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Chicken, brewers rice, chicken by-product meal, ground yellow corn, oatmeal, corn gluten, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), beet pulp, dicalcium phosphate, natural flavor, flax, salt, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, fish meal, brewers yeast, dried egg products, choline chloride, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, ascorbic acid, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, extract of rosemary, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, vitamin A acetate, tuna oil, sage, niacin supplement, calcium pantothenate, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, calcium iodate, biotin, sodium selenite, folic acid.
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Crude Protein (minimum) 26%
Crude Fat (minimum) 15%
Moisture (maximum) 10%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 3.5%
Omega 6 Fatty Acids (minimum) 3.1%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.55%
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First ingredient is a named meat product.
Uses by-products, low quality grains and other controversial fillers.
The first ingredient in this food is a named meat product. However, since it is chicken inclusive of its water content (about 80%) it is unlikely that once the water is removed that this is the true primary ingredient in the food.
Brewers rice is the main grain in the food and is a low quality grain and by-product.
The food uses by-products. It is impossible to ascertain the quality of by-products and these are usually products that are of such low quality as to be rejected for use in the human food chain, or else are those parts that have so little value that they cannot be used elsewhere in either the human or pet food industries. We recommend avoiding any pet food using such ingredients. The AAFCO definition of chicken by-product meal is a meal consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.
There are two corn products in the food. Corn is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. The AAFCO definition of corn gluten meal is the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm. In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed.
Beet pulp is another controversial ingredient it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food especially so high on the ingredient list. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
The inclusion of a second meat product (fish meal 15th on ingredient list). However the manufacturer does not claim to use ethoxyquin-free sources (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative added to fish meal, and is believed to be carcinogenic).
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Your fall garden checklist
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Now that pumpkins are starting to adorn stoops and fun-size candy is filling store aisles, it's time for you to do a few things to put your garden to bed for the fall and winter -- while you may be producing some fall crops, other aspects of the garden need to be secured so they'll stay safe and cozy in cold weather. First frosts are rapidly descending across the country, along with signs of snow, so it's officially time to put away the patio furniture and spend a weekend in the garden battening down the hatches.
Condition your soil
You've been working your soil hard all summer to produce crops and flowers. Even if you're growing fall crops, it needs some attention. Use a cultivator to loosen it up and prevent compaction, and then work in compost, mulch if necessary to lighten it up, and fertilizer if necessary. This is also a good time to dig out between beds and make sure you have stepping stones, planks, or gravel down so you won't slip and slide in the mud this winter.
Divide bulbs and perennials
It's time! Once everything has finished blooming and started dying back, dig up and divide your perennials and bulbs to give them more room to grow. While you're at it, check the roots for any signs of disease and, you guessed it, grab the opportunity to weed and condition the soil. While you're at it, now is the time to plant bulbs.
Mow fall leaves
Raking is fun and all, but mowing is actually better. It shreds and mulches the leaves to condition the soil under the lawn, so if you can, mow and keep mowing until they're too thick. At the same time, add some potassium-rich fertilizer to the lawn to get it ready for winter, and if you haven't already, sow any overwintering grasses like rye.
Get your cool-weather annuals planted
Some flowers, like violas and mums, like the winter! Now is the time to transplant -- and to bring in your delicate potted plants. At the same time, you should also set up your frost protection for fragile plants that can't be moved. Add stakes so you can wrap them in frost cloth or other coverings, set up cold frames, and get ready with water jugs to station around your plants so you can stave off frost damage.
It's winter, so nothing can live, right? Well, actually, insects and other pests will keep right on going after fallen fruit, and you'll want to avoid an exterminator's visit, so make sure to clear your harvest well. At the same time, plan a crop rotation, because if the same plant is grown year after year in the same place, infection with a pathogen is more likely. Keeping a gardening log or journal is helpful for charting information about crop rotations, seeds, and other garden details.
Cut back and trim
Cut back your dead plants so they won't harbor pests, and so they can start growing anew. Now is also a good time to trim, clip, and organize other plants. Meanwhile, all these clippings will make a great layer in the compost, which can also include fall leaves at this time of year. (You can also make a separate leaf pile for composting.) If you have any plants with diseased foliage, do not put them in the compost! Bag them and dispose of them separately.
Garden shed cleanup and maintenance
The summer tends to be a period for gardening exuberance, which equates to a seriously messy shed. Take the time to organize, clean and sharpen tools, clean the shed, and make sure everything is tidy for spring. This is also a good time to take a census of any seeds and other supplies to determine what you're going to need in the coming months. Check on the shed to see if you need to call a handyman to make any repairs before it starts raining!
