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Westbrook High will savor its Class A state baseball championship for a while.
And rightly so. It's been a long time coming. It was the first baseball state title for the school in 62 years, and the first under the statewide playoff format that started in 1970.
The Blue Blazes beat last year's champion, Messalonskee of Oakland, 2-0 on Saturday.
Westbrook has always been a strong baseball community. In the 1960s, the Blue Blazes had some excellent teams, but there were no state playoffs. With the likes of pitchers John Cumberland, 6-foot-7 Mike Mazerolle, Marc Flaherty and Don Douglas, and hitters like Ricky Swan, Westbrook might have won a couple state titles. Cumberland, a lefty, won nine games for the San Francisco Giants in 1971.
The 1971 team with future Maine Baseball Hall of Famers Tony DiBiase and John Mullen, lost to Bangor in the state final.
More recently, the Blazes battled powerhouse Deering teams that went on to win state titles.
The 2005 team, with current Westbrook pitching coach Andrew Keirstead and Anthony D'Alfonso, who went on to star at USM, lost to Oxford Hills in the state final on the same field, Morton Field in Augusta, where the current Blazes won Saturday.
The city of Westbrook supports its teams, and the Westbrook Baseball Boosters are among the best organized of any booster group in the state.
This title was for all of them.
While the players, coaches and school will savor this championship, it doesn't hurt to look ahead to next season, when the Blazes should be strong again.
Returning are junior starters Kyle Heath, Collin Joyce, Kaleb Kent, Ryan Gilligan and Austin Blake. The team will lose its top two pitchers in Keenen Lowe and Zack Bean, but Coach Greg Souza and Keirstead should be able to find some arms in the program.
Said Bean of the prospects for next season: "The juniors definitely have some runs left in them."
IT HAD BEEN so long since York High had won a baseball state championship — 1971 — that even the Maine Principals' Association didn't have a record of it.
That title — a 17-1 victory over Shead, according to Ted Welch, the Wildcats' athletic director — came the year before the MPA started tracking championships in Class C.
Welch said there were a couple other titles back in the 1960s, before there were statewide playoffs.
Maybe that's why there was such joy Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph College's Mahaney Diamond after York defeated Winslow 4-1 for the Class B title. Players, coaches, parents and friends lingered long after the game was over to talk about what had just happened.
Chuck Chadbourne, the York coach, knew why it happened.
"The key to the success of this season is a bunch of seniors who had knocked on the door in bunch of different sports that bought into a couple of coaches coming in who were going to demand a ton from them," he said. "That meant practices six days a week for two hours, and playing in the summertime, and not only did they buy in but they got better. And they got better and they got better.
"So it's been an amazing, amazing experience."
Many of the Wildcats had advanced to the Western Maine championship game in both football and boys' basketball. Alex Mercurio, the senior catcher, was a state finalist in wrestling.
Mercurio threw out two runners trying to steal second. And senior Adam Bailey put in a command performance on the mound, allowing just six hits and never letting Winslow get anything going.
He was aided by a three-run first inning.
"We've done that the last few games," he said of taking an early lead. "And it gives you a lot of confidence, helps get you going. Knowing your teammates have your back, no matter what, gives you a lot of confidence."
Mercurio said Bailey's performance wasn't out of the ordinary.
"He's got crazy, crazy stuff," said Mercurio. "He has solid pitches and that's what you need in this league."
Mercurio said every one of the Wildcats had something to prove in the state final.
"There was a lot of stuff to get back," he said. "We did it for the town."
FOR THE SECOND straight game, Scarborough senior second baseman Marisa O'Toole put on quite a show in the Class A softball final against Skowhegan, leading the Red Storm to a 9-3 victory.
O'Toole, whose fifth-inning, two-run homer Wednesday in the regional final started Scarborough's comeback in a 5-2 win over Sanford, wasted little time getting the Red Storm in the state final. She led off the game with a home run to left, then added a two-run triple to right in the second inning.
"I've been saying this right along, she's one of the top four, five players in the state," Scarborough Coach Tom Griffin said. "She didn't make first-team all-star in our own league, which scratches my head. I don't understand. I don't get it, but she just got an opportunity in the playoffs to prove herself. Everybody got the chance to see the type of ballplayer she is."
O'Toole and fellow senior captains Grace Farnkoff (shortstop) and Erin Giles (third base/pitcher) were everyday heart-of-the-order starters. All three are headed to NESCAC softball programs. O'Toole will go to Bowdoin, Farnkoff to Colby, and Giles to Middlebury.
Seniors Mary Redmond, Paige Moore-Haskell and Sydney Litrocapes had to find and accept less noticeable ways to contribute. Redmond and Moore-Haskell became pinch-running specialists. Both scored as courtesy runners in the championship game.
"That was their role. They're our two fastest players and that's how they could help us the most," Griffin said.
Litrocapes was the team's top pinch-hitter, but with such a strong starting lineup, she knew her opportunities would be few.
It could have been a hard role to accept, especially for someone who has played softball since a young age.
"I love playing with these girls," said Litrocapes. "They're so much fun to play with. Getting a lot of playing time really didn't matter that much to me because I like playing with the team."
The three senior reserves had consecutive at-bats in the seventh inning as pinch hitters. Griffin said he felt it was the right thing to do, and they produced. Litrocapes worked a lengthy at-bat before singling sharply up the middle. Redmond followed with a walk, and Moore-Haskell hit a sharp grounder to short that resulted in an error to load the bases. Litrocapes and Redmond scored on a pinch-hit single by sophomore Brittany Plowman.
SCARBOROUGH FRESHMAN outfielder Chloe Gorey barely stands 5 feet tall. Maybe that's one reason why she wasn't projected as a varsity player when the season began and was not among the 20 or so players who made the Red Storm's semi-annual preseason trip to Florida.
"Then tryouts came and we were like, this kid has prepared herself all winter and she's far more advanced than we thought she was, and we really, really regretted we didn't take her to Florida," Griffin said.
Batting eighth and starting in right field throughout the playoffs, Gorey shored up the outfield defense and produced at the plate. She had an RBI hit in three of the four playoff games, and scored twice against Skowhegan.
"It just goes to show, it's not where you start that matters, it's where you finish," Griffin said.
