course the chopped peanuts added a great crunchy texture to the dish. This turned out to be another great way to enjoy peanut butter in a savoury dish and I will definitely be making it again!
Thai Peanut Pork Noodle Saute
- 1/2 package rice noodles
- 1 pork tenderloin (sliced thinly)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 bunch green onions (whites and greens separated)
- 1 red pepper (thinly sliced)
- 1 carrot (julienned)
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- 1/2 cup peanut sauce
- 1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)
- 1 handful roasted peanuts (chopped)
- Place the rice noodles in a large bowl, cover with boiling water and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a pan on med-high heat.
- Add the pork and saute until cooked, about 4 minutes and set aside.
- Add the whites of the green onions and the red pepper saute for 3 minutes.
- Add the carrots and saute for another minute and set aside.
- Add the peanut sauce to the pan and bring to a boil.
- Drain the noodles and add them to the pan along with the pork and beansprouts and toss to coat.
- Remove from heat, mix in the the greens of the green onions and cilantro and garnish with the peanuts.
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A day after Zimbabweans turned out heavily to vote in national elections, the main challenger to longtime President Robert Mugabe is calling the balloting "a sham election that does not reflect the will of the people."
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, ticked off a list of alleged problems, including thousands of citizens who he says were thrown off voter rolls, voters being moved to different polling stations, an excess of printed ballots, and voters being forced to accept "assistance" when casting ballots.
"This has been a huge farce," he said at a news conference Thursday, calling the election "null and void."
Mugabe, who has been in power for more than 30 years, has denied any interference. His political party tweeted that it had won the election but quickly withdrew the claim Thursday, saying it would wait for the country's electoral commissioners to issue a decision. The results are expected by Monday.
But as NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reports, Tsvangirai's opposition group is not questioning the outcome election — it's insisting the vote process is invalid.
Ofeibea says there's concern that disputes about the election process could spark the kind of violence Zimbabwe experienced during its last presidential election, in 2008. It was so terrible that Tsvangirai pulled out of the contest after the first round, even though he received the most votes. A mediated settlement kept Mugabe in the presidency, while Tsvangirai became the new prime minister. The uneasy truce has lasted for four and a half years.
The Associated Press reports that Solomon Zwana of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network said his group has found a "wide range of problems" in the election. He said it "was compromised by a campaign to stop voters from casting ballots. The monitoring group says as many as 1 million out of more than 6 million eligible voters were not on voters' lists."
However, the head of the African Union delegation, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo told NPR that voting has been orderly. "The first place I called in this morning there hadn't been any serious incidents," he said.
Tsvangirai warned that election results that are manipulated and illegitimate will plunge Zimbabwe into serious crisis.
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With both Bay Area teams on the ropes and down 2-0, today's playoff matches shift to the other two LDS, both of which have the visiting team up 1-0:
WAS Jordan Zimmerman (12-8, 2.94) vs. STL Jaime Garcia (7-7, 3.92); 1.30p.
NYY Andy Pettitte (5-4, 2.87) vs. BAL Wei-Yin Chen (12-11, 4.02); 5p.
Here's hoping the nation's capital comes out on top (despite the Sports Illustrated jinx working against it):


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In case you haven't seen and heard it yet, there's a short video clip circulating of what it was like last Friday as a woman aboard a flight from Los Angeles to New York was taken off the plane after an unscheduled stop in Kansas City.
Her offense? She wouldn't stop singing songs made famous by the late Whitney Houston. Listen to the video and you'll understand why her performance bothered other passengers.
According to KCTV, the unidentified woman "was interviewed and released without any charges." American Airlines spokesman Joe McBride told the station that the airline refused to allow her to board another of its flights. She had to make her own arrangements, KCTV says.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 8, 2015) - Carpathian Gold Inc. (CSE:CPN) (the "Corporation" or "Carpathian") advises that it has concluded a further extended forbearance and amendment agreement (the "Agreement") with Macquarie Bank Limited ("Macquarie") in respect of the project finance facility (the "Facility") entered into between Macquarie and the Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mineração Riacho dos Machados Ltda. ("MRDM"). The Agreement provides for a US$300,000 increase in the amount of funds made available under Tranche 3 of the Facility, for a total Facility of up to US$236.3 million of which approximately US$233.2 million is currently drawn. Under the terms of the Agreement, the forbearance period has been extended to September 11, 2015, with repayment of any funds drawn down under Tranche 3 to be effected by September 11, 2015. There is no assurance that Macquarie will agree to any further extensions to the forbearance period or the Tranche 3 repayment date.
In addition, the Corporation advises that it has concluded a further extended forbearance and amendment agreement with Macquarie in respect of the gold stream transactions entered into among Macquarie, the Corporation and MRDM. The previously announced forbearance period has also been extended to September 11, 2015. There is no assurance that Macquarie will agree to any further extensions of the forbearance.
About Carpathian
Carpathian is an exploration and development company whose primary business is gold production at its 100% owned Riacho dos Machados Gold Project in Brazil. In addition, it is also focussed on advancing its exploration and development plans on its 100% owned Rovina Valley Au-Cu Project located in Romania.
Forward-Looking Statements: Statements and certain information contained in this press release and any documents incorporated by reference may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation which may include, but is not limited to, information with respect to the Corporation's expected production from, and further potential of, the Corporation's properties; the Corporation's ability to raise additional funds; the future price of minerals, particularly gold and copper; the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources; conclusions of economic evaluation; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of estimated future production; costs of production; capital expenditures; success of exploration activities; mining or processing issues; currency exchange rates; government regulation of mining operations; and environmental risks. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements/information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements/information is based on management's expectations and reasonable assumptions at the time such statements are made. Estimates regarding the anticipated timing, amount and cost of exploration and development activities are based on assumptions underlying mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates and the realization of such estimates are set out herein. Capital and operating cost estimates are based on extensive research of the Corporation, purchase orders placed by the Corporation to date, recent estimates of construction and mining costs and other factors that are set out herein.
Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Carpathian and/or its subsidiaries to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include: uncertainties of mineral resource estimates; the nature of mineral exploration and mining; variations in ore grade and recovery rates; cost of operations; fluctuations in the sale prices of products; volatility of gold and copper prices; exploration and development risks; liquidity concerns and future financings; risks associated with operations in foreign jurisdictions; potential revocation or change in permit requirements and project approvals; competition; no guarantee of titles to explore and operate; environmental liabilities and regulatory requirements; dependence on key individuals; conflicts of interests; insurance; fluctuation in market value of Carpathian's shares; rising production costs; equipment material and skilled technical workers; volatile current global financial conditions; and currency fluctuations; and other risks pertaining to the mining industry. Although Carpathian has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-looking information contained herein or incorporated by reference are made as of the date of this presentation or as of the date of the documents incorporated by reference, as the case may be, and Carpathian does not undertake to update any such forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained or incorporated by reference in this document is presented for the purpose of assisting shareholders in understanding the financial position, strategic priorities and objectives of the Corporation for the periods referenced and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
The CSE does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
Carpathian Gold is a gold development stage company based in .
Carpathian Gold holds various exploration projects in Romania.
Its main exploration properties are RIACHO DOS MACHADOS in Brazil, FUZERRADVANY and KANAZVAR in Hungary and ROVINA, COLNIC, CIRESATA ROVINA and ORAVITA in Romania.


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Customs (duties levied on imports and exports) and excise (duties charged on goods produced in Australia) tariff measures are usually not initiated by a bill, as considerations relating to timing and drafting make a bill an unsuitable vehicle to initiate the variety and number of tariff proposals that come before the House. Such measures are generally introduced by way of motion, in the form of custom tariff and excise tariff proposals. These, as 'proposals dealing with taxation', may be submitted to the House without notice.139 Bass Strait freight adjustment levy proposals were regarded as duties of excise.140
The moving of a customs tariff (or excise tariff) proposal is normally treated as a formal procedure for the purpose of initiating the collection of the duty. It may be debated141 and an amendment may be moved,142 although a private Member's amendment cannot have the effect of increasing or extending the scope of the charge proposed beyond the total already existing in any Acts.143 It is usual for the debate to be adjourned by an opposition Member and for all tariff proposals to be listed together on the Notice Paper under the one order of the day. Debate on a proposal may be resumed on a later day144 but this is a rare occurrence. Collection of duties is thus commenced on the authority of an unresolved motion, and this has been accepted as a convention.
When the Parliament is prorogued or when the House has expired by effluxion of time or been dissolved or is adjourned for a period exceeding seven days, a notice of a customs or excise tariff proposal may be published in the Gazette and the proposal is deemed to have effect as from such time after the publication of the notice as is specified in the notice. Any proposals given notice in this way must be proposed in the Parliament within seven sitting days of the next meeting of the House.145Customs officers are provided with protection by the Customs and Excise Acts from commencement of proceedings for anything done by them for the protection of the revenue in relation to a tariff or tariff alteration:146
It has been considered that the validity of a tariff proposal is limited for these specified periods. When the Parliament was unexpectedly dissolved in November 1975, action was taken to publish a notice in the Gazette of those tariff proposals which were before the House at the time of dissolution. Some of these proposals had been in operation since September 1974. The proposals mentioned in the Gazette notice were moved in the House on the second day of the new Parliament.147
A customs tariff amendment bill or an excise tariff amendment bill, as the case may be, is usually introduced at an appropriate time to consolidate most of the outstanding proposals introduced into the House. These bills are retrospective in operation, in respect of each proposal, to the date on which collection commenced.
After a tariff amendment bill has received assent, unless a prorogation or dissolution has intervened causing the motions on the proposals to lapse, the Minister or Parliamentary Secretary usually moves to discharge the orders of the day in respect of those proposals now contained in the Act. For convenience this is usually done on the next occasion that tariff proposals are moved in the House. In the absence of a tariff amendment bill, tariff proposals then before the House may be affirmed towards the end of a period of sittings by means of a tariff validation bill. In this case the proposals are not discharged from the Notice Paper as they have not yet been incorporated in the tariff schedule by means of a tariff amendment bill. A validation bill merely extends the force of tariff proposals.
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A new approach to your workspace, Steelcase Flex Personal Spaces gives people a heightened level of privacy, control and comfort in the hybrid workplace.
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The Senate Finance committee is working on a tax package for next year and the plan is likely to look quite different from a proposal adopted in the House several weeks ago.
The House plan raised roughly $25 million in 2014 and $46 million in 2015. It increased the rooms and meals tax by half a percent, imposed the sales tax on soda, candy, and bottled water, and capped personal income tax deductions.
Governor Peter Shumlin has vowed to oppose any plan that increases a broad based tax and he says the House proposal does this three times.
"This is just the wrong medicine, at the wrong time for our great state. We do not need to raise income taxes, rooms and meals taxes, sales taxes on hard working Vermont families right now."
Senate Finance chairman Tim Ashe notes that the House plan raised the rooms and meals tax for only a one year period and he says he doesn't favor this kind of temporary approach.
"Every year the Legislature treats our tax code like a volume dial on a radio," said Ashe. "Turning it up a little turning it down a little bit but whether you're an individual or a business having that unpredictable nature to our tax code has an effect on you so we should figure out what's a fair policy and then try to stick with it as long as we can."
The House plan caps personal income tax deductions at two and half times the standard deduction. For an individual, the cap would be roughly $15,000 and for a couple it would be approximately $30,000, but Ashe thinks some deductions have greater policy value than others.
For instance, he questions allowing people who build "trophy homes" to deduct all of their mortgage interest but he likes the idea of encouraging people to make charitable contributions.
"I think we'll have to give strong consideration either to an a la carte approach to make the system more equitable I think that would be our first approach before going to a total cap as the House has done."
Ashe thinks the House did make the right decision to remove the food exemption on the sales tax for soda and candy.
"So the question isn't can we raise $2.5 million bucks a year by taxing it. It should be, does it deserve the same treatment as something like you know an apple ?
Ashe says it's also likely that his committee will reject the Governor's plan to take $17 million from a tax credit program for low income working people to finance an expansion of child care services.
The panel could have a draft plan ready by the end of the week.


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Over the last few weeks I have been seeing a few really nice looking blueberry buckles and I just had to make one while the fresh local blueberries were still in season. I am not really sure why it is called a buckle but what caught my attention was the full two cups of blueberries in it! The next thing that I liked about it was the crumb topping of course. I made a few changes to the recipe including replacing half of the flour with whole wheat flour to make it a bit healthier and replacing some the sugar with maple sugar both in the cake and in the crumbs. Maple and blueberries go so well together that I could not resist working some maple into the recipe. The maple blueberry buckle was as easy to make as mix and bake and it turn out amazingly well. The cake was nice and moist and light and fluffy and just packed with blueberry goodness. I am not really sure if you could fit any more blueberries into this cake but that's what makes it so good. The maple went really well in the buckle bringing an amazing aroma and flavour that finished it off perfectly. I practically inhaled the first slice but luckily there are a few more slices for breakfasts during the week.