With your garden tucked away, you'll have a few months off except for basic maintenance while your plants get a break too -- and everyone will be happier come spring.
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Perchance to Dream
Perchance to Dream, the Short Story
The Immortal War
It had been 23 years since this hell had begun. 23 years since Fico fell and the Immortals forced their way into the galaxy with blood and fire. 23 years since the treachery that set 2 empires against a third, and then inwards into themselves. The Britannian home world still burned under the weight of Scythian Anti-matter bombs for that crime.
The Assyrian's had been wiped clean from the galaxy entirely. Not to say that they had laid down and taken their fate like a whimpering dog, their mighty ships had ripped Immortal vessels asunder time and time again, their Armored Cores had taken apart entire battle cruisers with their bare hands as their empire crumbled around them - the Czech rebellion had been swallowed by the Immortal forces without trace. Natalya herself fell alongside their great Emperor and Chief Executor as Austere was burned to the ground, inch by bloody inch by the fires of war.
Dozens of smaller forces fell to the fires of war before they where even prepared for the fight, The Halkron, the Silvarian's, The U.S.A never even got a chance to prepare - subterfuge and inner fighting stopped them from seeing the greater threat that was sewing dissentry amongst their ranks - They put up a fight, as all the other empires did, the Fall of Silvaria - the Holding action at Halkro, but they ultimately fell.
Other empires simply winked out of existence, one day another empire would disappear off of the comms - never to be seen or heard from again.
Other forces joined the Immortals - the Vol, FELC, Super jews and countless others had become mere extensions of the Immortals will. Never realising that they where being played the whole time. Dozens of forces fought alongside the Immortals - and where then gunned down without mercy. Only a rare few where allowed to survive - only to serve as slaves to the greater Immortal Hoarde.
. . . And here Harkin's stood - atop the great Palace of Scythia, at the end of this Immortal war, unfortunately - it was nothing more than another last stand.
The Immortals landed in the southern hemisphere after cutting through the remains of the fleet in orbit, through anti matter missile barrages that lit up a thousand burning white suns in the skies, the orbital defence grid that held the line for 5 months of endless war until one by one, they started to fall. Monarch after Monarch battleship fell, countless thousands of smaller ships incinerated. Millions of lives lost.
They then proceeded on foot, through every village, town and city - and we had fought back for every inch of dirt. For every Scythian that fell into a pool of their own blood, a dozen Immortals drowned in theirs.
But it was simply the beginning of the end - The moment Immortal boots hit the ground, the war was over. Scythia would fight, valiantly to the bloody last . . . but this was the end.
Above the Palace, the Empress still flew - alongside the Fist of Scythia and 3 more Monarch class battleships. Their shields prevented any Immortal barrage from turning this last fortress into dust, their mighty guns still firing endlessly into space, swatting Immortal ships out of the sky.
On the ground, Sythian marines rigged anti matter grenade traps, battery squads fired relentlessly into the Immortal hoardes. SIBAS troops simply walked into Immortal lines, shooting, shredding and slamming into the enemy. Goliath units, the death dealing automatons took to the skies, raining death down onto the Immortals below - then landing inside Immortal troops, ripping them asunder with deft strokes.
In the distance, another sun lit the sky - an Anti Matter bomb in the closest city of Destra had just detonated as the heart beat monitor of the last Scythian in the city had just flat lined. As with every city battle, as the Last Scythian fell - the Anti Matter charge detonated with their dying breath. The ultimate scorched earth policy.
Harkins looked to the sky as a slow rumble slowly became overwhelming thunder. The Immortals where not playing games any more, now their ships were making planet fall. The Scythian ships above still pounded endless laser fire into the sky - and chunks of flaming metal, superstructure and hull of dead ships, rained down onto the city below.
Then, the missiles fell - Black Hole Missiles.
The first detonated to the east, a sudden flash followed by a vast tornado that swallowed light, air, heat - two Monarchs simply disappeared without a chance to defend themselves.
Another missile detonated above the Empress, its shields held against the blast as the first black hole sealed itself and the second one petered away.
It couldn't however - withstand the other five.
The five blasts split the last Monarch into three, which then disappeared into the black holes gaping maws.
The Fist of Scythia - one of five Emperor class super battleships, the height of Scythian warships - exploded under the stresses of its anti-matter reactor, unable to withstand the weight of its duty any longer. It winked out in a white flash.