TUCKED UP in the corner of the Oceanside softball dugout was a 10-pound bag of Aroostook County potatoes. One of the team's biggest boosters had given the bag to Coach Rusty Worcester in the Eastern Class B tournament as sort of a good-luck charm and, Worcester said, "This bag was going to go everywhere we went."
Some of the Oceanside players remembered the last time they played at St. Joseph's College. Before Oceanside was formed two years ago by the merger of Georges Valley and Rockland, Georges Valley was a regular participant in Western Class C championship games.
The last time they played, the Buccaneers lost to Telstar on a walk-off hit that landed on the right-field foul line — a lot of chalk came up.
"This is much better," said senior first baseman Kennadi Grover, who was on that team.
Worcester agreed: "This is great. The kids got it done."
GREELY FELL short of its dream of winning a state championship, but the Rangers have a bright future.
Of the 10 players in the starting lineup (including second baseman Lexi Faietta, the "flex" player who does not bat), seven were sophomores or freshmen.
Dani Cimino, the starting pitcher and only senior, said, "Now they have this experience, they know what it's like to play on the big field, they've seen big hitters the program will go up from here."
Jessica Gomez, the Rangers' first-year coach, knows she'll have to replace Cimino — who's heading to Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., a Division III softball power — but likes everything she has in place.
"It's been absolutely amazing," she said. "The kids have been absolutely amazing. Anything I ask them to do, they do it, whether in practice or game, and they do it to the best of their ability. You can't ask anything more as a coach."
She said this championship game experience will be vital. "Think of the level they came from — the eighth grade," she said. "They've come a long way."
SCARBOROUGH'S 15-4 victory over Cheverus marked the fourth straight Class A title in boys' lacrosse for the Red Storm, the longest such stretch for any school since the Maine Principals' Association first sanctioned the sport in 1998.
Coach Joe Hezlep gave credit to his nine seniors, who learned from the example set by their predecessors and a best-practice approach.
"Our best competition usually is our day-to-day practice," Hezlep said. "We get out and we play hard, and it really does a good job of setting the stage for the next year. These kids are used to playing at a really high level in practice."
Senior attack John Wheeler, who led the team in scoring for a fourth straight season, said the Red Storm defense often frustrated the offense in practice.
"They make us struggle," he said. "It wasn't actually until the end of the year that we started getting success, and that's when our passes were getting crisper and our offense started to click a lot more."
THE PIVOTAL GOAL in Cape Elizabeth's 7-4 victory over Yarmouth in the Class B boys' lacrosse final came after a fast-break pass from Justin Cary to Alex Bornick that probably wouldn't have happened a year ago, when both were juniors and involved in their own brand of one-upsmanship.
"We did have some competition," Bornick admitted, "and it withheld us from passing the ball to each other sometimes. But this year, we let that go. We didn't care about personal points, didn't care about stats. We cared about end results."
Cary said his plan was to shoot, but a Yarmouth defenseman who clearly knew of Cary's fondness for going down low had blocked that avenue. So Cary passed not to Bornick, but to where he knew Bornick would cut in front of the net. The result was a 6-4 lead for Cape Elizabeth with 10 seconds left in the third quarter.
"That was a show of unselfishness," Bornick said, "that shows his strength as a player and as a friend," Bornick said.
THE MAINE PRINCIPALS' Association awarded its sportsmanship banners for boys' lacrosse to Biddeford (Western Class A), Oxford Hills (Eastern Class A), Greely (Western Class B) and Freeport (Eastern Class B).
For girls' lacrosse, the sportsmanship awards went to Marshwood (Western Class A), McAuley (Eastern Class A), Fryeburg Academy (Western Class B) and Lincoln Academy (Eastern Class B).
SADIE COLE of Waynflete, Molly Ryan of Falmouth and Lauren Steidl were named All-Americans by U.S. Lacrosse. Alex Bernier of Falmouth, Alexandra Logan of Cheverus and Martha Veroneau received honorable mention honors.
— Staff Writers Tom Chard, Steve Craig, Mike Lowe and Paul Betit contributed to this report.
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text: You Planted Late. Will You Harvest Late? September 27, 2013 10:42 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ben Potter AgWeb Social Media and Innovation Editor Email Considering the historically early planted crop last year, many farmers were anxious this spring's oft-delayed planting season due to cooler temperatures and abundant rainfall throughout April and May in much of the Midwest. But will that late-planted crop lead to a late harvest? Not necessarily, explains Burrus Hybrids agronomist Matt Montgomery. "Can we really say that late planting equals a late harvest – is there a relationship?" Montgomery wondered. So he and the Burrus agronomy team reviewed 17 years of planting, harvest and growing degree data from the USDA and the Midwestern Regional Climate Center. They found no significant relationship with the percent of corn planted by late May corresponding with a harvest being classified as early, average or late. "Seventy percent of corn has typically gone through the combine by mid to late October regardless of the pace of planting," Montgomery says. "In a couple of cases, a faster planting pace even matched up with later harvest dates. We just cannot state that late planting absolutely will mean a late harvest." Too many other factors are at play, Montgomery says – planting date just tells a small part of the story. Growing degree day accumulation is probably a better predictor of harvest date, he says. "The relationship between accumulated growing degree days and harvest date is significant," he says. "The degree days accumulated by mid-July and early August make a tremendous difference in when combines roll through the field." Many areas did indeed catch up this summer, but Climate Corp reported that the corn crop in the Dakotas, Wisconsin and Iowa would require a stretch of unusually warm weather to help it catch up so it can reach maturity before fall's first killing freeze. Your corn needs a variable amount of GDU accumulation, depending on the maturity of your hybrids—the typical requirement ranges from 2,400 to 2,800 units. Bottom line—an average harvest pace is still a very real possibility. Calculate how many GDUs your fields have accumulated and know how many GDUs your hybrids still need before hitting the panic button. So don't fret just yet, Montgomery says – an average harvest pace is still a very real possibility, even for those who planted late. Back to news


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WELLESLEY, Mass. – The Wellesley softball team picked up a doubleheader sweep over NEWMAC-rival MIT on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue took the opener 7-2, and won the nightcap, 11-3 in five innings. The wins increase Wellesley's record to 16-11 with a 10-3 NEWMAC mark, while MIT falls to 5-17, 3-9 in conference play.
