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The House on Thursday passed and sent to President Barack Obama a far-reaching extension of the Violence Against Women Act. The vote came after House Republican leaders, cognizant of divisions in their own ranks and the need to improve their faltering image among women voters, accepted a bill that cleared the Senate two weeks ago on a strong bipartisan vote.
The bill renews a 1994 law that has set the standard for how to protect women, and some men, from domestic abuse and prosecute abusers. Thursday's 286-138 vote came after House lawmakers rejected a more limited approach offered by Republicans.
It was the third time this year that House Speaker John Boehner has allowed Democrats and moderates in his own party prevail over the GOP's much larger conservative wing. As with a Jan. 1 vote to avoid the fiscal cliff and legislation to extend Superstorm Sandy aid, a majority of House Republicans voted against the final anti-violence bill.
Obama, in a statement, said "renewing this bill is an important step towards making sure no one in America is forced to live in fear" and said he would sign the bill "as soon as it hits my desk."
The law has been renewed twice before without controversy, but it lapsed in 2011 as it was caught up in the partisan battles that now divide Congress. Last year, the House refused to go along with a Senate-passed bill that would have made clear that lesbians, gays, immigrants and Native American women should have equal access to Violence Against Women Act programs.
It appeared the scenario would be repeated this year when the House introduced a bill that didn't mention the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and watered down a Senate provision allowing tribal courts to prosecute non-Indians who attack their Indian partners on tribal lands.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., who has spent months working on the issue, defended the Republican plan: "Our goal in strengthening the Violence Against Women Act is simple. We want to help all women who are faced with violent, abusive and dangerous situations. … We want them to know that those who commit these horrendous crimes will be punished."
But the House proposal encountered quick and strong opposition from women's groups, the White House, Democrats and some Republicans, and on Tuesday, the GOP leadership agreed to give the House a vote on the Senate bill. It passed immediately after the House rejected Cantor's bill, 257-166, with 60 Republicans voting against it.
The GOP decision to show the white flag came after the party's poor showing among women in last fall's election and Democratic success in framing the debate over the Violence Against Women Act as Republican policy hostile to women. President Barack Obama won 55 percent of the women's vote last November. Republican presidential candidates haven't won the women's vote since 1984, when Ronald Reagan held a 12-point lead over Walter Mondale among women.
The anti-violence bill should never have become partisan, said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., a sponsor of the Senate bill. "That is why I applaud moderate Republican voices in the House who stood up to their leadership to demand a vote on the Senate bill."
The Senate passed its bill on a 78-22 vote with every Democrat, every woman senator and 23 of 45 Republicans supporting it.
A turning point in the debate came earlier this month, when 19 Republicans, led by Rep. Jon Runyan, R-N.J., wrote a letter to their leadership urging them to accept a bipartisan plan that would reach all victims of domestic violence. The letter, Runyan said, was a catalyst in showing the leadership "a willingness of people in the House to really compromise" and see that the Senate "has a pretty good bill."
Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., a Native American, also wrote his Republican colleagues saying he was voting against the House alternative because "it falls short of giving tribes what they need to keep their women safe."
Indian women suffer incidents of domestic violence at rates more than double national averages, but Indian courts don't have jurisdiction over non-Indians, and federal prosecutors don't take up about half the violence cases on reservations because of lack of resources to pursue crimes on isolated Indian lands. The Senate bill would give Indian courts the ability to prosecute non-Indians for a limited set of crimes limited to domestic violence and violations of protecting orders. Opponents have said that raises constitutional issues.
The Violence Against Women Act is credited with helping reduce domestic violence incidents by two-thirds over the past two decades. The Senate bill would authorize some $659 million a year over five years to fund current programs that provide grants for transitional housing, legal assistance, law enforcement training and hotlines.
The Senate bill adds stalking to the list of crimes that make immigrants eligible for protection and authorizes programs dealing with sexual assault on college campuses and with efforts to reduce the backlog in rape kit analyses. It reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
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At K=5, Australoids (Papuans and Melanesians) get their own cluster (pink) which shows some affinity with populations from South Asia.
At K=6, the East Eurasian cluster is split into a North Eurasian/Central Asian (light blue) one and an East Asian (pink) one.
At K=7, a South Asian (light blue) cluster emerges.
At K=8, the Caucasoid cluster is split into European-centered (orange) and West Asian-centered (light blue) components
At K=9 the Mbuti, Biaka Pygmies, and San get their own cluster (Palaeofricans), with the Biaka showing some admixture with other Sub-Saharan Africans.
At K=12, a Southeast Asian cluster (red) emerges, highest in Malay and Cambodians, and well-represented in Chinese ethnic minorities such as Dai and Lahu. Notice also that the East Asian component in Melanesians also becomes "red", linking them to the Austronesians.
At K=13, a blue and a purple cluster supplant the previous West Asian cluster, with the blue one spilling to East Africa and the purple one to South Asia.
At K=15 the Papuans and Melanesians are split into beige (?) and yellow population-specific clusters. Hence, the Melanesians, or at least the Nasioi from Bougainville where the HGDP sample is from, revealed in previous K to be associated with both Southeast Asians and Papuans, have actually acquired a genetic distinctiveness of their own.
As always, you should treat the chosen names for the components as helpful mnemonics; also, if a name used here has been used in a different ADMIXTURE analysis, with another set of populations and/or K, you should not assume that it reflects exactly the same entity.
There is some internal re-arrangement of branches within the major races, and the Amerindian population becomes unattached from East Eurasians. Amerindians separated from East Eurasians fairly long ago, but their relationship to them is evidenced by the fact that they have their closest distances to East Asians and Siberians.
The maximum Fst in humans is between the Palaeoafrican ancestral population (Pygmies and San) and the Papuan one at 0.346, with a close second, that between Palaeoafricans and Amerindians (0.333).


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There's more evidence that the housing sector is on the mend and may be the sector of the economy that's got the most going for it these days.
According to the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development there was a 6.9 percent increase in "housing starts" last month. At an annual rate of 760,000, ground-breaking for construction of single-family homes, apartments and condominiums the pace hit a four-year high, The Associated Press says.
As Eyder reported last Wednesday, The Wall Street Journalhas already concluded that "the U.S. housing bust is over" and that housing "is unlikely to drag the U.S. economy down further."
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will get another chance to share his thoughts about how the economy is doing this morning at 10 a.m. ET when he testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services. Tuesday, when he appeared before the Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee, he painted a rather glum picture.
Bernanke did note, though, that:
"We have seen modest signs of improvement in housing. In part because of historically low mortgage rates, both new and existing home sales have been gradually trending upward since last summer, and some measures of house prices have turned up in recent months. Construction has increased, especially in the multifamily sector."
The Fed chairman added, however, that:
"A number of factors continue to impede progress in the housing market. On the demand side, many would-be buyers are deterred by worries about their own finances or about the economy more generally. Other prospective homebuyers cannot obtain mortgages due to tight lending standards, impaired creditworthiness, or because their current mortgages are underwater--that is, they owe more than their homes are worth. On the supply side, the large number of vacant homes, boosted by the ongoing inflow of foreclosed properties, continues to divert demand from new construction."
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Tickets for events at Lyric Theatre, London
Venue Information
The Lyric Theatre located on Shaftesbury Avenue in London's West End. The theatre is owned and operated by Nimax Theatres and has 924 seats over four levels. The Lyric Theatre is the oldest theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, having opened in December 1888. Designed by architect C J Phipps, it was originally built for impresario Henry J Leslie as a home for operetta.
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Nearest tube station: Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo, Piccadilly lines)
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Step-free information
Step free access is only available to Box E & D of the Dress Circle and open 30 minutes before the performance.
Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair access is available into Box E & D of the Dress Circle. Access is via the Royal Entrance (left-hand double EXIT door as you face the Theatre) on Shaftesbury Avenue, which is open 30 minutes before the show. Please note the width of the door frame leading into Box E is 69.5 cm (27.2") wide and Box D is 69.3 cm (27.3"). We strongly recommend that you measure the wheelchair prior to booking to ensure it will fit through the doorway. Toilet Facilities There is an accessible toilet next to the Boxes.
Hearing Systems
There is currently NO infra-red or loop systems available in the auditorium.
Guide Dogs
The theatre management are happy to look after your Guide/Hearing dog during the performance. Please approach a member of the front of house team when you arrive at the theatre and they will make the necessary arrangements.
Autistic Spectrum Info
The theatre would be grateful for any additional information regarding your needs prior to going to the theatre, especially anything regarding sensory issues or matters relating to Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Please feel welcome to call the theatre management on 0207 494 5841 so they can offer you more assistance throughout your visit.


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By Caroline H. Little
There's an excessive amount of gloom and doom being spread around these days when the talk turns to the future of newspapers. In fact, the mere mention of the future of newspapers suggests that there might not be one. There is no question that the newspaper business has been disrupted. And yet, what the doomsayers fail to see is that newspapers are well on their way to ensuring that a bright future lies ahead.