Blueberry Buckle
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup maple sugar (or sugar)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup maple sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
- Mix the flours, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
- Cream the butter and sugars.
- Mix the egg and vanilla into the butter mixture.
- Mix the flour mixture and milk into the butter mixture.
- Fold in the blueberries.
- Pour the batter into a greased 10 inch spring form pan.
- Mix the flours, sugars, cinnamon and butter in a bowl until crumbs form.
- Sprinkle the crumbs on top of the cake.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until a toothpick pushed into the center comes out clean, about 60-70 minutes.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Walnut Coffee Cake - Blue Monday
Trafalger Square
As you read this, we'll be on our way to Texas for the first leg of our Christmas adventures. We'll be in Austin through the 26th and then head to Connecticut to meet our newest heir and greet the New Year. While my correspondence may suffer, there will be a new recipe and a, hopefully, pithy observation each day I'm gone, so please don't be strangers. I'll do my best to respond to your comments, but should reality trump intent, know I'll be back and in fine fettle for the New Year.
The walnut coffee cake featured today is the very nicest surprise of my Christmas baking adventures. I stumbled on the recipe and clipped it to use as a filler, never expecting it to become a holiday superstar. It is a wonderful yeast bread that is decidedly simple to make. It requires patience rather than kneading. The dough is mixed and then put to bed for the night in the refrigerator. It is filled, rolled and baked the following day. While there are several steps required to make this, none of them are difficult and no special equipment is required. The loaves can be frozen, but if you choose to take that route don't frost them until they've been thawed and are ready to serve. The loaves are very sticky, so don't let them sit for more than 15 minutes in their pans. When you turn them out, cover your cooling rack with plastic wrap or parchment paper to keep them from sticking to the ribs of the rack. Once cool, they'll be fine and the paper can be removed from the bottom of the loaves. This cake comes very close to being my all-time favorite coffee cake. It would be in first place if it weren't for the fact I know that there is another one out there that is just waiting to be discovered. On a scale of one to five, this cake is easily a five. Please try it.
Over-Night Walnut Coffee Cake...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, courtesy of Epicurean.com
4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
4-1/2 teaspoons (2 pkg.) active dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup warm water
2 eggs
1 cup cold milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons melted butter
3/4 cup butter
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups finely chopped walnuts
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 tablespoon hot water
1) In large mixing bowl, combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar and salt. Cut in butter until it resembles corn meal.
2) In small bowl, combine yeast with 1 tablespoon sugar and warm water; stir to dissolve.
3) In another bowl, combine eggs, milk and vanilla; stir until well combined. Stir in yeast mixture, then add to flour mixture with a wooden spoon mixing until well combined and a rough dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight.
4) When ready to proceed, cream butter. Gradually beat in gradually beat in powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread 2 tablespoons of mixture in bottom and up sides of two 9 x 5 loaf pans. Reserve remainder for filling. Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped nuts in bottom of each pan.
6) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
7) Divide dough in half. On lightly floured board, roll each half to a 10 x 18 inch rectangle. Spread each half with remaining filling, then sprinkle each with 1/2 cup chopped nuts. Cut each half cross wise into 3 equal strips, 6 x 10 inches long. Starting at long edge of each strip, roll up jelly-roll style to form 10-inch long rolls; twist slightly. Braid 3 rolls together; place in pans, tucking ends under.
8) Bake for 50 - 55 minutes. Remove from pans; frost when cool.
9) To make frosting, place powdered sugar, butter, corn syrup and water in a small bowl and combine until smooth. Add additional water as need to make a heavy but pourable icing. Yield: 2 loaves/cakes.
This post is being linked to:
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41 comments :
- nancy said...
what to do what to do? this one or the Budapest Coffee Cake for Coffee ladies on Tues? This looks really good.
- December 21, 2009 at 12:46 AM
- claudie said...
I have a picture of my dad at Trafalgar Square during WW11. He had legs then. He lost both legs in a Sherman Tank. He is now in heaven with all the angels.
Happy Blue Monday & Merry Christmas Mary.
Love Claudie
xoxoxo - December 21, 2009 at 1:18 AM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Nancy, the cakes are different from each other in that one is more like a crisp sweet bread and the other is like a cake. I prefer yeast coffee cakes, so I'd go for the walnut coffee cake. Bob, my husband, loves the Budapest coffee cake which is much sweeter. Either of them would be wonderful for your guests.
- December 21, 2009 at 1:58 AM
- My Little Space said...
I'm drooling! Oh my, looks so delish... can't wait to try it out! Thanks for sharing.
- December 21, 2009 at 3:18 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Beautiful coffee cake--have a wonderful trip and happy holidays!
- December 21, 2009 at 4:33 AM
- Chubskulit Rose said...
Ahhh I am longing for a bit of that hehehe.
My Blue Monday, Merry Christmas! - December 21, 2009 at 5:47 AM
- EJ said...
That's a very tall Christmas tree.
Blue Monday with our new eye candy, happy holidays! - December 21, 2009 at 6:10 AM
- Unknown said...
O what a marvellous recipe. I am so sure this is a cake I would adore. I look forward to trying it. Thankyou so much for the recipe!
- December 21, 2009 at 6:13 AM
- Chef E said...
Happy travels, and is that cake got a ticket as well? Ha, and please blow a kiss when you land in Texas, my beloved home, and to the west so my sis will catch it on the wind!
- December 21, 2009 at 6:15 AM
- Kat said...
This looks wonderful! And welcome to Texas! I hope you enjoy your stay, and if it was any other time of year I'd invite you up to Georgetown for a visit. I know how busy you will be visiting, so just know that the next time you are in the area, drop me a line and I'll take you to lunch! Have a joyous Christmas. Kathy
- December 21, 2009 at 6:16 AM
- gengen said...
Oh my goodness you make me hungry this early morning. I like your cake...Happy blue Monday.
- December 21, 2009 at 6:36 AM
- SmilingSally said...
That foggy London sky is a dull blue indeed. I've been to that fascinating city twice, and how I loved it!
Your recipe sounds tempting, but I've no time this year, Mary. This is a good one for me to save to bake another day. Happy Blue Monday and Merry Christmas! - December 21, 2009 at 6:49 AM
- Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...
Isn't it funny how a recipe can surprise you and be a favorite when you had no idea it would be? Nice surprises sometimes.