Wellesley jumped out to an early lead in game one, in an unusual first inning. After Sinta Cebrian singled, she was called out for leaving early during an attempted steal. Ali Davis followed with a triple to deep right, and scored subsequently on an illegal pitch to give Wellesley a 1-0 lead.
The Blue added two more in the third, when Davis reached on an MIT miscue and scored on Megan Wood's double to right center. Alex Warren followed with a single to right, scoring Wood and extending the lead to 3-0.
MIT got one back in the top of the fourth. Keri Dixon led off with a single and advanced to second on a passed ball. Jessica Iacobucci then drilled a single up the middle, plating Dixon from second and cutting the Wellesley lead to 3-1. The Blue answered with a four-run burst in the bottom of the inning. Megan Townsend reached on an error, and scored on Amanda Tai's triple. After Daniele's single knocked in Townsend, Davis his a double to right center to plate Daniele. Later in the inning, Wellesley picked up an insurance run off of an RBI single from Ilana Orloff that made it 7-1 at the end of four.
MIT got one back in the top of the fifth inning when Jenny Li hit a solo shot to right center field to lead off the frame. However, Wellesley starter Barbarajean Grundlock got six of the final nine MIT outs on strikeouts to close game one with a 7-2 victory for Wellesley.
Leading the way for the Blue were Davis, who recorded a 3-for-3 game with three runs and an RBI, while Tai, Elora Daniele and Jessie Haladyna had two hits apiece. Grundlock picked up the win for Wellesley, scattering seven hits, allowing two earned runs and picking up 13 strikeouts.
For MIT, Jessica Oleinik and Dixon each had two hits to pace the Engineers' offense. Iacobucci recorded the loss, giving up seven earned runs off of 14 hits.
The Engineers started off strong in game two, scoring a pair in the top of the first inning. Lily Keung opened the inning reaching on a Wellesley error, while Oleinik pounded a homerun to center field to put MIT up 2-0.
Wellesley tied things up in the bottom of the frame after an RBI triple from Davis and a run scoring single from Wood made it 2-2. Wellesley increased the lead to 7-2, adding two runs in the second and three in the third, including Haladyna's first career homerun.
MIT cut the Wellesley advantage to 7-3 in the fifth, after Keung took advantage of a three-base error and scored on a passed ball. However, the Blue put things out of reach with a four-run fifth inning that was highlighted by a two-run homerun from Wood and a two-run triple from Orloff.
Wood went 3-3 for the Blue in game two, with four RBI and two runs scored. Townsend and Orloff each picked up two RBI in the contest while Davis, Shawna McCreadie and Haladyna added two hits each. Grundlock picked up her second win of the afternoon, throwing four innings, allowing two runs, four hits and striking out six. Sarah Sherburne pitched an inning in relief, allowing no hits and an unearned run.
MIT was limited to four hits in the contest, none coming after the second inning. In the circle, Abby Van Hook suffered the loss, allowing six earned runs on seven hits.
MIT takes the field again on Friday, April 17, at 3:30, when the Engineers will host league-leading Coast Guard. The Blue return to action at 3:30 on Friday as well, when they host Lesley University in a non-conference doubleheader.


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I can imagine Prof. Kingsfield:"Downy....Fill this room with your intelligence!"LOL
What have you people seen happen when somebody gets called on, they are not prepared, etc. Spill it. Anybody pee their pants? Just freeze up? I used to be so afraid of being called on that I couldn't even focus on the lecture, let alone the question asked of me.You spill the stories, I'll reveal the trick. Deal?
that doesn't really work with a seating chart, as the prof knows who you are and whether there's someone sitting in your seat.


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Shakes are delicious and tasty. But in February, I like to give them a special spark. Take this ordinary vanilla shake, for example. Ho. Hum.
Add some sprinkles...
And stir.
It's like a tasty fireworks shake. Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake it up!
To make the "fireworks, you'll need to make sure to use the teeny tiny dot sprinkles available at most supermarkets.
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Empellón is hipster meets foodie, serving upscale-ish Mexican treats in a sexy and boisterous setting, with a pretty cool playlist rocking in the background.
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Cafe Gitane's second locaton is tucked away inside the Jane Hotel. I love coming here on Sunday's because it's bright, laid back and chill. The retro feel and diverse menu (couscous, pastries, eggs, sandwiches, pasta, meatballs) makes it a brunch staple.
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Well, Gilbreath was putting me in a certain frame of mind when I came across Adrian's reaction to Piper's recent statement on searching for minorities to join his staff.
In summary, Piper's open letter states several benefits of pursuing diversity in the staffing (and I assume membership) of the local church. They are:
- It illustrates more clearly the truth that God created people of all races and ethnicities in his on image (Genesis 1:27).
- It displays more visibly the truth that Jesus is not a tribal deity but is the Lord of all races, nations, and ethnicities.
- It demonstrates more clearly the blood-bought destiny of the church to be "from every tribe and language and people and nation" (Revelation 5:9).
- It exhibits more compellingly the aim and power of the cross of Christ to "reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility" (Ephesians 2:16).
- It expresses more forcefully the work of the Spirit to unite us in Christ. "For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit" (1 Corinthians 12:13).
Therefore, it seems to us that the admiration we feel for this diversity in the New Testament should carry over into the desires we have for the visible church today. It seems to us that the local church should want these things to be true today at the local level where this diversity and harmony would have the greatest visible and relational impact. For us, this has implied pursuit. If we admire it and desire it, then it seems to us we should pursue it.
I think that's well said. But it was interesting to me that the letter went on to offer an apologetic for this decision, a reaction against what some folks might consider the horrors of affirmative action.
As an African American inside white evangelicalism, a committed evangelical, it's curious to me that a defense is even needed. After all, is not Jesus for affirmative action?