It has been painful to bring costs in line with revenue and recast the product to reflect the realities of the new media world. But one thing that has not changed is our historic mission of informing and enlightening, agitating and entertaining, protecting and defending the public's right to know.
Without question, the newspaper of tomorrow will not be the newspaper of yesterday or even the newspaper of today. Change and innovation are pointing us toward a very different future, one that cements our unique role in the communities we serve.
Just a few years ago, we were a print business with digital on the side. Today, we are bringing together print, web and mobile, and opening the possibilities for even greater advancements that now may be only dreams in a young innovator's mind.
Our digital products are growing fast, and our websites have taken the market lead. Indeed, newspapers are the Internet, or at least a vital and sought-after part of it. Aggregators such as Google News rely on newspaper journalism as their primary source for content. Search engines frequently refer people looking for content back to newspaper websites. Among adults 18-plus, our web audience exceeds those of Yahoo/ABC, MSNBC (now NBCNews.com), The Huffington Post, CNN and CBS.
Newspapers reach more than 100 million adults – nearly 6 in 10 of the U.S. adult Internet population – during a typical month. Consumers age 25 and above still are the core audience for our print product, but newspapers also reach nearly 60 percent of the critical 18-to-34 demographic in print and online during an average week.
In an era where anyone can say anything and call it news, it is newspaper content that consistently gets it right and keeps it in context. And a critical part of the industry evolution is the recognition that if you want to separate the serious from the sludge, it might cost you a little money.
Newspapers have proven they can function in print, on websites, in digital partnerships and as part of the social media scene. But they also can do what no one else can do. We are at the heart of our communities. We generate the information and track the local developments that are vital for an informed, engaged citizenry. We offer clarity and perspective, and we provide content that our readers can trust.
Getting to the point we are at now has not been easy. Genuine change is never easy. But we are far closer to our future than our past, and that future is bright.
Caroline H. Little is president and CEO of the Newspaper Association of America in Arlington, Va.


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As Isaac continues to pound the Gulf Coast from Louisiana east through Mississippi, Republicans gathered in Tampa for their 2012 national convention continue to strike a balance between going on with their politicking and partying while trying not to look indifferent to the suffering of others.
Alan Greenblatt posted for us earlier this week about how it's important not to appear to be fiddling while Rome burns or floods.
The GOP, recognizing that, canceled Monday's scheduled events. Then, as NPR's Don Gonyea reports today on All Things Considered, on the stage Tuesday night Isaac wasn't mentioned much. But, the storm and those in its path prompted Ann Romney to urge delegates and those watching on TV to "take this moment and recognize that fellow Americans are in [Isaac's path] and just hope and pray that all are remain safe, and no life is lost, and no property is lost." Given that her appearance was one of the most anticipated and highly watched of the night's events, it was a high-profile appeal.
Then this afternoon, convention organizers did something that's become standard practice in the Internet age when disasters strike: They turned much of the front of their website into an ad for the Red Cross. "Support the Relief Effort. Text REDCROSS to 90999" it reads.
So far, at least, neither the websites of the 2012 Democratic convention (next week in Charlotte), GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney nor President Obama have made the same switch.
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He, Too, Likes to Ride Back and Forth on the Barn Gate
One of the best things about living on a farm? Having enough space so that you can say Of course! when somebody down the road calls you up and says, "Do you still want our cat, Sylvester? Because we can't keep him," right after you've adopted three cats from the animal shelter.
Sylvester is a super fluffy, almost two-year-old sweetheart who fell head over paws in love with Topaz the first time he laid eyes on her, and then spent the next several months following her around with a dreamy-eyed, goofy look on his face. Eventually he took the huge, hissing, claw-filled hints that his affections were most unrequited, stopped his embarrassing behavior, and set about claiming the territory around the sheep barn for himself and becoming a contented bachelor. He even has his own food bowl tucked up on a ledge in the feed room.
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He prowls all over the farm and loves to hunt in the grass just beyond the kitchen garden, but his favorite spot this time of year is (much to my constant dismay) in the greenhouse, preferably curled up on a blanket that is supposed to be protecting my plants. I love Sylvester dearly, and he has become a great addition to the farm, but I can't believe he flattened my entire fall crop of arugula. And some other stuff.
Did I Do Something Wrong?
And of course every time you lose your temper and yell at him he rolls over and gives you this totally adorable, love-filled look that makes it completely impossible to stay mad at him. Until you want a salad.
Lately I've busted Topaz in the greenhouse along with Sylvester (a cat-proof greenhouse is very high on my wish list!), but at least she has the decency to lounge on one of my empty plant racks or cozy up in the wool cat bed I put in there rather than sprawl on the bravely struggling Swiss chard. I figure if you can't keep them out, you can at least try to lure them off the edible greenery (which she also doesn't seem to be eating anymore.) But so far Sylvester is refusing to play along.
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Over half a century ago, Roy Weatherby began his career in the firearms industry as a "wildcatter," developing his revolutionary ideas about rifle cartridge performance and design.
At the time, many of the industry's "experts" were promoting the idea that optimum performance was a result of pushing big bullets at relatively slow speeds. Roy, however, believed just the opposite. It was his opinion that the faster a bullet traveled, the better-the flatter it would shoot, the less it would drop, the harder it would hit-the better its terminal performance. It was a concept that would spawn many an argument among ballistics experts, gun writers and in many a deer camp. But as people began to hear about and experience Roy's notion firsthand, those questions, concerns and doubts were quickly laid to rest. Soon, the entire hunting world would know what Roy had always believed-generate enough speed to create hydrostatic shock in the animal and the result will be more one-shot kills.
Today, Weatherby ammunition remains true to the concept Roy developed in the 1940s. At the same time, the ammunition also takes advantage of the latest in controlled expansion bullets which are capable of harnessing the higher velocities to create a cartridge that provides the ultimate in penetration, large wound channels and more one-shot kills.
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Weatherby starts with Norma® Precision brass, the finest that money can buy (handloaders also tell us it's the finest for reloading). Then premium grade primers and bullets from the top names in the business-Hornady®, Nosler® and Barnes. The result is that each Weatherby Magnum cartridge is produced with the precision of handloading...with the blistering speed and downrange power to deliver the opportunity for more one-shot kills. In virtually every case, no other commercially-produced ammunition provides the Maximum Point Blank Range of Weatherby. Nothing shoots flatter, hits harder or is more accurate out of the box than a Weatherby.
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1.You need eight hours of sleep per night.
That's the cliche. Napoleon, for one, didn't believe it. His prescription went something like this: "Six hours for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool."
But Napoleon's formula wasn't right, either. The ideal amount of sleep is different for everyone and depends on many factors, including age and genetic makeup.
In the past 10 years, my research team has surveyed sleep behavior in more than 150,000 people. About 11 percent slept six hours or less, while only 27 percent clocked eight hours or more. The majority fell in between. Women tended to sleep longer than men, but only by 14 minutes.
Bigger differences are seen when comparing various age groups. Ten-year-olds needed about nine hours of sleep, while adults older than 30, including senior citizens, averaged about seven hours. We recently identified the first gene associated with sleep duration — if you have one variant of this gene, you need more sleep than if you have another.
Although it's common to hear warnings about getting too much sleep — and 80 percent of the world uses an alarm clock to wake up on work days — it's not difficult to figure out how much sleep we need. We sometimes overeat, but we generally cannot oversleep. When we wake up unprompted, feeling refreshed, we have slept enough.
In our industrial and urban society, we sleep about two hours less per night than 50 years ago. Like alcohol, this sleep deprivation significantly decreases our work performance and compromises our health and memory.
2. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Benjamin Franklin's proverbial praise of early risers made sense in the second half of the 18th century, when his peers were exposed to much more daylight and to very dark nights. Their body clocks were tightly synchronized to this day-night cycle. This changed as work gradually moved indoors, performed under the far weaker intensity of artificial light during the day and, if desired, all night long.
The timing of sleep — earlier or later — is controlled by our internal clocks, which determine what researchers call our optimal "sleep window." With the widespread use of electric light, our body clocks have shifted later while the workday has essentially remained the same. We fall asleep according to our (late) body clock, and are awakened early for work by the alarm clock. We therefore suffer from chronic sleep deprivation, and then we try to compensate by sleeping in on free days. Many of us sleep more than an hour longer on weekends than we do on workdays.
My team calls this discrepancy between what our body clocks want and what our social clocks want "social jet lag." This is most obvious in teenagers. Their tendency to sleep longer is biological, not because they're lazy, and it reaches its peak around age 20. Studies show that teenagers who sleep later and start school later exhibit improved academic performance, higher motivation, decreased absenteeism and better eating habits.
Yet many cultures reward people who start work early, even if they're operating on reduced sleep. As a result, many successful people are short-sleeping early-risers such as Margaret Thatcher and Bill Clinton. Fortunately for those of us who like to hit the snooze button, success is not restricted to early birds. Albert Einstein and Elvis Presley, for example, were late sleepers.