Enjoy your Christmas trip and your visit with family. Be safe and have a merry Christmas.
Sam - December 21, 2009 at 7:00 AM
- Martha said...
As always, this looks really good!
- December 21, 2009 at 7:15 AM
- Hootin Anni said...
Oh boy....you're gonna be in Texas. Too bad it's so far north of us. I'd make a special trip up there to meet you if I could.
Have yourself a blessed holiday Mary. And travel safely. - December 21, 2009 at 7:35 AM
- Schnitzel and the Trout said...
You have the most amazing recipes. Safe travels to your family. Need grandma pictures with that new heir!!! Merry Christmas and looking forward to a whole new year of your blogging.
- December 21, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Glo said...
Oh gosh this looks good! Love the picture of Trafalgar Square too!
- December 21, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- George Gaston said...
Mary, safe travels and enjoy the time with your family. This coffee cake looks like it is out of this world and I love the creamy icing, too.
I'll have to put this on my "must-make" list in the New Year. Many thanks... and Happy Holidays! - December 21, 2009 at 8:22 AM
- Arlene Delloro said...
This is the kind of coffee cake that I prefer. I need to bring something to Christmas brunch. If it isn't savoury, this will be it. Have a wonderful trip.
- December 21, 2009 at 8:31 AM
- storyteller said...
What a FESTIVE view on a grey day in Trafalger Square! As always, your mouth-watering treats would go deliciously with my morning coffee. Hope you enjoy your Christmas travel adventures connecting with family for the holidays ;-)
Hugs and blessings, - December 21, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- NKP said...
I love the flavour that overnight retarding gives. What a great coffee cake!
- December 21, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Cathy said...
This is indeed the season for coffee cakes. How exciting to meet your new grandson. There couldn't be a better Christmas present.
Holiday blessings to you all. - December 21, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Claudia said...
I do love a good coffee cake - not store bought - they are too dry. Scrumptious. Happy trails to you - but your travels be worry-free.
- December 21, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- xinex said...
Although I fell in love with Trafalgar Sq. when we saw it in London, I can;'t decide now if I like your Walnut cake better, LOL! Looks yummy! Hope you and your family have a Blessed Christmas, Mary!...Christine
- December 21, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- Judy said...
Wow! That looks yummy!!
- December 21, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Kathryn said...
Looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing it with us!
- December 21, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- Maria said...
Beautiful cake for a Blue Monday:)
- December 21, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- Marice said...
aww those really looks yummy :) thanks for sharing!
u may view mine here - December 21, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- Kim, USA said...
This looks like very yummy..with coffee and great friends around makes the day very delightful. Thanks for sharing!
Nativity scene - December 21, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- D said...
Mary, our family wishes you and yours a blessed Christmas! and thank you for all your wonderful recipes. Diana
- December 21, 2009 at 11:39 AM
- Unknown said...
merry christmas and happy holidays.
hugs and kisses for the new heir - December 21, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Karen said...
This really does look and sound good. I like that it's braided and especially like the sugar 'crust' on the outside of the loaf!
- December 21, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
You have fun and enjoy the holidays... Bet it's gonna be hard for you to turn over the cooking duties to someone else.
Won't be nothing for you to do but hold that new grandbaby... Oh well, try to make the best of it anyway
;) - December 21, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Unknown said...
WONDERFUL!!! coffee cake filled with walnuts. Have a Merry Christmas.
Geri - December 21, 2009 at 2:07 PM
- jeanne said...
Hello Mary, we will be in Fl for Christmas for a week. I will be taking a bit of a blogging break too.I wish you a safe journey.
This coffee cake looks delicious. Mary your recipes are an inspiration to us all.
The photo in Trafalgar Square is gorgeous.
May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!
Christmas love, Jeanne - December 21, 2009 at 2:32 PM
- Debbie said...
Yum.....love the coffee cake but especially your last post on linzer cookies. One of my very favorites! Both look delicious!
- December 21, 2009 at 8:08 PM
- joyh82 said...
Wow your posts always make me hungry :) The coffee cake looks so fresh and yummy!Have a very Merry Christmas!
- December 21, 2009 at 8:24 PM
- Kathleen said...
Merry Christmas, Mary!
When you are in CT, yell across the sound, and I will hear you on the other side on LI!
Safe travels! - December 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- Alessandra said...
So coffee cake means that it is a cake to be served with coffee...and not made with coffee :-) Mary, think of me wondering wow what an interesting combination walnut and coffee, I must see this...and then realizing what coffee cake means!
But it happened to me something similar... you see in Italian we call coffee cake (your sort of cake) plum cake! I put my recipe in a book and readers came back to me asking where the plums where!
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year
Alessandra - December 22, 2009 at 12:35 AM
- Stefanie said...
Looks so delicious!
I love this kind of overnight doughs! It makes live (especially on holidays) easier! - December 26, 2009 at 2:51 AM
- Joanne said...
This is so beautiful! I love a good coffee cake and especially like that this is an overnight version. Perfect for brunch! Have fun with your family and have a safe trip!
- December 27, 2009 at 9:49 PM


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Piano Tuning Services in Formby
I tune and repair pianos for schools, colleges and private homes, in the Formby area. Most of my clients have their pianos tuned to concert pitch A440.
Some pianos, due to their age, cannot be tuned to A440. However, Ialways try to bring the piano up to pitch when possible. Pitch isvery important when learning the piano. Particularly for young children, the wrong pitch can put them off if the note they areplaying on their piano is a semitone flat compared to the one on their music teacher's piano. However, bringing the piano up to pitch takes more time and therefore costs more it can mean more than one visit to stabilise the piano .
Why maintain a piano?
The piano is a highly developed, complicated piece of equipment. It contains about 240 different lengths of highly tensioned wire. (Approx. 160lbs per note and a 15% increase in the bass giving you an overall strain on the frame of 21 tons approx.) These lengths of wire go to make up 85 to 88 notes spread across the musical range. Plus, for each note, there exists a mechanism, which in the case of an upright piano contains up to 14 different moving parts. In the case of a grand up to 22 per note.
Since the piano must be maintained at a specific tension to achieve a good musical sound, the matter of maintenance becomes an on-going process. Since a piano consists mainly of wood and iron, all of this is subject to movement. The movement of the wooden sound board, framework, cause the wires to change tension without prompting by the user. Thus, it becomes necessary to set up a minimal schedule of tuning of the instrument to ensure reliable and pleasant results. Of course, this schedule can't be, nor is it a hard and fast one. But, we can make recommendations and set out guidelines. You should evaluate your piano usage in terms of your own experience.