Okay, I know that last question raised a few brows. Let me explain by asking another question. What is the gospel message? It's a message of affirmative action. God the Father positively deciding to pursue a people for himself... and oh by the way, a people from every nation. The Father positively sends out the Son to "seek and save" the lost by giving Himself as a sacrifice for them. The Holy Spirit seals all those who repent and believe, sanctifying them until the Day of the Lord's return. If salvation is all of God... then salvation and the gospel are the largest affirmative action program in the world--with this tremendous difference, none of the applications were anywhere near qualified for the position of sons and daughters of the Father. None were worthy of an office in the Father's mansion. All were utterly unqualified--and actually, not even interested in the position. The Gospel is a more affirmative action on behalf of the oppressed, disenfranchised and misdirected than anything we've ever seen in hiring policy. The church is the ultimate affirmative action agency, and the diversity that's in her is by design.
Even Warfield understood that Jesus was for affirmative action. Well, not really, but this quote demonstrates the decisive, positive, affirmative action of God in the cross:
The marvel which the text (John 3:16) brings before us is just that marvel above all other marvels in this marvelous world of ours: the marvel of God's love for sinners. And this is the measure by which we are invited to measure the greatness of the love of God. It is not that it is so great that it is able to extend over the whole of a big world: it is so great that it is able to prevail over the Holy God's hatred and abhorrence of sin. For herein is love, that God could love the world--the world that lies in the evil one: that God who is all-holy and just and good, could so love this world that He gave His only begotten Son for it,--that He might not judge it, but that it might be saved. (B.B. Warfield, "God's Immeasurable Love," in Biblical and Theological Studies, ed. Samuel G. Craig (Philadelphia: P&R, 1952), pp. 515-516; cited in C. Samuel Storms, Chosen for Life, pp. 199-200).
If we admire what Jesus is doing in the world through the redemption of the nations, we should aspire and act in ways that reflect that admiration. We should act affirmatively to bring our practice in line with our Savior's practice. And this applies whether you're in a predominantly white, African American, Asian or Latino church. The fact that so few churches strive for an increasing diversity that looks like the diversity we're headed towards (Rev. 5:9-10) may just mean that on this matter our lips praise Him but our hearts are far from Him.
Now, about this point in the post, someone is usually dying to ask, "What if you live in an area with little diversity to speak of?" Honestly, while I think that question is often asked by sincere folks puzzled about what to do, it's also asked often by people looking for a way out of any responsibility in this area. But for the sincere, here are a few things to do even when you're not in an area with great amounts of diversity:
- Pray for John Piper and other pastors who are... that their churches would look like Rev. 5:9-10... a blood-bought people united in praise for the One Savior of all the world.
- Pray that your area would become more diverse. What's wrong with asking for the nations to be brought close to home?
- Pray that you and your people would be ready (free of racial predjudice or indifference, delighted for the gospel opportunity) when and should the Lord change the demographics of your area.
- Pray against any desire to leave the neighborhood if/when the neighborhood changes.
- In your preaching, apply the gospel to the nations... those around you in the next town and those across the globe. Try to cultivate in your people a large mindedness when it comes to thinking about the world and gospel. Expose them by way of illustrations and introductions to the difference that exists in the world, differences that are meant to be overcome by Jesus Christ in the gospel.
- Read Reconciliation Blues. Also, you might consider an older book, Dwight Perry's Breaking Down Barriers: A Black Evangelical Explains the Black Church. Similar Latino and Asian titles should be read as well. Commit yourself to being informed intellectually, even if being informed experientially isn't quite feasible.
- If the nations aren't in your town, go to their town. Emphasize missions and strategically direct your mission efforts to nations not like you. And direct some energies to cities or towns whose racial composition is different from your own.
- Diversify your staff anyway. Visit the local seminary or your Bible college alma mater and recruit minority students to come to your church as interns or staffpersons. Leave the glorious comfort of your hometown to seek and invest in the stranger. You'll be surprised what they add to your people and what your people will contribute to them.
- Move. Don't be afraid to pick up and settle in a land the Lord will show you... a land filled with people not like you who need the gospel preached, modeled, and lived even down to residential decisions.
It's time for us to really conquer these reconciliation blues... so that our racial sackcloth and ashes are finally and victoriously turned to joy and the oil of gladness.
Bro. Piper, I would send you some names... the only problem is that all the other forward and strategic thinking pastors I know already have these guys on their lists! Keep digging brother. Keep working to build the church that Jesus is building!


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This was around 1956 when I was twelve years old and I was exposed to a lot of different music from the 20's, 30's and 40's. It was also about that time that I discovered my dad's old acoustic guitar that was in our attic. EPI: Was that your first experience with an instrument? JACK: Yes. I was creeping off into the attic and playing it thinking nobody knew, but of course in a household everybody knows where their child is, so it was not the big secret I thought it was. Then one day that guitar just disappeared. A short time later, at Christmas, my gift was a letter pinned to the tree that told me I had been given twelve guitar lessons and that the old acoustic had been taken to the shop to be set up with steel strings. EPI: Ha, you can't fool mom and dad can you! JACK: Right! They knew I was interested and it made a nice Christmas gift. EPI: How did the lessons go? JACK: My first teacher was a big band guitarist named Harry Vorhees. Later on I took from a number of guitarists; one was Bill Harris who was the guitarist for the Clovers. He had studied with a guy who studied with Andres Segovia. EPI: So you were kind of Grandfathered to Segovia? JACK: Well, I don't know about that, in a manner of speaking I guess, but I certainly saw him many times at Constitution Hall. EPI: Did you move on to electric or stay with the acoustic? JACK: I had a newspaper route and delivered The Washington Post and the Evening Star. Collectively, on Sunday I served about 400 papers and I also had a lawn mowing business so it didn't take all that long for me to buy my first electric which was a Student Model Gibson 175. It had the big f-hole body and a single pickup. Back in those days I was playing Buddy Holly stuff, Gene Vincent stuff and I tried my best to play Jim Burton stuff, who was playing with Ricky Nelson. EPI: How did your musical journey progress from there? JACK: Charles, my older brother was a classmate of a guy named Jorma Kaukonen. They went to Woodrow Wilson High School while I was in Jr. High but Jorma and I ended up starting a band called the Triumphs. It was Jorma playing rhythm on his Gibson J-50, incidentally the very same guitar he used on Embryonic Journey a few years later when we were starting out as Jefferson Airplane, and I played what was known then as lead