Finally, the Empress fell - its shields fell away as the ships back began to break, its fore and aft rose slowly into the gaping black hole above it. The entire ship slowly formed into a banana like shape, and began to peel away - layer by layer - until it snapped in two across its mid section. The black hole above it then sealed, and its two shattered halves fell onto the palace below.
This battle was over. The order to retreat had been given - all units where to fall back to the palace and then bunker down for the last fight.
Perchance to dream?
The palace had long since been converted from the luxurious center of the Scythian government into a fortress. Enough food, water and weapons to last until the end of time, its own field hospital and barracks. Deep below - geothermal power fed up warmth from the very core of Scythia - feeding into a seven layered shield that would hold out until the apocalypse itself, which was now on their doorstep.
Harkins strode through the base as troops struggled to set up defenses, most where wounded or in shock. Others in body bags.
Deep below, near the planets core - the Emperor himself was supposed to be working with the best scientists that the galaxy had left to offer - on something that would supposedly end the war . . .
Deep below, one of the last conversations of this universe was about to end.
"Is the device ready?" The Emperor, a near skeleton of a figure asked to a figure across the darkened room.
"Yes my emperor. Once the device is set - we will have one chance and one chance only to send a message back. Once the window closes, the effects on the universe will be so catastrophic that the universe will probably collapse into itself, but the time line in the past will remain - if we can change that, then these events will never come to pass."
"Then it's time to record the message"
Harkin's stood on the line, the Immortals had broken through long before they should have, but with an entire fleet parked above them and enough artillery to render a city unto dust. He wasn't surprised.
It was a good fight, it was the last fight. Scythians and Immortals fell left right and centre under endless firepower.
It was then the opening to the palace cleared - and Lord Warhead himself stood in its entrance.
Harkins turned, raised his carbine rifle. Acquire Target, Charge, Fire.
Unfortunately - that Maniac bastard saw it coming, and raised his own weapon first. Harkin's last moments on Scythia where spent gibbering in a pool of his own blood as Immortals rampaged deeper into the Palace.
At that moment, a message was sent, a desperate plea by the last of the non-Immortal emperors. A single message meant to change the fate of a dying galaxy from repeating itself.
Everything however, comes with a price - and the vast device that had altered the very nature of the universe shattered, causing a cascade the tore the universe apart. The bonds between atoms de-charged, and matter turned into dust. Every world, every sun, every system and galaxy in a split-second died, becoming nothing more than an ever swirling vortex of dust and nothingness.
23 Years earlier however, The Scythian Emperor received a message on his terminal - a simple voice recording. One that he had made himself, 23 years into a future that no longer existed.
"Our world is dead, and we are destroying an entire universe just to send this message back to you. The Immortals are coming, and this cannot be allowed to repeat. You need to hide until the time is right. KINGUNDERTHEMOUNTAIN is the gateway, you must find the key. Lord Warhead must die. To sleep, Perchance to -[STATIC]"
Within the week - the Empress and Fist of Scythia took with them a fleet of the best and brightest of the Scythian navy . . . to watch, learn and find the key to stopping the coming apocalypse . . .


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Neandertal flutes debunked – @dienekes'.
IQ prediction from structural MRI – from steve hsu. see also: MRI-Based Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Estimation with Sparse Learning.
New brain science shows poor kids have smaller brains than affluent kids – see also: Credit, where credit is due, to Lyndsey Layton and Income, brain, race: Prof Kimberly Noble replies and Howitzer or Katyusha: Reply to Prof Noble at dr. james thompson's blog. – and see also: In today's social science, wishing makes it so – from charles murray.
Gene study may explain why some remain quick thinkers – "Genetic differences could explain why some people are quicker thinkers in middle age and later life, a study of data from 30,000 people suggests." – see also: GWAS for executive function and processing speed suggests involvement of the CADM2 gene.
Prediction of brain age suggests accelerated atrophy after traumatic brain injury – h/t stuart ritchie! who tweeted: "Super-cool new paper on how to predict someone's age just from a brain image (r = .92!)"
National Wealth and IQ at the Edge: American Exceptionalism, East Asian Mediocrity – anatoly karlin's "big-ass blog on national wealth, IQ, HBD, East Asians, smart fractions, etc." (~_^)
In the beginning was the Word – dr. james thompson blogs on the recent woodley et al. paper "By their words ye shall know them: Evidence of genetic selection against general intelligence and concurrent environmental enrichment in vocabulary usage since the mid 19th century."