How often should I have my piano tuned?
For example, if you play the piano in Formby several hours a day, and work to a performance standard, it is quite likely, that for your own piece of mind, and that of your listeners, you may need to have your instrument tuned frequently. This could be as often as once a week. But, experience can be a good guide. If you are a parent with a child in school who is learning to play the piano, routine maintenance becomes important. For, a student feels frustrated if clashing notes or poorly functioning and badly regulated action parts foils his or her attempts. We recommend for a family with a piano in general uses that the tuner visit no less than every 6 months. Often more frequent visits may be necessary this isn't out of the ordinary.
The piano is a highly developed, complicated piece of equipment. It contains approximately 240 different lengths of highly tensioned wire, with approximately 160 lbs. of pressure per string and a 15% increase in the bass. This produces an overall strain on the frame of about 21 tones. These lengths of wire go to make up 85 to 88 notes spread across the musical range. Each note has its own individual mechanism, the combined total of which in the case of an upright piano adds up to 14,000 moving parts. In the case of a grand the total reaches as high as 22,000 parts.
Since the piano must be maintained at a specific tension to achieve a good musical sound, the matter of maintenance becomes an on-going process. A piano consists mainly of wood and iron, and both materials are subject to movement. The movement of the wooden soundboard and the frame causes the wires to change tension without prompting by the user. Thus, it becomes necessary to set up a minimal schedule of tuning of the instrument to ensure reliable and pleasing results. This schedule isn't a hard and fast one, but we can make recommendations and set out guidelines. Once a year is the minimum for most pianos. Most piano makers recommend twice a year and some three times a year.
Humidity and Temperature have a big effect on pianos staying in tune more so than playing. Quite a lot of homes in the Lancashire area in the months of November to April tend to have a humidity range from 38% 40% and form April to November 40% to 65% and some as low as 20%. This swing makes the soundboard swell and shrink this up and down movement pull and loosens the piano strings putting the piano out of tune. Pianos that are in rooms with the humidity below 38% for several months are causing the piano long-term damage.
What do the Manufacturers say:
Tuning and Regulation:
Pianos are delicate instrument: which need professional attention periodically. Basically there are two types of professional piano care: tuning and regulation. Tuning means correcting the pitch of every note by re- tightening the strings. Each piano string is normally stretched to a tension of about 90 kilograms (198.5 pounds), but eventually it will stretch further with use and lose some of its tension, causing the piano to lose its correct pitch. The strings need to be tuned generally twice a year to restore them to their proper tension.
>Regulation involves the entire piano action, keyboard and pedal movements. Whether the piano will perform properly or not depends on how accurately the adjustment is made.
Tuning and regulation should be done by an expert. When your piano requires either one, ask your Kemble dealer or just call a specialist in the Formby area. Your dealer can also advise you about the interval between adjustments for your piano under the circumstances in which it is used.
Your Kemble Piano must be regularly tuned by a qualified tuner or technician We recommend this is done at least twice a year.
Kemble & Co Ltd.
Yamaha Pianos
Where to locate your piano in your home, school, church or institution in Formby :
Put your piano where it sounds best: The piano should be placed in a room where the sound will be evenly distributed. A room where all the sound gathers in one spot will produce sound lag and echoes. The best room for your piano is one in which its sound will reverberate to produce pleasant, full-bodied tones without harsh echoes.
Optimize your piano's environment:
Proper conditions mean better sound: Pianos work best and sound best when the temperature and humidity are right. Proper ventilation is also important. Generally speaking, a relative humidity of between 40 and 45 percent is ideal for pianos. The use of materials such as wood, felt and cloth in piano construction means that many parts are quite delicate. If not properly cared for, they can be damaged easily. Therefore we are unable to assume responsibility for damage resulting from abuse, harsh treatment, or extended exposure to adverse conditions.
How humidity affects a piano: Felt, cloth, leather and the precision wood parts-some of them machined to tolerances as fine as 1/100mm-used in such critical parts of the piano as the action, are extremely sensitive to humidity. Too much humidity will result in dull hammer action and unclear tones, rusting of internal parts and sticking keys. Before this happens the humid condition should be addressed and the piano should be serviced.
Adopt a schedule of regular tuning and service:
Why schedule regular service? Having your piano serviced regularly in Formby is a lot like taking vitamins. As you regularly take vitamins, you generally feel better and you are able to perform at your peak level. Also, taking vitamins helps you avoid serious illnesses and other health-related problems. The same is true regarding regular service for your piano. Regular service will keep your piano's performance (and your enjoyment) at its peak level. It will also correct "progressive" problems early, before they turn into costly repairs. For these reasons Yamaha strongly recommends that you adopt a schedule of regular service for your piano.
Tuning and adjustment:
Pianos are delicate instruments that need professional attention periodically. Basically there are two types of professional piano care: tuning and adjustment.
Tuning means correcting the pitch of every note by retightening the strings. Each piano string is normally stretched to a pressure of about 90 kilograms (198pounds). Eventually, though, it will stretch further with use and lose some of its tension, causing the piano to lose its correct pitch. The strings need to be tuned a minimum of twice a year to restore them to their proper tension.
Adjustment involves the entire piano action, keyboard and pedal movements. Proper adjustment is especially important for grand pianos. Whether the piano will perform properly or not depends how accurately the adjustment is made.
Tuning and adjustment should always be done by an expert. When your piano requires either one, ask your Yamaha dealer or call a specialist tuner Your Tuner can also advise you about the interval between adjustments for your piano under the circumstances in which it is used.
Kawai Pianos
- Kawai pianos are finished with a variety of finishes, from fine hand-rubbed lacquer to beautiful high gloss polyester resin. Care of these diverse finishes is essentially the same. The beauty of the instrument can be maintained with the following guidelines:
- Dust should be removed using a soft feather or wool-type duster. Care should be taken not to apply pressure to the finish or to drag the dust across the finish, which can create fine scratches in the surface. These fine scratches will eventually leave a high gloss instrument looking dull. Being very careful with regular dusting is the most important step in retaining the gloss in a polished polyester finish.
- Fingerprints or similar marks can be cleaned with a dampened soft cloth, followed by a dry cloth. In cases of stubborn greasy dirt, using a small amount of mild detergent (such as mild dishwashing liquid) on the damp cloth may help, as can a high-quality spray window cleaner such as Windex
- In general, furniture polishes are not recommended except for specialized polishes for high-gloss finishes. One such polish is "Cory" Polish, available from your authorized Kawai piano dealer, and many piano tuner-technicians.