3. Exercise helps you sleep.
Exercising may contribute to falling asleep earlier, and it certainly helps us sleep soundly through the night. But it's light, not physical activity, that proves the German proverb "Fresh air makes you tired." Exercise often means being outside and getting more light — on average, 1,000 times more than indoor levels. Exposure to sunlight synchronizes our body clocks with daylight.
Sleep is not only regulated by the body clock, but also by how long we were awake (also known as the buildup of "sleep pressure"). But not all waking hours are equal. We'll get more tired skiing, for example, than sitting at a desk sending e-mail. This is one reason we sometimes lie awake at the end of a long day at the office despite utter exhaustion.
4. Sleep is just a matter of discipline.
Most parents and teachers think that if teenagers are zombies in the morning, they just lack the discipline to go to bed early. Although it is true that exposure to computer and television screens late at night makes for late rising, early-to-bed teenagers will still have a hard time getting up at the crack of dawn.
Think of teenagers as early shift-workers who suffer the most social jet lag. They go to school at their biological equivalent of midnight with profound consequences for learning and memory. They suffer from sleep deprivation during the school week and certainly should be allowed to catch up on weekends. However, they should sleep with daylight coming into their bedrooms and should refrain from using light-emitting devices after 10 p.m.
5. Most couples have very different sleep habits.
We've all heard stories: A woman tries to sleep while her husband is reading. Or one spouse needs to sleep in, but the other wants to start the day. When I ask lecture audiences whether such scenarios sound familiar, I frequently see a majority of hands go up.
But again, this is a matter of biology and genetics, not habits and personal preference. Women generally fall asleep earlier than men, who tend toward night owlishness. Women, however, tend to control the sleep times in a partnership. Husbands of women who work late shifts at night, for example, go to bed much earlier when their wives are at home than when their wives are working late, research has found.
One finding that might be surprising, given how much time we spend in our beds: Men and women don't seem to give any consideration to sleep patterns when choosing a mate.


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Hand picked early spring green tea leaves, organic sencha, steamed and twice rubbed to capture its cherished green, aroma and flavor. Research affirms its beneficial properties. Polyphenol antioxidant tannins, flavonoids, and EGCG, collectively called catechins, make up 40% of green tea's dry weight. A profound, loose leaf green tea providing the experience sought by green tea aficionados the world over. Relaxing yet uplifting and quite delightful. 41% less caffeine than brewed coffee.
Organic Eden Sencha Green Tea is made from the prized, tender spring leaves. The freshly picked leaves are immediately and gently steamed, rubbed into thin curls while warm, slowly dried in gas fired rotating ovens, allowed to cool, and then immediately packaged to seal in its fresh flavor and aroma. Soothing sencha, more than any other tea, has the fresh flavor of just picked tea leaves. Rubbing the leaves preserves beneficial antioxidants as well as the deep emerald green color of the leaves that release their unique flavor and delightful aroma when steeped. These time consuming techniques have been known for centuries to be essential in providing the experience sought by tea lovers the world over. Eden Organic Sencha Green Tea is a beautiful light green when steeped, and contains 41 percent less caffeine than regular brewed coffee.
All true teas stem from the plant Camellia sinensis, an attractive perennial shrub about five feet tall with gentle rounded leaves and tender twigs. Tea becomes green, black, or other varieties depending upon the time of harvest, and the way it is cured and handled. Tea begins to oxidize as soon as it is picked. Chinese and English teas allow oxidation to proceed as they dry, but with Japanese green tea, oxidation is skillfully halted by the steaming and rubbing process. Revered for over 4,000 years as a medicinal herb in China, the tea bush was introduced to Japan in 1191 and quickly became the national beverage respectfully called 'o-cha', meaning honorable tea.
Eden Sencha is organically grown on remote, centuries old tea plantations of Uji, Japan by the Nagata family. In early spring Uji farmers cover their plants with dark netting or traditional woven bamboo screens to protect the first tender young leaves from the harsh rays of the afternoon sun. Most farmers process these first spring leaves into 'gyokuro' (jewel tea), Japan's rarest, most expensive tea, and the one used to make ceremonial, matcha powdered green tea. Unlike most farmers, the Nagatas process their first, most prized leaves into Sencha. While most tea farmers spray their plants with chemicals fifteen to twenty times per year, the Nagata family has rejected chemical agriculture completely. They do not use animal manure, chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides and replenish nutrients in their soil only with vegetable quality compost. The Nagatas are somewhat of a curiosity to the neighboring tea farmers. Their plants are not overly protected and pampered, and are allowed to grow according to their own pattern. Although they harvest slightly less tea than those using the pampered and chemical methods, their tea plants produce tea for twice as long a period of time. Chemically grown plants burn out in about twenty years, but the Nagata plants commonly produce for forty years, and some for as long as one hundred years. The Nagata family has supplied natural food shops around the world with organic sencha and other organic teas since 1974.
Uji is the historical name for the surrounding districts near and including the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto. It is here that the Buddhist priest Myo-e planted Uji's first tea shrubs in 1221 to meet the growing demand for green tea. This area is considered to be the birthplace of Japan's green tea, and is famous for producing the best quality green tea there. Tea from this area is so highly regarded that it is respectfully referred to as Uji-cha (tea from Uji). Uji's rich, slightly acidic soil is ideal for growing tea bushes; and the early morning mist from the Uji river that winds through the valleys and surrounding hillsides, moistens the leaves of the plants and shields them from the sun. Uji's landscape is quilted with acres of centuries old tea fields.
The flavor of tea reflects the soil it is grown in, the season picked, and the curing process. Eden Sencha is tended adhering to strict organic practices. The Nagatas are dedicated to organic farming. This dedication is also reflected in the use of skillfully executed traditional handling methods that preserve and enhance the tea's flavor and antioxidant nutrients resulting in exceedingly fine organic green tea.
Green tea has been the focus of medical research in many countries over the past decade. These studies affirm green tea's beneficial properties. Antioxidants, including epigallocatechins gallate, tannins and flavonoids, all collectively referred to as 'catechins' are cited. These polyphenols account for up to 40 percent of the tea's dry weight.
To brew loose Eden Sencha Tea, place 1 teaspoon in a small teapot. Bring 1 cup water almost to a boil, pour over leaves, cover and steep 2 minutes or so. Boiling water and over steeping are not recommended. Strain to remove leaves.
Organic Eden Traditional Teas contain no added flavorings or dyes, and are not processed using any additives whatsoever.


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Church of Antioch
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East | |
Founder(s) | Apostles Peter and Paul |
Autocephaly/Autonomy declared | Traditional |
Autocephaly/Autonomy recognized | Traditional |
Current primate | John X (Yazigi) |
Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
Primary territory | Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, parts of Turkey |
Possessions abroad | United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Great Britain, Western Europe |
Liturgical language(s) | Arabic, Greek, English |
Musical tradition | Byzantine Chant |
Calendar | Revised Julian |
Population estimate | 2 million |
Official website | Church of Antioch |
The Church of Antioch is one of the five patriarchates (i.e., the Pentarchy) that constituted the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church before the schism between Rome and Antioch in 1098 and between Rome and the other patriarchates at around the same general period. Today it is one of the autocephalous Orthodox churches. In English translations of official documents, the Church of Antioch refers to itself as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. The literal translation into English of the Arabic name is "Roman" (in Arabic, Rüm) Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East." However, the literal name "Rüm" does not actually mean Roman but Greek. The Arabs and the Turks refer to the Christians who belong to the Greek Orthodox Church (both Arabs and Greeks) as Rüm because the Byzantine Greek-speaking Orthodox have historically referred to themselves as Romioi.The Arabic word "Rum" derives from the Greek word "Romioi". This is one of the reasons why the Church of Antioch refers to itself as Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. The other reason is because it belongs to the family of the Greek Orthodox Churches which are: the Church of Constantinople (patriarchate), the Church of Antioch (patriarchate), the Church of Jerusalem (patriarchate), the Church of Alexandria (patriarchate), the Church of Cyprus, the Church of Sinai, the Church of Greece, and the Church of Albania.
The Church of Antioch is the continuation of the Christian community founded in Antioch by the Apostles Peter (who served as its first bishop) and Paul, who are its patron saints. In terms of hierarchical order of precedence, it currently ranks third among the world's Orthodox churches, behind Constantinople and Alexandria.
The seat of the patriarchate was formerly Antioch (Antakya), in what is now Turkey. Now it is in Damascus, Syria, located on the "street called Straight." The current Patriarch of Antioch is His Beatitude, [John X (Yazigi), who was elected on December 17, 2012.