Born That Way – from greg cochran.
Female Same-Sex Attraction Revisited – from jayman.
Examining the S factor in Mexican states – from emil kirkegaard.
Sex differences and vulnerability: how the male-female divide affects health – "[S]ome studies have shown that premature baby girls will grow up to suffer greater language deficits than premature boys, whereas boys exposed to certain prenatal toxins will suffer greater deficits to spatial skills than girls similarly exposed, but because sex differences were never the original focus of the research no one, until Geary, has united these sex specific developmental problems and placed them in evolution's bigger picture. Geary explains, 'Sexually selected traits are the first to go; for example, low level exposure to prenatal toxins will affect play in boys but not their IQ: if you don't measure the right thing you will fail to detect underlying problems.'" – h/t steve stewart williams!
Men up to five times more likely to commit sex crimes than the average male if they have brother or father convicted of a sex offence – h/t claire lehmann! who tweeted: "Survey of 21,566 men convicted of sex crimes from 1973- 2009 has revealed a strong genetic component to sex offending." – see also: Sexual offending runs in families: A 37-year nationwide study.
Aggressive-Antisocial Boys Develop Into Physically Strong Young Men – "We found that males' antisocial tendencies temporally precede their physical formidability. Boys, but not girls, with greater antisocial tendencies in childhood attained larger increases in physical strength between the ages of 11 and 17. These results support sexual selection theory, indicating an adaptive congruence between male-typical behavioral dispositions and subsequent physical masculinization during puberty."
Childhood Self-Control and Unemployment Throughout the Life Span: Evidence From Two British Cohort Studies – "Analyzing unemployment data from two nationally representative British cohorts (N = 16,780), we found that low self-control in childhood was associated with the emergence and persistence of unemployment across four decades. On average, a 1-SD increase in self-control was associated with a reduction in the probability of unemployment of 1.4 percentage points after adjustment for intelligence, social class, and gender."
Enlisting in the Military: The Influential Role of Genetic Factors – "Given that enlistment in the U.S. military is completely voluntary, there has been a great deal of interest in identifying the various factors that might explain why some people join the military, whereas others do not. The current study expanded on this line of literature by estimating the extent to which genetic and environmental factors explained variance in the liability for lifetime participation in the military. Analysis of twin pairs drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) revealed that 82% of the variance was the result of genetic factors, 18% of the variance was the result of nonshared environmental factors, and none of the variance was accounted for by shared environmental factors." – from brian boutwell et al.
Risk of Suicide Among US Military Service Members Following Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment and Separation From the US Military – "Findings do not support an association between deployment and suicide mortality in this cohort. Early military separation (<4 years) and discharge that is not honorable were suicide risk factors." – h/t michael story!
Verbal ability as a predictor of political preferences in the United States, 1974–2012 – "[H]igher vocabulary scores are associated with a greater likelihood that people place themselves on the ideological and political spectrum and that they vote in presidential elections, but have only small relationships with liberal-versus-conservative self-identification."
Do our genes tell us how to vote? Study of twins says they might
On the Malleability and Plasticity of the History of the Blank Slate and 21st Century Moral Philosophy Advances Boldly into the 19th Century – from helian.
More on the younger Franz Boas – from peter frost.
Surnames and Y-Chromosomal Markers Reveal Low Relationships in Southern Spain – ruh roh.
New study finds genetic predisposition for noise-induced hearing loss
New function of obesity gene revealed
The placebome: Where genetics and the placebo effect meet
Chimps That Hunt Offer a New View on Evolution – "[A] 10-year study of chimpanzees in Senegal shows females playing an unexpectedly big role in hunting and males, surprisingly, letting smaller and weaker hunters keep their prey. The results do not overturn the idea of dominant male hunters, said Jill D. Pruetz of Iowa State University, who led the study. But they may offer a new frame of reference on hunting, tools and human evolution. 'We need to broaden our perspective,' she said."
Upper Palaeolithic ritualistic cannibalism at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK): The human remains from head to toe – "Our present analysis of the postcrania has identified a far greater degree of human modification than recorded in earlier studies. We identify extensive evidence for defleshing, disarticulation, chewing, crushing of spongy bone, and the cracking of bones to extract marrow. The presence of human tooth marks on many of the postcranial bones provides incontrovertible evidence for cannibalism."
Yes, You Can Catch Insanity – "A controversial disease revives the debate about the immune system and mental illness." – pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders or "PANDAS".