- If a high-gloss finish becomes dull or is deeply scratched, the finish can usually be restored to its original appearance by a polyester repair specialist. .
- The interior of the piano should be cleaned periodically by a qualified piano technician. Improper cleaning of the plate, strings, soundboard and action may result in damage to the piano. We recommend this be left to a trained technician.
Tuning and Service:
All pianos need to be tuned regularly. The amount of time between tunings for a fine instrument depends on many factors, especially the stability of the temperature and humidity and the amount of use the piano receives. In general, Kawai recommends 2 to 4 tunings per year. However, your piano tuner-technician can best recommend the appropriate interval for your specific environmental conditions and use.
Pianos also need to be serviced in ways other than simple tuning. The action mechanism and the hammers are subject to wear through use. Periodic voicing and regulation will keep the piano sounding its best throughout the life of the instrument. In general, if the touch or tone of your piano seems uneven, difficult to control, or the notes do not repeat well, you should speak with your piano tuner-technician about the need for regulation and voicing.
C. Bechstein
Maintenance preserves the value of your piano
Regular maintenance preserves the value of an upright or grand piano. Maintenance includes tuning, adjustment and voicing. For each instrument responds sensitively to climate changes as well as regularity of use. And only if you have your instrument serviced regularly, will it keep its high quality.
All climate changes
-shifts in humidity and temperature - affect your sensitive instrument. The mechanical stresses on your instrument as well as temperature and humidity changes have an impact on the tension of the strings. Therefore, over time the tuning starts to become irregular. Your piano should be tuned at least twice a year. Treat your upright and your grand piano to a regular tuning service by designated piano technicians. This preserves the value of your instrument and your musical enjoyment. It's worth it.
The keyboard and action requires
thousands of individual parts. Over time, normal use causes changes in the efficiency and harmony of these elements interacting with one another. Adjustment by designated professionals brings everything back into perfect harmony. An adjustment of the mechanics, keyboard and pedals harmonizes all elements and restores perfect interaction. Only if you play music with a perfectly adjusted and tuned instrument, can it be the appropriate partner for you. A qualified technician will really bring out the best from your instrument. Your listening habits, your touch and your complete satisfaction are consciously or unconsciously influenced by the condition of your instrument.
The impact of hammer-head
felt on the strings causes different compression. In voicing, purposefully piercing the hammer-head felts restores their elasticity and equalizes tone color and quality. Voicing adjusts your instrument perfectly to the acoustical characteristics of your space. Musical work, however, leaves its mark. New voicing from time to time renews harmonious symmetry for flawless listening experience.


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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Before the Imperium
Then it dawned on me. I didn't start playing Traveller till 1980 or 1981, well after the official Third Imperium setting had been firmly established. Alongside my little black books were later supplements, adventures, and copies of The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, each of which contributed bits and pieces of the Imperium setting, forever coloring my sense of what Traveller was and was about.
But there's none of that in the little black books. None. The Imperium is never mentioned. Like OD&D on which it was clearly modeled, Traveller in 1977 has only an implied setting, a goulash of Piper, Anderson, Tubb, Chandler, Niven, and Pournelle, with other bits and pieces ripped from off from SF stories written in the decades before the game was published. It's all very "pre-cinematic," which is to say, there's little to no evidence that science fiction movies or TV shows -- including Star Trek -- exercised much influence over Marc Miller in constructing the implied setting of the game.
So, yes, Traveller has a lot of socio-political-technological axioms in common with a lot of literary science fiction, but it nevertheless had no setting of its own. Indeed, the game frequently reminds its readers that it's the job of the referee to make one up for himself, using the tools included in its three rulebooks. (Ironically, this is a point on which the game is criticized in its review in White Dwarf #6). This absence of the Imperium, even merely as an example, makes a world of difference, believe it or not. The game feels far more wide open and flexible, two traits Traveller has always possessed in abundance but which become even more pronounced in the absence of the Imperium. This absence enables me to read Traveller with new eyes and that's a wonderful thing.
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- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2010 at 4:14 PM
I've only ever had the '83 Traveller Starter Boxset and the scenarios from Adventurer Magazine. I've never felt I've ever missed out on the Imperium, which is mentioned by never detailed in the rulebook. I always liked that Humans are the only living humanoid race, all aliens are beasts.
ReplyDelete It was actually quite late in the day when the Imperium began to take shape in Traveller. It wasn't until The Kinunir (Adventure 1) that GDW started to introduce the Third Imperium through Library Data, abd even then it was very adaptable to other games (I think I used it in my 2389 game).
My first three Traveller campaigns had nothing at all to do with the Third Imperium. Here is quick summary of two of them, if anyone is interested.
2839: http://reverancepavane.livejournal.com/193865.html
Prometheus: http://reverancepavane.livejournal.com/193643.htmlOne of the things that I do like about the Mongoose edition of Traveller is that they seem to returning to a model were the rules support a variety of different SF settings. Sure, they are putting out a lot of material explicitly tied to the OTU, but they are also using the rules for a number of licensed settings.
ReplyDeleteq.v. the Doc Smith quote on your previous post, James.
More worryingly, how many people thought Dragonlance, Ravenloft or Forgotten Realms /was/ D&D. *jk* ;)
> Ed:
> and I remember a growing sense of disillusionment as more and more official Traveller setting became available, and I felt more like a spectator.
Which was, of course, one thread of critique regarding EPT right back at the start.
Horses for courses: some people /do/ like in-depth setting & backstory, others less so; although it depends more, perhaps, on how much that actually limits play potential.I love the Third Imperium game setting, but honestly I've never had a problem discarding it and using the rules for my own home-brew settings. I hear the same criticisms about the oWoD's metaplot, but IMO the same thing applies. Discard what you don't need and keep what you want. Once you embrace the concept that a worked setting is just a grab bag of ideas for your own setting, it doesn't matter if you don't like a published game setting or not.
ReplyDeleteWhen I played with the Little Black Books as a kid, we never had any of the Imperium supplements...even though it was 1986 or so (we fell into that no man's land age right before one started working the part-time job and yet after our parents had stopped buying us our games).
Never missed the Imperium...Traveller was just fine without it.