Early years
The early history of the Church of Antioch is detailed in the Acts of the Apostles, where in Acts 11:26 the Apostle Luke records that it was in that city that the disciples of Christ were first called Christians. Due to the importance of Antioch as a major center in the ancient Roman Empire, many of the missionary efforts of the apostles were launched from that city. In the early centuries of the Church's history, it was natural that the Church sojourning in Antioch would come to be traditionally regarded as one of the centers of world Christianity. The territory that came to be associated with the bishop of Antioch was that of the Roman Diocese of the East (a diocese was originally an imperial governmental division before it became an ecclesiastical one).
The Antiochian school
During the pre-Nicene period and that of the Ecumenical Councils, Christian theology centered in Antioch tended to emphasize the literal, historical facts of the life of Jesus Christ over philosophical or allegorical interpretations of Holy Scripture, contrasted with the more mystical and figurative theology coming from Alexandria. Antiochian theology, though stressing the "earthier" side of interpretation, nevertheless did not neglect the importance of insight into the deeper, spiritual meaning of the Scriptures. These two viewpoints came to be known respectively as the Antiochian school and the Alexandrian school, represented by major catechetical institutions at both places.
Major figures associated with the origin of the Antiochian school include Lucian of Antioch and Paul of Samosata, but its real formation was found with writers such as Diodore of Tarsus, John Chrysostom, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Nestorius, and Theodoret of Cyrrhus. At times, this difference in emphasis caused conflicts within the Church as the tension between the two approaches came to a head, especially regarding the doctrinal disputes over Arianism and Nestorianism. Saints such as John Chrysostom are somewhat regarded as synthesizers of the Antiochian and Alexandrian approaches to theology, and the Antiochian school of theology, whose more deviant proponents produced Arianism and Nestorianism, also enabled the Orthodox fight against the Alexandrian school's deviances, namely Apollinarianism and Eutychianism.
Schism over Chalcedon
Disputes over the Christology of the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon—the Monophysite controversy— in 451 led to a schism within the Church of Antioch, which at that same council was elevated to the status of a patriarchate. The larger group at the time repudiated the council and became the Syriac Orthodox Church (also called the "Jacobites" for Jacob Baradeus, an early bishop of theirs who did extensive missionary work in the region). They currently constitute part of the Oriental Orthodox communion and maintain a Christology somewhat different in language from that of Chalcedon.
The remainder of the Church of Antioch, primarily local Greeks or Hellenized sections of the indigenous population, remained in communion with Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, and Jerusalem. This is the current Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East which is considered by the other bishops of the Orthodox Church to be the sole legitimate heir to the see of Antioch.
The schism greatly weakened the Antiochian church, and in 637 when Antioch fell to the Muslim Arabs, the "Greek" church was perceived by the invaders as allied to the Romano-Byzantine enemies of the Arabs. During the subsequent period, Antiochian Orthodox Christians underwent a lengthy period of persecution, and there were multiple periods of either vacancy or non-residence on the Antiochian patriarchal throne during the 7th and 8th centuries. In 969, the Roman Empire regained control of Antioch, and the church there prospered again until 1085, when the Seljuk Turks took the city. During this period of more than a hundred years, the traditional West Syrian liturgy of the church was gradually replaced by that of the tradition of the Great Church, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. This process was completed sometime in the 12th century.
Crusader and Muslim conquests
In 1098, Crusaders took the city and set up a Latin Patriarchate of Antioch to adorn its Latin Kingdom of Syria, while a Greek patriarchate continued in exile in Constantinople. After nearly two centuries of Crusader rule, the Egyptian Mamelukes seized Antioch in 1268, and the Orthodox patriarch, Theodosius IV, was able to return to the region. By this point, Antioch itself had been reduced to a smaller town, and so in the 14th century Ignatius II transferred the seat of the patriarchate to Damascus, where it remains to this day, though the patriarch retains the Antiochian title.
The Ottoman Turks conquered the city in 1517, under whose control it remained until the breakup of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I. During this period, in 1724, the Church of Antioch was again weakened by schism, as a major portion of its faithful came into submission to the Roman Catholic Church. The resultant Uniate body is known as the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, which in the current day maintains close ties with the Orthodox and is currently holding ongoing talks about healing the schism and returning the Melkites to Orthodoxy.
Fearing for the preservation of the Orthodoxy of the Antiochian see, parishioners and bishops requested the ecumenical Patriarchate to send them a Greek patriarch. The Greek presence on the Antiochian see lasted from 1724 to 1898 until Malathius I (Doumani) the Damascene, an Arab patriarch, was appointed. A renewal movement, involving Orthodox youth in particular, has been under way since the 1940s.
The Antiochian church today
The St. John of Damascus Patriarchal Institute of Theology (Tripoli, Lebanon) was established by the patriarchate in 1970, and in 1988 it was fully incorporated into the University of Balamand. The Institute functions as the primary seminary for theological schooling for the patriarchate's clergy and lay leaders.
The Holy Synod of Antioch includes the patriarch and all the ruling bishops. Meetings are held each year in Spring and Autumn at the patriarchate to consider church-wide issues, and to elect the patriarch and other bishops as needed. The patriarch and holy synod govern the Church of Antioch to preserve the true faith, to maintain ecclesiastical order, and to carry out the commandments of Christ. In addition to the synod itself, a general conciliar body meets twice a year to see to the financial, educational, judicial, and administrative matters of the patriarchate. It is composed of members of the synod and of lay representatives. When a new patriarch is to be elected, this body selects three candidates from whom the holy synod chooses the new patriarch.
The most recent patriarch was His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch and all the East, elected in 1979. Patriarch Ignatius was particularly active in strengthening ties with other Christian communions, but particularly with those whose roots are in Antioch. His Beatitude and the holy synod of Antioch were enthusiastic for the Church of Antioch to participate in general talks between representatives of all the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches.
At Anba Bishoy in Egypt and at Chambesy in Switzerland, plenary talks were held resulting in agreements in 1989, 1990 and 1993. All official representatives of the Eastern Orthodox and the Oriental Orthodox there present reached agreement in these dialogues that the Christological differences between the two communions are more a matter of emphasis than of substance. Although elements in a number of the Eastern Orthodox Churches have criticized the apparent consensus reached by the representatives at Anba Bishoy and Chambesy, the patriarch and holy synod of the Antiochian Orthodox Church welcomed the agreements as positive moves towards a sharing in the Love of God, and a rejection of the hatred of insubstantial division.
As recommended in the Agreement of 1990, the Antiochian (Eastern) Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV formally met with the Syriac (Oriental) Orthodox Patriarch, Ignatius Zakka I, on July 22, 1991. At that formal meeting, the two patriarchs signed a pastoral agreement which called for "complete and mutual respect between the two churches." It also prohibited the passing of faithful from one church to the other, envisaged joint meetings of the two holy synods when appropriate, and provided for future guidelines for intercommunion of the faithful and Eucharistic concelebration by the clergy of the two churches. The Church of Antioch expects these guidelines to be issued when the faithful of both churches are ready, but not before.
Patriarch Ignatius also oversaw participation in a bilateral commission with the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, which is exploring ways of healing the 18th century schism between the Melkite Catholics and the Antiochian Orthodox. In an unprecedented event, Melkite Patriarch Maximos V addressed a meeting of the Orthodox holy synod in October 1996.
The members of the holy synod of Antioch continue to explore greater communication and more friendly meetings with their Syriac, Melkite, and Maronite brothers and sisters, who all share a common heritage.
With the onset of the civil war in Syria in 2010, the situation of Christians in Syria has worsened. Several churches have attacked and destroyed, and many Christians have been expelled by rebels and become refugees.
Patriarch Ignatius remained on the Patriarchal throne until his death in 2012. The Holy Synod of the Church of Antioch then elected the former Antiochian Metropolitan for Europe, John Yazigi to the patriarchal throne of Antioch on December 17, 2012, with the title of His Beatitude John X of Antioch and all the East.
Expansion abroad
Extensive 20th and 21st century Arab immigration to the New World has further increased the size, vigor and influence of the Church of Antioch, and the majority of Antiochian faithful now reside outside the Middle East and include numerous non-Arabic converts to the Orthodox Christian faith. As a result, besides its Middle Eastern territories in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, the Arabian Peninsular, and parts of Turkey, the Church of Antioch also includes missionary dioceses in Central, North, and South America, in Europe, and in Australia and the Pacific. The archdiocese with the largest population is North America. It is also the only one with internal dioceses. The archdiocese with the largest area is Australia and New Zealand. Estimates of the membership of the patriarchate range from 750,000 to over 1,000,000 in Syria alone.