guitar. EPI: At what point did you switch over to bass? JACK: A good friend of mine, Danny Gatton called me up one day to fill in for his bass player. This was around 1959 or 1960 and I loved it so much that I went out and bought a bass. All of a sudden my work quota increased dramatically because I played both bass and guitar. EPI: It sounds like you were working steadily. What prompted you to make the move from the East Coast to the West Coast? JACK: A fateful phone call from Jorma in 1965. I hadn't seen him in about a year so we were just chatting and catching up when he asked me to come to the West Coast and join Jefferson Airplane. I dropped out of college and went out to San Francisco and joined the band. EPI: That was indeed a fateful call. Did you have any idea at the time that you were part of a music scene that would influence music forever? JACK: None. You know how ten years ago nobody had any idea how important the internet would be or how it would affect our lives? Or back in 1989 when you carried a cell phone around that was the size of a brick? You had no idea what was about to come. Back then it was kind of rude to talk in public on a cell phone and now you can't get anybody to shut up next to you. You don't realize how that kind of stuff works out. EPI: Was the music scene out there much different than your East Coast experiences? JACK: Yes. When I came out to San Francisco, I came from a background where you rehearsed with charts and all that. All of a sudden I was with guys that came out of art school and doing things their own way. They were just playing. Nobody thought they were going to make a living at it. I always expected to make a living at it but a lot of other people didn't. EPI: So were you intent on getting Jefferson Airplane a record deal? JACK: That was our only opportunity to get recorded. Back then, nobody had their own studios like they do today and the only chance to hear yourself back was to get a record contract and go into the studios where the equipment was. And it was quite a bit different then. We recorded our first album on a three track. There were two tracks for recording and one track to bounce to. The next album, Surrealistic Pillow, the one that really broke us out with Grace Slick, was recorded on a four track. EPI: Did the move to the West Coast help you develop your style? JACK: It was an opportunity to play with some people that had some really wacky views of how music should be made. It allowed me to try out a lot of different things where on the East Coast I was primarily working in cover bands, where you had three saxes, wore plaid tuxedos and did five sets a night for six nights in a row. In San Francisco I had the opportunity to flesh out different ideas and create my own music. EPI: How did your connection with Jimi Hendrix come about? JACK: Back in those days we were playing the Fillmore Auditorium a lot and since it was our hometown we got to meet a lot of the acts that came through. I met Jimi there. Sometime later we were in New York taping The Dick Cavett Show. That night we went to a local club to check out Stevie Winwood and Traffic and Jimi happened to be there too. In those days we carried our guitars around with us everywhere we went because there was always a chance to play. We went over to the studio that would later become Electric Ladyland Studio and hung out all night. At about 7:30 in the morning Jimi asked me if I wanted to play a blues he was recording and I said sure. We ran over it one time and he broke a string. Ran over it again and then I think part of a third time and that was it. I was as surprised as anybody that it ended up on the record. EPI: In the midst of all this huge success you decided to start another group with Jorma. What was the inspiration for Hot Tuna? JACK: At the time I was listening to stuff like Reverend Gary Davis, John Lee Hooker and a lot of the blues folk music that was getting attention on the college campuses with artists like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. Jorma and I started the group to focus on that Americana style of music. Jorma and I have been playing together for forty-seven years now and most of those years we've had our band Hot Tuna. It still provides us with that small combo interplay that we enjoy so much. EPI: Tell me about your Epiphone Signature Bass. JACK: When I first started playing, I ran across a short scale semi-hollow bass. Despite lacking some low end, I really enjoyed the semi-hollow nature of that bass and over the years tried to capture that characteristic. In 1985 I was living in New York and happened to stop in a music store one day and saw a goldtop, full scale semi-hollow Les Paul bass. I loved the bass but found the pickup to be deficient. It had a tendency to bleed out when too many other instruments were playing. I did a little investigating and found out that only about 400 of the instruments were made in 1972 and because it was kind of an odd duck, it didn't catch on. I approached Gibson and asked if they would be interested in reproducing the bass with my input. Epiphone's Jim Rosenberg was very interested and allowed me to kind of re-make the instrument. I told Jim that I'd like to develop a Jack Casady pickup for it and he hooked me up with the R&D Department at Gibson. I went to work on the pickup and it took almost two years to develop. I think they were getting pretty ancie by this time but I wanted it right. I did a lot of homework and bench testing and finally when it clicked in right, it was great. They blow the old Gibsons to smithereens, even in the construction. As you know, the early 70's weren't good for cars or guitars (Laughs) and the workmanship that's coming in on these instruments is just super. Every year I get two new instruments that I take out on the road. No ringers. I have none that are set up a special way or anything like that and they are great. EPI: Your first solo project, "Dream Factor" has been critically acclaimed. Any plans to do another solo Jack Casady project? JACK: Actually I have a few songs done already for an instrumental album. On "Dream Factor" I tried not to make it a bass specific record. I wanted it to be a song oriented record so I wrote most of the stuff on guitar and then approached different singer-songwriters to do the lyrics and sing the songs. I've never been real ambitious about playing everything myself and all that kind of stuff and I'd rather construct melodies than blow through jazz changes, but this next album will be featuring the bass guitar more. EPI: We at Epiphone and a generation of bass players that you have influenced certainly look forward to that! For more about Jack Casady visit www.JackCasady.com. More Epiphone news items.


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The stargates are closed! Reports from multiple sources indicate at least three of the stargates, all within Dewiek controlled systems, have been closed.
Two different sources have indicated that the TCA have been spotted recently in a number of systems and may be behind this turn of events. A scan sent to the SSS indicated eight TCA ships were recently spotted first in the Faery system and later near the Kasmer stargate.
Another source, suspiciously put the blame on the ARC, suggesting the ARC and DEN were working together because they "need to trap [the TCA] and try and finish them off after the DEN bodged their operation to protect the ARC while they incinerated the MEK homeworld, which ended up with several ARC ships being destroyed and the job only being half done."
However, with no public statement from the Dewiek themselves, its hard to know whether these rumours are reliable.
Lord Igor of the Dominion and Erasmus Andersen of the Garcia Family both offered public apologies at the delay in meeting their trade commitments because of the recent closures. The not-so-subtle subtext being that someone will pay with blood for this interference in their business. Or at least with a stealthy price rise.