: )My introduction to Trav' was Megatraveller, which just so happened to be the iteration in which GDW decided that the Imperium setting was what the game was about. At the time that didn't seem so odd; a game has to have a setting right? But looking back on it, I can now see how it utterly failed to engage me as a game. Though I loved reading about the broad sweep of Imperium society and history, it was so large scale and impersonal that never once did I feel the urge to actually roll up character and start adventuring. Megatraveller wasn't inviting me to play in the dirt, it was telling me stand back admire the pretty tableau of its fiction. Continuing that fiction was about buying the next supplement that told the next part of the official story, not making up my own.
It wasn't until I got and read an original three-book boxed Trav' set that I thought of Traveller as something that could actually be *played* with. No canon to mind, no second-rate "Foundation" plotting to distract me, just some instructions on how to turn random rolls and blank maps into endless adventure hooks.
I think, on balance, the 3rd Imp' setting has done more harm than good for Traveller. Its tied down the game to one dominant interpretation, and side-tracked the fan community into an endless rehash of disputes over that setting's canon. The contrast with the wide open character of the OD&D community is striking; just imagine if every discussion there had an even chance of turning into an argument over the trade routes of Furyondy or the history of the Great Kingdom.The first time I played Traveller, sometime between 79' and 81' I honestly hated it.
I wanted nothing more than a cool Sci-Fi RPG as I wasn't a fantasy fan but D&D was the only game I knew of at the time. When someone told me there was a Sci-Fi game I was all of it. I was then introduced to Traveller and I remember saying, "OK so its the future, there is space travel but...the FTL is slow, there are no Aliens and we are shooting guns with bullets? Are you sure this is a Sci-Fi game?"
Now yes, I was was 10 or 12 but I was also an advanced reader for me age, having already read some E.E. Smith, Piper, Norton and others. I had also grown up on Star Trek, SF comic books and seen Star Wars 5 times on opening day (absolutely true). Traveller, at least at first exposure, seemed like a weak representation of SF, at least as presented but the GM who ran it for us. Needless to say, we didn't want to run a campaign.
I would finally appreciate and grow to love Traveller is the mid-to-late eighties, just before MegaTraveller was released when a friend of mine who was a huge fan of it lent me the books to read for myself.
I gained such a different perspective (and being older helped as well), that I immediately went out a picked up set of the books used and than got the MegaTraveller box as soon as it was released.
I love that game and have been thinking about it alot lately. Maybe its time to dust it off and pull it out once again.As Ed put it, "I remember that. I had the original 3 books, and I remember a growing sense of disillusionment as more and more official Traveller setting became available, and I felt more like a spectator."
QFT. And I also liked Reverence Pavane's comment about original campaigns having nothing to do with the Third Imperium as a setting. E.T. Smith's comment about how the Third Imperium has side-tracked and ultimately been a detriment to Traveller is also spot on.
As I've mentioned before, I'm continuing my examination of the 1977 Edition of Traveller in my blog - the latest post is about Experience in Traveller<.My only experience with Traveller was with The New Era; I think I've mentioned before how it was the first rpg I ran, and so I was completely unprepared and overwhelmed by the weight of rules. I didn't have any problems with the setting though; I simply ignored it and used the game to run a more generic starships and trading game.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that Traveller became the dominant SF RPG when you consider that the kind of SF it drew its inspiration from was by then very much in decline, in favour of the colourful space opera of Star Wars and Star Trek. If there had been a Star Wars RPG released between 1978-1983, similar to the Marvel one in its speed, ease and fun of play, I wonder how the history of SF RPGs might have been different...
ReplyDeleteI think I see your point of Traveller having a transition between no setting and a fully fleshed out one. I received Traveller for Christmas in 1981, and I'd say it was one of best gifts I've ever received, as it was a complete surprise and a perfect fit. That seems to me to be the objective in gift giving. Anyway, I don't recall a lot of setting detail. And then I'd read a module like Twilight's Peak (Adventure 3) and there'd be these details in the Library Data section. In hindsight, it seems to me that stuff stuck out. It showed details of the wider Imperium, but it was tucked away in side area. I guess after I stopped playing it evolved, broadened, and then became a complete setting.
ReplyDeletePut me in the anti-Imperium camp. I really liked the openness of the original Traveller set. I was disappointed when each and every subsequent product tied it to the Third Imperium. I especially like Mongoose Traveller because it uses the original clean classic Traveller system and it's an open general ruleset supporting many flavors of SF.
I never thought I'd see myself write that I liked a Mongoose product, but their editing has improved much since their first Conan products.Interestingly, my experience with traveller also started before the imperium with the 3 LBB set. I pretty much always ran my own universes -as did my friends -homebrews, starwars, star trek; whatever. Seldom an OTU campaign.
That said, I always loved reading the OTU stuff -and mined it mercilessly, too. In some ways, it almost was a faux real history that we all knew, regardless of how we played...in fact, I've known very few OT pure campaigns-the supplements and adventures always had enough general info to use in most campaigns, and the rest was fun reading.
Obviously, if you didn't like the OTU that wasn't there for you -but then, one had the actual campaigns to play in, and you could ignore the OTU on a detailed level.
My most recent campaign was an OTU (probably 90% anyway) and had an interesting mix of OTU savants and people who were amazed by this whole "new 2d6 system thing !"...In play, it worked out that there were characters who knew lots about the universe and its events and politics (but were sometimes wrong), and characters who only knew what they saw on TV (ie who read the handouts) and got on with their jobs.....and at least one who didn;t give a damn, he just wanted to play with his technical toys and keep em running. A surprisingly realistic social mix which one [i]doesn't[/i] get with a pure homebrew -although it was in some ways freeing for me as the GM, it does come with some baggage.I think, on balance, the 3rd Imp' setting has done more harm than good for Traveller. Its tied down the game to one dominant interpretation, and side-tracked the fan community into an endless rehash of disputes over that setting's canon. The contrast with the wide open character of the OD&D community is striking; just imagine if every discussion there had an even chance of turning into an argument over the trade routes of Furyondy or the history of the Great Kingdom.
While I understand all too well about the issues with canon arguments breaking down discussion online, I do have to point out that I've never ever had one of those discussions derail an actual game - even at cons where gaming is most like online discussion.
I think it's important to draw a distinction between how the game is discussed and how it is played; traveller (and any other RPG) is designed to produce a game, not an internet community or body of discussion. It has to stand or fall on that, thus far. My view is that the Third imperium has probably resulted in considerable shackling of online discussion (try and critique or defend New Era or its main creator, for instance); but its effects on play is less clear, and perhaps a more fruitful area for criticism without getting into canon -for instance, the constrained empire and lack of exploration campaigns as a result.