Notable Antiochian saints
Over the centuries, the Church of Antioch has been associated with many saints on the Church's calendar. These include the following:
- Andrew of Crete
- Apostle Luke
- Apostles Peter and Paul
- Babylas of Antioch
- Bacchus and Sergius
- Christopher the Great-martyr
- Daniel the Stylite
- Dorotheos of Gaza
- Ephrem the Syrian
- Eustathius of Antioch
- George the Trophy-bearer
- Habeeb Kheshy (as-yet uncanonized)
- Habib
- Ignatius of Antioch
- Isaac the Syrian
- Jacob of Hamatoura
- John Chrysostom
- John of Damascus
- Joseph of Damascus
- Julian of Homs
- Lucian of Antioch
- Meletius of Antioch
- Raphael of Brooklyn
- Roman the Melodist
- Symeon the Stylite
- Thekla the Protomartyr
The Episcopacy
The Holy Synod
- His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of the Great City of God of Antioch, Syria, Arabia, Cilicia, Iberia, Mesopotamia and All the East
- His Eminence Elias, Metropolitan of Beirut and Coastal Phoenicia
- His Eminence Elias, Metropolitan of Tyre-Sydon and Coastal Phoenicia
- His Eminence George, Metropolitan of Emesa and Lebanese Phoenicia
- His Eminence Sergios, Metropolitan of Santiago and Chile
- His Eminence Damaskinos, Metropolitan of São Paulo and All Brazil
- His Eminence Basilios, Metropolitan of Arcadia and Mount Lebanon
- His Eminence Savvas, Metropolitan of Bostra and All Arabia Petrea
- His Eminence Ghattas, Metropolitan of Baghdad-Kuwait and All Mesopotamia
- His Eminence Paul, Metropolitan of Amida and All Mesopotamia and Armenia Quarta
- His Eminence Silouan, Metropolitan of Byblos-Botrys and Mount Lebanon
- His Eminence Ephraim, Metropolitan of Tripolis-Koura and Coastal Phoenicia
- His Eminence Isaac, Metropolitan of Germany and Central Europe
- His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Epiphania and Syria Secunda
- His Eminence Ignatios, Metropolitan of Mexico and All Central America
- His Eminence Athanasios, Metropolitan of Laodicea and All Theodorias
- His Eminence Ignatios, Metropolitan of France and Western and Southern Europe
- His Eminence Ephraim, Metropolitan of Beroea-Alexandretta and Syria Prima
- His Eminence Silouan, Metropolitan of Britain-Ireland
- His Eminence Anthony, Metropolitan of Heliopolis-Seleucia and Syria Secunda
- His Eminence Basilios, Metropolitan of Australia-New Zealand and All Oceania
- His Eminence James, Metropolitan of Buenos Aires and All Argentina
Auxiliary Metropolitans
- His Eminence Niphon, Metropolitan of Philippopolis
Titular Bishops
- His Grace Moses, Bishop of Darayya
- His Grace Dimitrios, Bishop of Paneas
- His Grace Elias, Bishop of Arethusa
- His Grace Constantine, Bishop of Chrysopolis
- His Grace John, Bishop of Palmyra
- His Grace Gregory, Bishop of the Emirates
- His Grace Qais, Bishop of Theodosiopolis
- His Grace John, Bishop of Sergiopolis
- His Grace Theodore, Bishop of Apamea
- His Grace Arsenios, Bishop of Hierapolis
- His Grace Moses, Bishop of Larissa
Autonomous Archdiocese of North America
- His Eminence Joseph, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of North America
- His Grace Basil, Bishop of Wichita and Middle America
- His Grace Thomas, Bishop of Charleston-Oakland and Middle Atlantic
- His Grace Alexander, Bishop of Ottawa and Eastern Canada and Upstate New York
- His Grace John, Bishop of Worcester and New England
- His Grace Anthony, Bishop of Toledo and Midwestern America
- His Grace Nicholas, Bishop of Miami and Southeast America
Retired Bishops
- His Eminence George, Metropolitan of Byblos-Botrys and Mount Lebanon
- His Grace Dimitrios, Bishop of Gabala
The Antiochian Patriarchate consists of nineteen archdioceses, each ruled by a Metropolitan Archbishop. Of these, only the Archdiocese of North America has constituent dioceses.
Only those dioceses with OrthodoxWiki articles are listed.
- Diocese of New York and Washington, DC (Antiochian)
- Diocese of Los Angeles and the West (Antiochian)
- Diocese of Charleston, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic (Antiochian)
- Diocese of Eagle River and the Northwest (Antiochian)
- Diocese of Miami and the Southeast (Antiochian)
- Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York (Antiochian)
- Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest (Antiochian)
- Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America (Antiochian)
- Diocese of Worcester and New England (Antiochian)
- Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Santiago and All Chile
- Archdiocese of Europe
- Metropolis of Damascus: Patriarchal diocese
- Metropolis of Beroea (Aleppo) and Alexandretta: Paul Yazigi (2000–present)
- Metropolis of Beirut and Exarchate of Phoenicia: Elias Audi (1980–present)
- Metropolis of Bosra, Hauran and Jabal al-Druze: Sawa Esber (1999–present)
- Metropolis of Emesa (Homs): George Abu Zaham (1999–present)
- Metropolis of Epiphania (Hama) and Exarchate of North Syria: Elias Saliba (1984–present)
- Metropolis of Latakia and Exarchate of Theodorias: John Mansur (1979–present)
- Metropolis of Baghdad, Kuwait and All Mesopotamia: Constantinos Papastefanou (1969–present)
- Metropolis of Akkar: Basilios Nassur (2008–present)
- Metropolis of Mount Lebanon, Byblos and Botrys: George Khodr (1970–present)
- Metropolis of Seleucia (Zahle) and Heliopolis (Baalbek): Spyridon Khoury (1966–2019)
- Metropolis of Tripoli and Al-Koura: Ephraim Kyriakos (2009–present)
- Metropolis of Tyre and Sidon: Elias Kfoury (1995–present)
- Metropolis of Tarsos and Adana: vacant
- Metropolis of Amida:(Diyarbakır) vacant
- Metropolis of Theodosioupolis(Erzurum): vacant
Autocephalous and Autonomous Churches of Orthodoxy |
Autocephalous Churches |
Four Ancient Patriarchates: Constantinople · Alexandria · Antioch · Jerusalem Russia · Serbia · Romania · Bulgaria · Georgia · Cyprus · Greece · Poland · Albania · Czech Lands and Slovakia · OCA* · Ukraine* |
Autonomous Churches |
Sinai · Finland · Estonia* · Japan* · China* · Ukraine* |
The * designates a church whose autocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized. |
See Also
External links
- Patriarchate of Antioch (Official Website)(Arabic and English)
- Eastern Christian Churches: The Patriarchate of Antioch, a scholarly text by Ronald Roberson, CSP, a Roman Catholic priest and Eastern Christianity scholar
- The Spiritual Tradition of the Antioch Patriarchate, by Prof. Constantine Scouteris
- 'Antioch': A Centre for Antiochian Orthodox Christian Studies and Research (Oxford, UK)
- Photos of patriarchal sites
Archdioceses and dioceses
The Middle East
- Archdiocese of Akkar (Official Website)
- Archdiocese of Aleppo (Official Website)
- Archdiocese of Baghdad (Official Website)
- Archdiocese of Beirut (Official Website)
- Archdiocese of Bosra (Official Website)
- Archdiocese of Lattakia (Official Website)
- Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon (Official Website)
- Archdiocese of Tripoli (Official Website)
North and South America
- Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (English)
- Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Brazil (Portuguese)
- Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean (Spanish)
- Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Chile (Spanish)
- Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and all Argentina (Spanish and English)
- Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western and Central Europe (Arabic, English, French, German, Italian)
- Antiochian Orthodox Church in Germany (German)
- Antiochian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland (English)
- Balamand Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (Tripoli, Lebanon)
- Hamatoura The Holy Mountain of The Theotokos (Amyoun El-Koura,Wadi Kadeesha-North Lebanon)
- St. George Al-Humayrah Patriarchal Monastery (Homs, Syria)
- Holy Patriarchal Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya (Syria)
Hymn Book
The Syriac Hymnal, Syriac Music Institute, 2019. The "first official and complete hymnal" according to the rite of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch. An Audio CD of 384 hymns from the book is also available.


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Tyrone Lewis, 26, was in the custody of Fairfax County police on a grand larceny charge Monday when authorities in Maryland named him in connection with Harris' disappearance in September and eventual death. Police arrested two other men, Ivan Newman, 20, and Linwood Johnson, 49, last week.