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The new ecologically-friendly Prime Minister Kayxaer, asked for patience as "economic" reforms were undertaken. It remains to be seen whether there will be any price to pay for the dramatic changes being made by the reclusive Flagritzi or whether it will all be sunshine and rainbows going forward.
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Reasoning Ability: Puzzle With Blood Relation (Part 2) for IBPS MAINS In HINDI
Dear Students,
Reasoning in banking entrance examinations is not a piece of cake nowadays. The section which was considered quite easy earlier has become a tricky one nowadays. Yes! Reasoning is a test of one's mental ability to solve a problem, but, there is always a pattern which a specific examination follows.
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Opinion: The Shutdown: Default Is Not an Option
Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on how a pending default may force a compromise on Capitol Hill. Photos: Associated Press
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A military judge isn't backing down from his order to the U.S. government to give defense lawyers details of the accused USS Cole bomber's odyssey through the CIA's secret prisons, but may let prosecutors shield the identities of some agents, according to people who have seen a secret Guantánamo war court order.
Army Col. James L. Pohl, the judge, issued an 11-page ruling Tuesday after a three-hour closed hearing May 29 at Guantánamo with defense and prosecution attorneys and another meeting a day later just with prosecutors.
In the order, according to three people who have read it, the judge retains the thrust of an April 14 discovery order requiring the U.S. government to give prosecutors, in classified fashion, precise details — names, dates, nations — of Saudi prisoner Abd al Rahim al Nashiri's four years of interrogation and detention in CIA custody.
Pohl's ruling was sent to lawyers at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, sources said. Thursday, the war court website disclosed its existence, under seal for up to 15 days while intelligence agencies review it to black out secret information, with this lengthy notation:
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"Military judge order regarding government motion to reconsider AE120C in part so the comission may take into account declassification efforts underway at prior prosecution request, clarify the discovery standard the commission is applying, and safeguard national security while ensuring a fair trial."
At the Pentagon, Army Lt. Col. Myles Caggins III said the prosecution "is not inclined to appeal the revised order" to the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review. An appeal could stall progress in the death-penalty tribunal of Nashiri as the alleged architect of al-Qaida's bombing of the USS Cole off Yemen in October 2000.
"They are continuing to study the ruling," he said, adding that the prosecution believes the judge provided enough relief in his revision to go forward.
The discovery issue is seen as a bellwether for the court's other death-penalty case.
Pohl is also presiding at the 9/11 trial of five men accused of conspiring in the terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 people. There, the prosecution is similarly seeking to shield from defense lawyers the details of the so-called "black site" program that waterboarded the alleged mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed 183 times and denied its captives access to attorneys and visits by the International Red Cross.
At issue is not whether the public can know what happened in the secret CIA prisons — it can't, because the information is classified — but whether defense lawyers can learn some of the agency's deepest secrets because they, like the prosecutors, have top-secret security clearances.
Case prosecutors declined, through the Pentagon spokesman, a request to summarize Pohl's latest order.
But a memo circulated in the office of the Chief Defense Counsel, and obtained by the Miami Herald, says Pohl "stands by the prior order, insofar the government is required to produce information about the who, what, where, and when of both Nashiri and his alleged co-conspirators' treatment in CIA custody."
It has one "major concession," the memo says, and gives prosecutors some "leeway in redacting, 'anonymizing' and summarizing the details."
The "leeway" comes from a footnote, according to those who read the ruling. Pohl suggests that prosecutors might selectively invoke the Intelligence Identities Protection Act — he cites in U.S. law, "50 USC 421" — to withhold from defense lawyers the names of CIA agents who worked at the black sites.
Left unclear is whether the government could also try to shield the identities of medical personnel, guards, interrogators and contractors on a case-by-case basis.
Nashiri, who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, was waterboarded by the CIA and subjected to a mock execution and other interrogation techniques that his lawyers call torture.
The order seeks details so far denied to Nashiri's lawyers, including the names of countries where the CIA imprisoned him, how he was transported, restrained and clothed, photographs of his confinement and interrogators' statements, logs and notes of Nashiri's questioning as well as others named in the case.
Pohl has scheduled Nashiri's trial to start Feb. 9, but between prosecution challenges and uncertainty about whether the CIA will comply, that date seems unlikely.
Two suicide bombers attacked the USS Cole, a guided-missile destroyer, off Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 12, 2000. Seventeen American sailors were killed and dozens more were injured.
U.S. agents captured Nashiri in Dubai two years after the attack. He was spirited through a series of secret CIA prisons before being taken to Guantánamo in September 2006.
The defense counsel memo predicts that, regardless of whether the prosecutors appeal or seek to create summaries in collaboration with the judge, "the ruling is likely to delay the scheduled trial date in the Nashiri case, while the details get worked out, probably until next summer."
Prosecutors have argued that Pohl does not have the authority to order such sweeping government disclosure. Congress created a system of shielding that information from defense teams, they argue — even from attorneys with top-secret clearances.
Separately, the judge has yet to rule on a request by Nashiri's lawyers for a complete copy of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's so-called "Torture Report," a massive, classified examination of the CIA's secret interrogation program — 500 pages of which the CIA has reviewed for declassification and passed on to the White House.
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5 Ways to Fit In Your Knitting Fix
I haven't posted in a while, and I kind of hope you missed me. As a college student, I have many interests, without time to pursue all of them. Sometimes the things we love have to take a back seat to our real work, in my case homework.
In the yarn bombing community, I commonly hear things like "I love Yarn Bombing but I can't find the time…" or "I would but I'm too busy" or "I can't fit it in my schedule."
So I have some tips and strategies to help you find time to knit and spread the joy of yarn bombing.
1) While watching TV
We all have those times where we come home and want to just plop down in front of the TV and do nothing. Well Yarnbombers, if you're not already, pick up your needles and make use of this time. You can be productive and relax a bit after a long day.
While new knitters may find it hard to concentrate on both their knitting and the TV screen, practice pays off. Keep working on it and in no time your hands will be working away while you're enjoying your favorite programs.
2) While waiting in line
Pull out your work while in line for coffee, groceries, or at the bank. It's a great time to get some quick work done. It may seem like you're not making much progress, but every bit counts.