(aka captainjack on COTI and MGT and others..)I think it's important to draw a distinction between how the game is discussed and how it is played; Traveller (and any other RPG) is designed to produce a game, not an internet community or body of discussion.
Your first part is a fair point, and I admit that canon-wrangling has had very little direct impact on my recent actual-play experiences with Trav'. However, I've found it does tend to loom in the periphery in the minds of the players who know about it, and has had repeated subtle influences on play, to the occasional consternation of other players largely ignorant of 3rd Imp' lore.
But I don't think it fair to dismiss the online community attached to a game as an insignificant factor. Such a community serves a major support role in the way magazines and APA's used to, and as such is as much an influence on actual play as the main text. A game with a limited/eccentric/annoying online community is thus less useful, less easy to use, and ultimately less fun. I personally have grown leery of Traveller, a game I otherwise appreciate, because of frustrations with its online community.
Tangent: this discussion got me looking through my old issues of GDW's Challenge, where I was surprised to find that our host James Maliszewski himself wrote a few Megatraveller articles.I've not played Traveller before, but I'm in the middle of considering a sci-fi ruleset. I'd just narrowed the finalists down to Star Frontiers and X-plorers. But now that I've seen these comments (as well as other reading) I'm starting to think I should open it up a bit.
Ug! And I'd just found my WEG Star Wars books too.
Too many options!! :P
But I don't think it fair to dismiss the online community attached to a game as an insignificant factor. Such a community serves a major support role in the way magazines and APA's used to, and as such is as much an influence on actual play as the main text. A game with a limited/eccentric/annoying online community is thus less useful, less easy to use, and ultimately less fun. I personally have grown leery of Traveller, a game I otherwise appreciate, because of frustrations with its online community.
Sorry if I seem to have come across as dismissive of the online community; not the point I wanted to make. I like the online gaming communities, and on the whole find them exciting and energizing taken as a whole. In particular, the traveller sites got me back in and recovered my love for the system. Yes, obviously, the hard core can have an effect on the game as megatraveller shows; but in my experience, traveller is no more or less cursed than most RPG's with a long market and thus online presence - for my money, the key fact is that the longer a system exists, the more....strident people.... it attracts, and they do accumulate online, and can reach a broader audience than ever before. Where we do disagree, respectfully, I hope, is in the perceived effect that part of the community has on actual play, or upon the value of a rules set. In my view, if there aren't obstinate canonistas or condesending young turks at my table, it isn't an issue. Self centered, perhaps, or maybe parochial, but I really haven't encountered that level of discourse and/or wankery in actual play, nor have I heard about it in traveller or most rpgs; and there are games where that kind of issue does, work out face to face - I'm also an old board and miniatures gamer, so nuff said.
But it isn't the point here, I just wanted to clear up my poor prose and dispel the impression that I;m dismissing the online community: to paraphrase a great hereo, "I take the community very seriously; it is simply certain people who I take lightly"Traveller is, as it has been since I picked up the LBB boxed set in 1979(?), my favorite rpg. When FFE released the LBB on CD a few years back I swept it up and reread it. I too was struck by the absence of the Third Imperium (TI). But then I started thinking about all the adventures I have run or participated in over the years and realized that the TI has never been more than a backdrop. My adventures are usually set on the frontiers away from power centers. Often we play a "necessary barbarians" campaign where the players need to do what has to be done but have some limits...such as nukes are frowned upon unless ABSOLUTELY necessary ;-).
As far as Mongoose Traveller...I like the rules but see all the items as overpriced. Rather just use my Classic Traveller and homebrew where necessary.IMTU (way back in the day) I touched upon the Imperium but it was always in the periphery. I did use the Spinward Marches as a setting but the Imperium was always a "Who? Oh Yeah... them. We don't see much of them out here these days. Now... how much for you to take a load of Kesabre Wood to Tacturn 4?"
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I love about Traveller is that it gives you all these different modules and levels that you can pick and choose from.
You can use the simple personal combat or Striker. Or you can use the simpler rules for less important combats and Striker for more important ones.
You can create your own setting from scratch, you can adopt the 3I wholesale, or you can use what you want of the 3I while ignoring the rest.
Like Doc Grognard, this is what I see happening in play. All this stuff enables people to customize the system to themselves.
In online discussions at CotI, I've found people very helpful to answer question honoring the way I choose to play the game.Tangent: this discussion got me looking through my old issues of GDW's Challenge, where I was surprised to find that our host James Maliszewski himself wrote a few Megatraveller articles.
Those are some of my earliest published articles. I was an undergrad at the time and heavily involved in Traveller fandom. I still have very fond memories of those days.- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Citizens of the Imperium - has a section on their forums completely devoted to the Classic line...you and a guy called Supplement Four would really hit it off. As he is the self-professed CT nut.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 10:15 AM
I was wondering, James, do you ever think of writing for Mongoose? Perhaps, a Sector book where you could create your own Sandbox within the realms of what you think the Traveller Universe ought to be.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Also, hopefully, I accidently deleted my comment...
Remember, the 1980s were all about a new generation rising through the ranks. For, remember, the whole thing about the 1980s was about rebranding things anew and for them that meant a centralization of control which necessitated a reigning of the creativity of the (wild & crazy) creative years and codifying of rules even at the determent of the creative energy that built RPGs.
However, what I notice since the collapse of GDW is the progressive moving away from the OTU toward sandbox play (save in the case of GURPS Traveller). But, that is due to the difference between Loren and Marc's vision**.
**Maybe my original post was a bit snarky but Loren represents the centralizing trend whereas Marc has always been more about sandbox play. Both are legitimate and both contain elements of the other in whatever they create as that is the essence of a good game. I was wondering, James, do you ever think of writing for Mongoose?
I'm pretty much out of the freelance biz these days. Anything I write will be self-published or published through Rogue Games, of which I'm a partner. I am, frankly, a terribly undisciplined, disorganized person and find it nearly impossible to keep to a schedule. Couple that with the poor money one gets from freelancing, I could never do it again.


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I posted video of the Div 3, boys varsity finish due to a discrepancy in the finish time. Please review the video and hear for yourself. The announcer clearly says the first finisher is rounding at 15:25 and finished at 15:35. Despite this discrepancy, the race officials ignored complaints from coaches regarding times. - October 19, 2012 6:46 PM
anybody else having trouble viewing todays results on the website? it says the page has been deleted or moved or something
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