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Recaps are, obviously, spoiler-filled—but seriously, if you have ever been tempted to just peek before watching, this is not the week to do so. Speaking from personal experience, having looked up the episode to find its original U.K. air date and stumbling across what happened in it, it has never been more important to stay spoiler-free than it is this week. But if you're not planning to watch or just want to remember, get out your hankie and keep going…
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We start out with some very excellent news: baby Branson is on his/her way! Lord Grantham, who is weirdly squeamish about the whole thing, has hired Sir Philip Tapsell, a famous obstetrician, to come consult, and family physician Dr. Clarkson will be present too to make sure everything is ship-shape. It's good news downstairs for James, who is given the prestigious job of winding the clocks. It's good news for Ethel the ex-maid, since Isobel Crawley wants to hire her to assist Mrs. Bird, so that she'll have a non-prostitute job reference. Good news for Edith, because the editor of The Sketch wants her to write a weekly column about modern womanhood. Good news for the Bates' too, since they can finally see each other and Mr. Bates can tell Anna that she missed a clue in her talk with Vera Bates' friend Mrs. Bartlett: Mrs. Bartlett said that, the night of Vera's death, there was pastry under Vera's nails. The poison that killed Vera was in poisoned pie pastry…so that means she didn't make the pie until after Mr. Bates was on his way back to Downton. Which means she made the poison pie for herself! Which means she meant to frame her ex-husband! Free Bates!!! (This is particularly good news for anyone watching who might have started to question the goodness of the once-awesome-now-scary Bates.)
But there are signs that not all is as well as it seems.
First, Lord Grantham reminds Cora that Dr. Clarkson was wrong about Matthew's paralysis and didn't keep Lavinia Swire from dying of the Spanish Flu, so it will be a crowded delivery room. Then, downstairs, the new kitchen maid Ivy—still on Daisy's enemies list—suggests that it would be a better idea to have a baby in a city, near a real hospital.
It turns out James doesn't know how to wind a clock, so he has to follow Mrs. O'Brien's advice to ask Thomas how, which allows Thomas time to get very close to the handsome younger footman. Then, Mr. Bates' cellmate Craig and the evil warden have noticed that Bates is in a good mood, and they plan to fix that. Lord Grantham, meanwhile, thinks that The Sketch only wants Edith for her title. Then, Mrs. Bird quits because she refuses to work with a prostitute, leaving Ethel—who can't even make tea correctly, much less real food—serving Isobel Crawley a failed kidney soufflé. (It also leads to a great exchange of backhanded compliments: "Nobody could look at you and think that [you're also a prostitute], Mrs. Bird," says Mrs. Crawley.) Daisy is sad because both James and Alfred are flirting with Ivy.
And that's only the beginning of the bad news.
Sir Philip Tapsell shows up and is super smarmy, but he says he's confident that the birth will be a smooth one (and reassures Matthew that a spinal injury shouldn't affect his fertility, while he's at it). Dr. Clarkson, on the other hand, is concerned that Lady Sybil's ankles are swollen. She's disoriented and the baby seems small to him. Sir Philip says that's normal. Robert thinks they're just fighting over professional pride, but the rest of the family thinks they should listen to Clarkson, who sees a danger of eclampsia. Sir Philip bullies Clarkson into silence.
Tom and Sybil chat between contractions, and he tells her he thinks that after the baby comes they should move to Liverpool, where his brother has a garage, but Sybil doesn't want him to go back to working with cars—and that they should just relax and look at the stars. But they're inside. Sir Philip says the disorientation is still normal, but…blurgh. Dr. Clarkson barges in and demands to test for toxemia. Sybil now thinks she's back at the convalescent home, as a nurse. Sir Philip is still sure that eclampsia is not possible, but Dr. Clarkson wants to bring her to the hospital immediately and deliver the baby by c-section, which Sir Philip says is too dangerous. Robert says Sir Philip must be obeyed, because at least he says he's sure, while Dr. Clarkson talks in possibilities.
And he's right! It is good news! It's a girl! They're both fine! Way to mess with us, Downton. Tom and Sybil hold their new baby, until Sybil goes to sleep, exhausted. She tells Cora, just before bed, that Tom shouldn't work in a garage even if Robert thinks that would be a good idea, but Cora promises they'll talk about it tomorrow.
But…not so much. The messing-with-us was just preparation for the messing-with-us to come. Sybil wakes in delirium. Her head hurts, she's screaming, she goes into a seizure. Dr. Clarkson was right all along. It's eclampsia. There is nothing to be done. It's too late. With the whole family in the room, Tom and Cora weeping at her bedside, Lady Sybil dies. "This can't be," Robert says—and don't we wish he were right. And then someone else cries, in another room: the baby.
And in a whole different room…me.
If you're crying too, you're not alone. Daisy is overcome. Thomas insists he doesn't care, but then admits to Anna that Lady Sybil was one of the only people in his life who was ever kind of him. Carson remembers that he knew her for her whole life. Cora sits with the body, promising to look after Tom and the baby. In the morning, Mary and Edith, dressed in black, say goodbye to their sister, acknowledging that Sybil was the nice one, that they love each other but only Sybil could make them treat each other well. Cora is clearly in the anger stage of grief: she blames Robert for ignoring Dr. Clarkson.
Mr. Murray, the lawyer, comes to ask Anna about Mrs. Bartlett, and meanwhile Matthew asks him about the estate—Murray has long thought it was being mismanaged—which Mary thinks is highly inappropriate at a time like this. (And even Bates has bad news coming his way: Craig has gotten to Mrs. Bartlett before Murray—so it will be harder to get her statement than expected.)
The last shot of the episode is Tom holding the baby, alone.
Dowager Zinger of the Week: N/A. This is no time for zingers.
History Lesson of the Week: Not everything has changed a great deal in the last hundred years, including some medical knowledge. Eclampsia, what killed Sybil, is the medical term for pregnancy-related seizures. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, we still don't know what causes it. Even today, the main way to treat eclampsia is by delivering the baby as soon as possible; doctors will monitor for preeclampsia (which can be found via blood-pressure and urine tests and used to be called toxemia, the condition Dr. Clarkson fears) and sometimes induce early labor or perform a c-section in order to prevent the condition from progressing to eclampsia. Eclampsia is not always fatal today, but it is still a danger.


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LOVE the manicure on Mr. Complicated!
- February 18, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- ViolaNut said...
Hedgie hedgie hedgie hedgie what the HELL is THAT thing supposed to be???
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is crying. - February 18, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Jennifer Good said...
The Blowfish is actually cute.....
- February 18, 2011 at 9:40 AM
I like the chocolate ganache/almond pufferfish! He's kinda cute and happy that you're gonna EAT 'IM!
- February 18, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- J. said...
I'm with Jenni. I think the Blowfish cake is cute. But seriously a Hedgehog cake? Is there a pent up demand or something?
- February 18, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Thank you for making my day special with a cutsey croc/gator, hedgepig, and blown-awayfish. You guys are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
wv:beryle: These aminals are beryle recognizable, but hilarious! - February 18, 2011 at 9:45 AM
- Ms. Blasé said...
Remember Q*Bert from the 80s arcade game? That's who that orange pig cake reminds me of.
If you don't remember Q*Bert, go here:
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Q*Bert&bav=on.1,or.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1024&bih=581 - February 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM
Those are some really wrecked cakes! But if a Croc wants me to think that he's cute and cuddly, well, I'm not going to argue too much with something that big!
- February 18, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Zanthia said...
Any questions?
Yes, I have a question about the blowfish cake. ARE THOSE FRENCH FRIES!? - February 18, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- CantStopBaking said...
That blowfish is hysterical. And spot on with Seinfeldus!
- February 18, 2011 at 9:53 AM
Is it wrong that the blow fish one makes me think of Seth Rogen?
- February 18, 2011 at 9:55 AM
- Michelle Krassan said...
"...and this is a blowfish on antidepressants."
BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! - February 18, 2011 at 9:59 AM
The sign on the chinchilla actually says "coney bunny (cookies and cream)" not that anyone would guess rabbit from looking at it!
- February 18, 2011 at 10:02 AM
- Loo-E Loo-I said...
I can almost hear the animaniacal laughter coming from those cakes. They're laughing I tell you. They're laughing.
Geez, the tongue on that poodle would make Gene Simmons jealous!
I'd nom an ear too, but snuggle? No.
LOL Disapproving blow fish shows disapproval! The other one? What is sticking out of it? Looks like those candy cigarette sticks...some "sharpened", some not....O.o
What is up with crocodiles getting such a bad rap? We're friendly...we smile...we've got feelings....
Why does the dog have *green stuff* on it? Why are its whiskers above its nose? Why does the "pig" look more like a blow fish? Looks like he's blowing real hard too.
Now there's a pig/hog...with...painted...nails...oh, and lipstick...that match the color of its eyes...ewww!
LOL, my late grandma would have pronounced that "tagger".
wv: bensubst: The wreckerators bensubst[ituting] these cakes for real animals. - February 18, 2011 at 10:02 AM
- Jenny Trout said...
Wow, I'm really digging the salsa-red nails on that last wreck. "I may be a mutant animal, but I'm a fashionable mutant animal."
- February 18, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Jenniffer said...
OK, I'm all on board with the cute blowfish comments, but WTH did they use for the spikes? I thought it was skewers, but they're not uniform enough... maybe slivered almonds?
- February 18, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Heidi - plantable wedding invitations said...
Where DO you find these photos?! Super funny, I want a bite of the creepy poodle head!!
- February 18, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Almonds, people. The spikes on the pufferfish are almonds (and I'd bet it's supposed to be a porcupine cake).