Also, you may find that it becomes a conversation starter. You could make some new friends, find fellow Yarnbombers, or recruit some new talent.
3) During class
You have to be careful with this one. If you should be taking notes, you probably shouldn't be knitting. If you can actively participate in class while also working on your latest masterpiece, then go for it. This is an hour or so that can be used to your advantage. Yes, you need to be learning, but if you're skilled enough to let your hands work while you're answering questions or contributing conversation, then it's a good time.
First, though, always make sure your professor knows that you respect them, and ask them if it's alright before you start. Many professors are understanding, and if you demonstrate that you are being respectful, they will respect you for it.
4) During your commute
If you're not driving, this is the perfect time to get some work done. If you ride the bus or have a car pool, you shouldn't be staring out the window. Get out your knitting, and you might be surprised at how much is accomplished.
5) Outside
When it gets warmer, I love to be outside, sometimes just lying out in the sun. Take your knitting with you. Get some sun, have some fun, and be productive. A lot of people like to sit on their porch, have a beer, and talk with friends —and you can be knitting too!
Some of these tips may be really obvious, but sometimes when we budget our time, we're so overwhelmed with what we have to do that we forget to fit in what we like or want to do.
Please leave a comment with your favorite places to knit, or stories on how you manage to fit it all in!
Happy Knitting!!


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Hurt Locker Subpoenas Arrive With New Language... And Higher Demands
from the the-$400-oscar-bounty dept
Separately, in Greg Sandoval's article, he talks to Cindy Cohn from the EFF who notes that they're hearing from a lot more people on the receiving end of USCG lawsuits who have no idea what it's all about and aren't BitTorrent users at all. That happened with the RIAA lawsuits as well, but apparently at a much lower rate. This certainly calls into serious question the techniques that USCG is using to identify file sharers and to make sure they're not suing innocent people. Of course, when you look at the economics of it all, to USCG it really doesn't matter. When it makes mistakes, the actual likelihood of getting in trouble for it times the likely cost of such a mistake is so low as to make the incentive such that there's little reason to care about false positives. Yet, on the flip side, the cost of defending yourself against a bogus threat from USCG is certainly going to be more than $2,900 in almost every case. As Cohn notes:
"When it comes to copyright," Cohn said "the law is set up so that truth, whether someone actually violated the law or not, takes a back seat to financial considerations."And, really, that's what's so nefarious about this whole process. The incentives are totally screwed up. USCG has no incentive to weed out the false positives, and the innocent folks threatened have powerful economic incentives to just pay up. It's still not "extortion," in that USCG can claim to have a legitimate legal basis for the demands, but it certainly comes damn close in practice.


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Distance from Mc Gee, MO to Tuscumbia, MO
Driving distance between Mc Gee, MO and Tuscumbia, MO is 222.72 miles (or 358.43 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Mc Gee, MO you would reach Tuscumbia, MO in about 4 hours 57 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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MarketWatch Week Ahead: Retailers in Focus
Next week's economic calendar includes retails sales and retailer earnings reports, plus possible Android news from Google. Polya Lesova joins MoneyBeat. Photo: Getty Images.
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... the weekend Friday ... Sunday is Mother's day everybody ... get out there you wives and mothers don't forget about all but one day ... he didn't need to be prepared who's getting ketchup repair for the week ahead ... Polya Lesova for MarketWatch with you look at next week ... yes wind of this as are any leak on a quiet week in terms of news that the Dow news media that the earnings ... next week if it's awful ... yes it will decline this action they hire for economic data especially in will get to the TKO sales data for a fail will also get ... Empire State manufacturing index was the Philly Fed index bills to ... IPR this manufacturing surveys for me ... I so they do they always attack into this right I in addition to that will get consumer prices in producer prices ... and that made him open all the seller that inflation remains generally subdued and well below the Fed released its target for inflation ... aam and I will also get that I'd Univeristy of Michigan is consumer sentiment index ... out which is all I which is always ... a ... closely watched because consumers may constitute the point of the common head of state leader and his kind winding down but ... he leads retailers that have their own this ... town has been going through the twenty s Ashton big week for ... the Steelers next week Wal-Mart J C Penney Kohl's snores stone ... aam ... will all be it pointing to the south ... Wal-Mart the world's biggest retailer I think the conference call ... aam will impact the look of the consent of question is ... aam column did the duck I think they'll Taxes affect consumer is and what the law might say about that while much of Korea Seno disconnected he is to have low price is ... aam and that the consumers that way ... aam but it will be interesting to see ... um if you don't know prices does and when I was Leten favorite when those e mails came in yen ... and sales were no exception and will want to see how that tells you exactly ... um so big a big week for a hill and then lastly there is an interesting tech conference yep Mansion drove gold lol I has been a big developers conference I in California next week it's over three days ... I and that it had the will most likely ... aam studies updates for Android for Chrome ... Apple Google maps and the main also unveil some new devices ... remember last year and is confident the unavailable though mouth ... out with a spectacular display with sky divers and so on ... ALM so this of this year it will be very interesting to see what the amounts ... I Polya Lesova think you're a much appreciated ... thank you for having


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2012 Melges 24 World Championship Competitor Update 2: Membership, Certificates & Arrival Dates
12 July 2012
In order to be ready and legal to race in Torbole, the IMCA has three things they need your urgent help with today.
Pay Your Class Membership Fees
Class Rule B.2.1 requires that the owner/boat must be a full member of the class and that non-owner helms must be associate members of the class. If you have not yet paid your 2012 membership please contact your National Class Secretary urgently as you will not be allowed to race without your current membership in place. If you are from a new Melges 24 Nation and need help to become a class member please contact me and I will assist you.Please ensure you pay your membership in advance of arriving in Torbole as it will not be possible for us to process them on site.
Ensure You Have A Current Valid Measurement Certificate For Your Boat
Again to be legal to race you must have a current valid measurement certificate. This must be in the current owner's name and it must show the correct national sail numbers. If your certificate is not current please take action most urgently as these can take a few days to process. The certificates are issued in some countries (like the UK) by the national yachting authority (eg RYA) and in some countries by the National Melges 24 Class Association. Again contact your National Class Secretary if you need help with this or if you are from a new Melges 24 Nation and need assistance please contact me. Certificates issued by a National Class will look like this example. Certificates issued by national yachting authorities may look different but they must contain all the same key information as on this proforma.