Jen and John, if you venture far enough from the cake side of the bakery you may encounter some French-bread alligators. Just sayin'. The ones I've seen have been much better looking than this cake.
Lastly, do I detect a sly Goldmember reference? Points! - February 18, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- Gary said...
Poodles are actually very smart, friendly, good-natured dogs. I didn't realize this until my grandmother got one, because I was fooled by those topiary things people do to them. But remember, poodles do not choose their own hairstyles.
- February 18, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- Marie said...
I actually like the blowfish, even though it looks more like a porcupine.
- February 18, 2011 at 10:31 AM
- Mrs FitzDarcy said...
@Zanthia: I think they are almond slices. I like him.
- February 18, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- it's the hippy undertones said...
I love poodles :(
I love cake wrecks :)
the poodle cake wreck kinda scares me. - February 18, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Hey Don't criticize the poodle. They're smart (mostly smarter than the other dog breed you posted and yes I know I've worked with both). That cut has a purpose!
- February 18, 2011 at 10:49 AM
How can you tell what these are supposed to be?
PS: I love, love, lurve the blowfish cake. - February 18, 2011 at 10:49 AM
- Classic Steve said...
It's the Awesome Smiley in black!
- February 18, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Poodles are brilliant, awesome dogs.
They just look silly.
It's not their fault.
john - February 18, 2011 at 10:51 AM
- Angie Le said...
Love the hedgehogs painted nails...not that one has class!
- February 18, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Tina, said...
My questions is, Who orders a Blow Fish Cake to begin with?
- February 18, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Amanda Mac said...
Soooo.... I really LIKE the blowfish cake. It makes me smile.
The others? Not so much. - February 18, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- sitronella said...
Not a hedgehog cake.
A PORKupine one :) - February 18, 2011 at 11:08 AM
We once had a pufferfish and he smiled all the time. He loved people and would come swimming over whenever anyone went past the fishtank.
He would have loved that cake!
As for the hedgehog cake, I guess it really looks like a hog hiding in the hedges. A real hedgehog is just too cute for it's name. - February 18, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Thank you to Gary.
I had a poodle when I was growing up and he NEVER had one of those crazy haircuts (yeah I know they have historic hunting significance.)
He was the smartest dog we ever had and often complained about his breed being the brunt of so many jokes. - February 18, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Caroline B said...
I like the blowfish cake too.
I wasn't going to comment but my word verification is 'scones', which as I sit here in jolly old England is quite funny. Fancy a cuppa anyone? - February 18, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Seriously, what is the purpose of of this cut? Please don't think I am being sarcastic, but I would like to know why poodles are trimmed in a way that makes them look so .....odd. - February 18, 2011 at 11:18 AM
- TisforTonya said...
for just a second there I was afraid my own blowfish cake was going to be up there... but phew - the blown blog with the fries jabbed into it is even worse than my pathetic amateur effort :)
- February 18, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Christine said...
I adore the chocolate and almond Happy Blowfish cake.
Thanks for the sly Austin Powers reference too, it made my day! - February 18, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- LeftWingLock said...
Glad I'm not the only one who saw french fries instead of slivered almonds on the happy blowfish! And the sign by him does say porcupine, but are we really going to trust the wreckerator to know the difference?
The manicured one reminds me of the mini poodle my friend had; her mom would always have its nails painted at the groomer. It was weird on a real dog and even worse on a cake creature. - February 18, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- Sanni said...
awww, I think the blowfish is cute!
- February 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM
When I saw the "pig," I said out loud, "Oh my gosh, that's supposed to be a PIG?!?"
- February 18, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- KatzenMama said...
"Blow fish on antidepressants" - Thanks for the pick-me-up. I laughed out loud...my nurse (I'm in the hospital right now) gave me quite a funny look.
NowTHIS is the way to eat a blow fish...no chance of a dying a horrible death. ;o) - February 18, 2011 at 12:11 PM
To anonymous 10:02am,
Coney Bunny should be "Cony Bunny" as it is really a pika, a bunny cousin sometimes called a cony. Gotta forgive the Chinchilla mistake there, as that's a pretty close, based on looks. - February 18, 2011 at 12:35 PM
When I read the title of this post as "Animaniacs", I started singing the theme song. Then I read further down and was more than a little sad that it did not involve Yakko, Wakko, or Dot.
- February 18, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Actually the hedgehog cake would be pretty good if it didn't have that silly pig face on it.
WV: andst
The Wreckenators caused me a lot of andst. - February 18, 2011 at 12:46 PM
- Lynn said...
Why is the poodle balancing a deviled egg on its head? I've heard of some odd cake filling in my day, but this one takes the...oh, nevermind
- February 18, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- Four Jordans said...
Aww the last one is kinda cute!
- February 18, 2011 at 1:03 PM
Eh, hedgeHOG or PORKupine, they both look swine to me.
Sorry. Hungry. And there's a pork teriyaki takeout calling my name from down the street. - February 18, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- G said...
I love the Happy Blowfish! I'll have whatever he's having... and maybe a little of him too.
- February 18, 2011 at 1:21 PM
THIS is how to make a poodle cake -- from Food Netwwork Challenge's "Best of Show" competition. Yes, that's cake -- fluffed with spun sugar. And in eight hours by two pweople, no less. http://www.flickr.com/groups/1518487@N25/discuss/72157625899663333/
- February 18, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Bahahahaha genus Crocodillius Seinfeldus! Awesome!
- February 18, 2011 at 1:37 PM
- cman said...
I love the blowfish! I think it's cute LOL.
- February 18, 2011 at 1:44 PM
Absolutely bestial wrecks today -- thanks for making me laugh!
Anonymous said...
>>Seriously, what is the purpose of of this cut? <<
That cut? Nothing. :-) Well, maybe winning in the show ring.
But the original version of that haircut, shorter and allowed to curl, but still with the shaved areas had a purpose in hunting.
Poodles are retrievers bred to go into the water. The haircut made them hydrodynamic, but with some fur to protect head, chest, joints, and sometimes kidneys from the cold.
I like an even-all-over "puppy" cut on poodles, myself. And the ones I have known have been great, friendly, smart, fun dogs.
And I hope this doesn't turn into poodlecutcot! - February 18, 2011 at 2:04 PM
Wreckerator, I have a poodle, I know poodles, poodles are friends of mine. Wreckerator, that's no poodle.
- February 18, 2011 at 2:04 PM
- Donna said...
OMG Hahahaha! LOVE LOVE LOVE the Hedgehog. To be a true wreckie, I would have put a green blob ("hedge") with the piggy face (ala Wilson from Home Improvement)..But that's how I roll...
- February 18, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- charity-crafter said...
Actually I like the hedgehog on antidepressants....he's kind of cute.
- February 18, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- Catherine said...
The blowfish is now my profile picture. I think it's adorable. Also, the hedgehog totally looks like a spiny pig-in-a-blanket.
- February 18, 2011 at 2:58 PM
What did the wreckorators LOOK at before making the cakes???
- February 18, 2011 at 2:59 PM
One of these blowfish is poison.
- February 18, 2011 at 3:08 PM
What is funny about the pufferfish one is that it says it is a porqupine on the sign in front of it :)
- February 18, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- Linda Vandermeer McCubbin said...
I would have been very confused without the comments on this one.
- February 18, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- shannon said...
Awesome as usual, and today's bonus is that I almost laughed my lunch right onto my computer screen. And by "almost" I mean "definitely."
- February 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM
The overpriced pufferfish was kinda tasty looking... or maybe it was that cake next to it moving in on its territory...
- February 18, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- E said...
The cute blowfish looks like a blowfish and B.O.B. from monsters v aliens had a baby. A toit baby! (Goldmember reference FTW)
wv: dingersw. Dingersw the cute blowfish/B.O.B. cake, or was it just me? - February 18, 2011 at 3:27 PM
But at least the purported blowfish cake appears to be chocolate. So there's that. Almost any difficulty of appearance can be overcome with chocolate (except brown piles of poo icing).
wv = piedeco. I'm not sure but might be some variation of cajun music. - February 18, 2011 at 3:34 PM
sitronella said...
Not a hedgehog cake.
A PORKupine one :)
So funny! Do you think the decorator had a pun in mind? If so, we'd almost have to take it off the wreck list (hey, I said ALMOST). - February 18, 2011 at 3:40 PM
- Lady Bright said...
I never did like the mutated Q-tips people call poodles. Maybe if people didn't 'style' their hair that way?
The blowfish is cute, and I love almonds.
I was thinking a Snork, but Q'Bert definitely puts in an appearance!
Nice Powers reference mixed with animals...
wv - ackedup... seriously?? - February 18, 2011 at 3:49 PM
The Blowfish on Antidepressants is too cute. I wonder though, who wants deviled eggs with their poodle-cake. Is that really egg yolk for decoration? I love the chinchilla cake, so adorable.
- February 18, 2011 at 4:12 PM
I first thought that the Happy Puffer was skewered with french fries till I read the comments that suggested they were almonds - that made better sense. At least until I went back and looked at the scale; either those strawberries next to it are minuscule or those mutant almonds. I think french fries, myself!
wv: waysorta - Those cakes are waysorta outa sight, man! - February 18, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Am I the only one who thinks the first cake looks like it has cut up bath sponges stuck to it?
- February 18, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Becca said...
I LOVE the blow fish on antidepressants! It's super cute and if I needed to buy a silly cake or just wanted cake.
WV; Unpar - most of these cakes were unpar. - February 18, 2011 at 5:42 PM
That first wreck is not a poodle. A lamb wearing gold earrings? Maybe. If you squint. But a poodle? No way.
- February 18, 2011 at 6:06 PM
- Unknown said...
I actually like the blowfish on anti-depressants. I'm thinking he's gonna be real tasty too.
- February 18, 2011 at 6:47 PM
I don't think it's a pig next to the dog, I think it's meant to be an echidna. Or a very spiky pig.
- February 18, 2011 at 7:06 PM
- BADKarma! said...
You need to start selling t-shirts with the "complicated" hedgehog on them. The "awwwwwwCUTE" factor of that picture, with that caption, will put any diabetic in a coma for a week.
The "hedgehog" cake? Not so much, really. The cake should be poking about an abstract animation sequence, randomly shouting, "DIMSDALE!". - February 18, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- Amanda | Glittericity said...
yay for cute animal pictures AND funny cakes!
- February 18, 2011 at 9:35 PM
I've just gotta say- these cakes are funny, but not half as funny as the funny stuff you write about them.
Thanks for the giggles. - February 18, 2011 at 10:59 PM
- Adorably Dead said...
I thought the blowfish looked more like a hedgehog.
- February 19, 2011 at 12:10 AM
Why oh why would anyone buy these? Unless there is a super tasty cake under neath all that frosting..no lol. And anyone brings that CCC blah alligator to my house had best have an escape plan.
- February 19, 2011 at 1:02 AM
- Unknown said...
Awww. The blowfish made my morning.
~White - February 19, 2011 at 1:42 AM
- February 19, 2011 at 2:04 AM
The sign next to the blowfish cake says that it should actually look more like a porcupine. Which is a huge miss.
Also for those wondering what the spikes are, they are white chocolate shards. You can find a recipe for how to make it online. Which I think I might be this weekend. - February 19, 2011 at 2:27 AM
To anonymous at 10:02 and 12:35:
I took that picture at Coney Island Pizza and Ice Cream and submitted it before I learned to read Hangul, which is why I couldn't ID it to Jen as either an attempted pika or an attempted bunny (bani?). "Coney" is the correct English spelling. :)
(Also, YAY! I'm on CakeWrecks!) - February 19, 2011 at 5:15 AM
So the animal you couldn't tell what it was... If my Korean skills don't completely fail me... it's a bunny. And it's a cookies and cream icecream cake. If anyone was wondering...
- February 19, 2011 at 6:11 AM
- Robin said...
We have two Chinchillas and they are indeed very snuggly. Momo and Roku. You make come snuggle them anytime you're in the philly area :-)
- February 19, 2011 at 9:08 AM
- Chava Malka Cooper said...
i have to say the blowfish cake is extremely cute
- February 19, 2011 at 12:12 PM
Actually, in Macbeth, when one of the witches refers to a hedgehog, she calls it a "hedge-pig." Maybe the wreckerator is a closet Shakespeare fanatic?
- February 19, 2011 at 2:46 PM
I agree with @Anonymous 2/18 6:06 -- #1 is a lamb wearing gold earrings, some sort of gold thing on its nose and a wrecky attempt at a sombrero.
We all wonder who buys these -- the real question in the case of this particular cake: why is there more than one? - February 19, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- Unknown said...
a yellow pig. why?
yikes...to all of these wrecks! - February 19, 2011 at 9:09 PM
- Unknown said...
The real chinchilla is SO adorable!!!
The cake version...not so much.
Looks more like a cantaloupe someone iced with light blue icing and then decorated as a clown. Why?
wv: "soryagon" And all of the cake wreckers in the world say, "Soryagon for making such horrible wrecks!"
(Actually I'm glad there are wreckers out there because it keeps me smiling to visit this blog!) - February 19, 2011 at 9:20 PM
The great thing about that not-chinchilla cake is that there's actually a picture of a bunny cake on the sign..and the two cakes don't look alike at all. It's as if the wreckerator wants you to notice how much of a wreck it is!
- February 20, 2011 at 2:59 AM
Very funny stuff, love mr happy blowfish:)
Also, its sunday, still no post from saturday? Im hoping nothing has happened to make it so you couldn't update- so long as nothing dreadful has happened (wreckerators taking their revenge?) Please do update, im an avid reader actually reading cake wrecks is a real highlight for my days as im sick and bed bound. Thanks so much for all the laughs :) can't wait to read the next post ;) - February 20, 2011 at 7:23 AM
- Hardware Keylogger said...
The blowfish is really cute. And crocodile looks cute as a cake ...
- February 20, 2011 at 9:17 AM
Other commenters have proved that my identification (Feb 18 10:23am)of the porcupine/pufferfish's spines as almonds is mistaken. I now submit a correction: they're cookies.
Now where can I buy that cake?
PS: wv is "grabemu". Let's not go there, please. - February 20, 2011 at 12:52 PM
- Caryn F. said...
The Hedge-Pig is actually totally adorable! I'd love to have that cake for any occasion! Although it might be perfect for a Halloween party... Because it's already in costume... get it? No? Okay...
- February 20, 2011 at 1:01 PM
- furpurrson said...
Craig's "Dinsdale" comment for the win! Monty Python (still) rules!
- February 21, 2011 at 7:24 AM
oh wha gah uh MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA something is SOOOOOO here!!!!!!!!
- February 21, 2011 at 8:54 AM
- Becky said...
The blowfish on antidepressants is pretty darn cute. :)
- February 21, 2011 at 10:47 AM
I can't figure out what the Korean Chincilla cake is supposed to be but it is cookies and cream flavored.
- February 22, 2011 at 5:06 AM
- Coco Cake Land said...
I LOVE ANIMAL CAKES!! pretty sure that little blue thing with all the whipped cream is a fake ice cream sundae?
BLOWFISH = HILARIOUS - February 22, 2011 at 3:20 PM
Hedgehog people (those of us who are owned by one) also call our babies hedgepigs... but yeah... no.
- February 23, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Ok. I would seriously have that blowfish cake for my own. Ridiculous and cute!
- February 24, 2011 at 3:44 PM
- Unknown said...
I really liked the 'blowfish on antidepressants' crack. The thing is, i seriously needed some before my sister showed me this site. And, TADAA! My depression evaporated. Thanks to you. Seriously Thanks.
- February 26, 2011 at 6:16 PM
le gourmet in manhattan sells a porcupine cake that looks just like the blowfish cake.
- March 9, 2011 at 2:27 AM
XDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXD i would very much like to snuggle him. <---- made my life.
- March 9, 2011 at 7:18 PM
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What's a Wreck?
What's a Wreck?
A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.
Now, don't you have a photo you want to send me? ;)
- Fan Faves
- The Classics
The Classics
Praise for the Book
- "Will have you laughing so hard you'll forget to eat!"— Washington Post
- "a hilarious winner" — The Oregonian
- "a fantastically gut-busting book"— NPR
- "It's all here, each wreck a disaster of hilarity." — BookPage.com
- "Hysterically funny!"— Epinions.com
- "laugh-out-loud funny"— The Times
- "Yates' sharp humor makes the funny even funnier." — The Dallas Morning News
- "an amazing laugh-out-loud book"— The Book Triblog
What the fans are saying
- "I was laughing so hard, I couldn't catch my breath."
- "As funny as the blog that started it."
- "WAY better than I expected!"
- "Cake Wreckery at its best!"
- "Wrecktastic!"
- American Mensa:Top 50 Websites of 2010
- Amazon: Top 10 gift books of 2009
- The Orlando Sentinal "Orbbies": Winner Humor
- 2009 BlogLuxe Awards: Funniest Blog
- 2009 Bloggies: Best Writing of a Weblog, Best New Weblog, Best Food Blog
- The 2008 Weblog Awards: Best Food Blog
- Blogger's Choice 2008 Awards: Best Humor Blog
Where's the book?
We don't have any copies of Cake Wrecks for sale here, autographed or otherwise. We decided the shipping and handling costs would be too high to make it worth your while. So instead, buy your copies locally or online and then order personalized bookplates: it's cheaper, easier, and I think even looks a bit nicer.
Ordering Info
Payments must be made through Paypal, which accepts all major credit cards. Sorry, but that means no checks or MOs or barter-based chickens.
We ship everything first class USPS, and will do our best to have your package in the mail within 2 days of your order.
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