Please note that your SAIL NUMBER must match your HULL NUMBER as per Class Rule
A.10.1 Sail numbers shall correspond to the number on the International Class Building Fee Plaque (the blue ISAF plaque on the back of your boat). Boats with sail numbers prior to 350 shall carry the number as issued by Melges Performance Sailboats.
Confirm your Arrival Date To Help The Club Plan Logistics
In order to help plan everyone's arrival as efficiently as possible the club has asked you to confirm your arrival date using this Online Form. Please complete this form urgently to help the club ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible for you.
If anyone has any problems or questions about the above please don't hesitate to contact Fiona Brown, IMCA Administrator & Media Coordinator via phone at +44 7711 718470 by e-mail or Skype: fpbrown.
The 2012 Melges 24 World Championship will run from 27 to 4 August. You can keep up with all the latest news and developments from the event via the Championship Facebook Page, the event web site and www.melges24.com.
Event Schedule
Friday 27 July - Registration Opens
Saturday 28 July - Registration, practice races and Gala Opening Ceremony with dinner and fireworks
Sunday 29 July - Registration, practice races and skipper's briefing
Monday 30 July - Saturday 4 August - Championship racing with daily post racing Pasta Parties
Saturday 4 August - Gala Prize Giving Ceremony and Party


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3 cups chicken or vegetable stock, divided use
1 1/4 cup shredded extra sharp cheddar
1/2 cup milk
1 medium onion, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
1 stalk celery, diced
1 head cauliflower, chopped into florets (about 4 1/2 cups)
1 head broccoli, cut into florets (about 3 cups)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
In a large pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onions and celery and cook until the onions and shallot are soft and translucent. Do not let them brown. Add the cauliflower, spices and 2 cups stock. Bring broth to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce to a simmer and cook 20-30 minutes or until the cauliflower is tender and easily cut, stirring occasionally. The broth will not totally cover the cauliflower but don't worry- stirring will be enough to ensure the cauliflower cooks through.
Using a regular blender or immersion blender, blend the cauliflower mixture until very, very smooth and creamy. If you are using a regular blender, you will probably have to do this in steps so pour the blended soup into another large pot as you go. If using an immersion blender, you can blend the soup right in the same pot. Once blended, add the milk, remaining stock, vinegar and broccoli. Return to heat and allow to simmer until the broccoli is fork tender. Pulse the blender until the soup is mostly smooth. Stir in the cheese and serve.


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Twin or Triplet mamas- not finding out gender?
With my first, a singleton, I had not problem fending of the nosy people in my life when they asked about the baby's gender. I had a very strong resolve to not find out before birth. In my heart I knew it was a boy but all the clothes and furniture was gender nuetral because that is what I wanted. I even asked the delivery team to not announce the sex at birth but instead hold the baby up so DH and I could see for ourselves. It was beautiful and magical for me to see those little boy part on my freshly birthed baby.
This time around, we are having identical twins. Starting from the time I told my family that it was twins, it is a constant bombardment of questions about gender, how soon we can find out, demanding that we must find out this time. DH is not completely decided about needing to know the gender but he is leaning towards wanting to know purely so that we don't have to discuss and decide on names for the other gender. Personally, I still don't want to know. I see a MFM high risk specialist next week for a high level ultrasound and most likely, if I really wanted to know, they could tell me with pretty good certainty what the genders are then. I also have the anatomy scan at 20 weeks, which is a little over a month after that. And most likely, I will have atleast a dozen more scans before the end of my pregnancy because of the babies being mono/di twins.
So did any multiple mamas never find out the gender before bbirth? I am considering having the tech write it and seal it in an envelope. Then I am not sure who or when to give it to to open. I really dont want to know so early, although I thinnk I may feel better about knowing after like 32 weeks or so. Was considering letting my mom and sister open the envelope as they plan the baby shower, then they can do something cute with it. Any thoughts or opinions?
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Re: Twin or Triplet mamas- not finding out gender?
Congratulations! Twins are super fun!
Like you I did not find out the gender of my first and it was a boy, but finding out I was having identical twins was surprise enough for me and I knew right away that I wanted to know the gender! I'm a planner and I wanted to know if I could get away with getting a bit of extra boy stuff or if I should trade my blues for pinks (well, not too much pink). And it was much easier to come up with names too. We found out it they were girls at our 20wk scan.
Also, people LOVE to buy outfits for twins and these being the only girls in our immediate family we got tons of clothes and I hardly had to buy a thing for the first 2 years! People I never would have thought of were bringing my gifts, not sure but I think they felt sorry for me.
Hopefully your family will understand if you decide not to find out, I can imagine that would get super annoying!
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Re: Twin or Triplet mamas- not finding out gender?
I did not find out with my twins, identical girls. It was fun, I kinda liked taunting people with the fact that we did not know. We just had two boy names, two girl names and one of each that all sounded nice together. I bought only gender neutral stuff too. Once they were born people went crazy buying them matching outfits (we never dress exactly the same but different colors, same dress is fine or same color with different dress pattern is fine too). So we still got all the fun gifts but just later in the game.
If you want to wait again then I say more power to you! Because we were team green with the girls and it was 100% my choice this time I let my hubby choose. He wanted to know so I let him find out at our 20 week scan. It's another girl
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I didn't want to find out, but dh did. Our family gave us all kinds of grief about it, and I thought twins was a big enough surprise when we found out at our 21 w u/s. So, we delayed finding out, knowing that we had more u/s in the future, and found out at 28 weeks we are having girls. I would have loved to stay team green though! If both of you are up for it, I'd say do it! Although the envelope idea is good too
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Pick of the day: Inside The Animal Mind
WILDLIFE: Inside The Animal Mind, 9pm, BBC2
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an animal? This new three-part series serves up some startling answers.
Combining impressive demonstrations of animals' abilities with revealing photography, Chris Packham travels the world to uncover the secrets of the animal mind, exploring the remarkable ways animals use their senses.
Focusing on dogs, he discovers how their powerful sense of smell creates a bizarre alternative reality.