Hatfield and McCoy Feud — The Real Thing
Colors help set body's internal clock – "[Mice] use light's changing color to set their own clocks, a finding that researchers expect will hold for humans, too."
The Myth of the Angry Atheist – "[T]hese results support the idea that people believe atheists are angry individuals, but they do not appear to be angrier than other individuals in reality."
Flowers Are "Darker" at Lower Latitudes – "UV radiation may explain why plants and animals closer to the equator come in darker varieties."
The Disease That Turned Us Into Genetic-Information Junkies – brief history on tay–sachs disease research.
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Could Predate Antibiotics – "A South American tribe, called the Yanomami, which was isolated for about 11,000 years prior to 2009, have gut bacteria that carry antibiotic resistance genes, according to new research. The Yanomami's microbiome is far more diverse than that of Europeans or North Americans, but it also contains antibiotic resistant genes, despite never having had antibiotics. The findings suggest antibiotic resistance predates antibiotics, although it is possible the Yanomami ingested naturally occurring antibiotics in soil at some point." – see also: The microbiome of uncontacted Amerindians.
Rotherham Worker 'Told To Give Girls To Abusers' – "The ex-protection worker says she repeatedly raised concerns about men taking girls away but her boss told her to 'let them go'." – also: State wards being groomed for prostitution by paedophile gangs – "Organised gangs of paedophiles are grooming state wards as young as 12 for prostitution. Veteran child protection workers have told the Herald Sun they are powerless to protect the children in their care and that the sexual exploitation of state wards is 'endemic'…. Victoria Police has set up a taskforce to investigate a gang of Afghani men in Dandenong suspected of preying on teens in care." – australia now. =/
bonus: Jurassic Park in real life: The race to modify the DNA of endangered animals and resurrect extinct ones – "Professor Church has applied a sophisticated and revolutionary 'gene editing' technique known as Crispr and has managed to get it working in elephant cells to carry out 14 precise changes to its genome. 'We are now working on in vitro organogenesis [organ formation] and embryogenesis [embryo formation],' he told The Independent in an email."
bonus bonus: Genome Digest – findings from genomes of mountain gorilla, pseudomonas aeruginosa, canary, bird flu strain, and leprosy bacterium.
bonus bonus bonus: Through This Chemical Loop, Dogs Win Our Hearts
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The Best Bars in Honolulu 2009: Liquid Assets
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The Lewers Lounge specializes in well-mixed, beautiful cocktails.
Photo: Mark Arbeit
When anxiety runs high— and there's been plenty in this year of recession and swine flu—you don't need a drink. You need a well-mixed drink. You need a guy with a moustache and kind eyes pouring you a perfect martini, and you need someone to bring you a plate with hot, salty things on it. You need a place where you can walk in and see people you know, and on the way out, maybe throw your arms around someone solid, and hold them close for a minute. When anxiety runs high, we remember that the best bars are assets to the community.
Aiea Bowl Bar Lounge
Sure, you can go there to bowl, but in-the-know locals flock to Aiea Bowl for the Alley Restaurant's ono grindz (we dream about the tasty chicken platter) and the nightly drink specials in the Bar Lounge from 10 p.m. to closing. Take advantage of rotating drink specials on Super-Duper Saturdays, where, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., you can try your hand at Cosmic Bowling (we like to think a little liquid courage improves our aim) and shake your money maker to the musical stylings of a live DJ. The Bar Lounge is open daily, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. 99-115 Aiea Heights Drive., 488-6854. www.aieabowl.com.
You can't be a club kid forever. Eventually, you want to sit down someplace nice and have a conversation. That's why nightlife promoters Flash and Matty Boy partnered with Charles "Chip" Jewitt, the owner of the former Aria restaurant, to create Apartm3nt (pronounced apartment three), a hip, slightly edgy lounge in the Century Center space that was home to Aria, The Bistro and, further back, Alfred's. Unexpected asset: the menu, filled with gourmet versions of American classics, such as grilled-cheese sandwiches and hot dogs. Happy hour prices until 2 a.m. on Tuesdays. Daily 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., 1750 Kalakaua Ave., third floor, 955-9300.
Brandy's Bar & Grill
Located across the street from Aloha Stadium, Brandy's Bar & Grill is a neighborhood watering hole that attracts a motley mix of folks, from UH football fans watching the game on TV to Navy guys knocking back pints while shooting pool. It's definitely a beer-swilling kind of place, with Bud Light, Budweiser and Michelob AmberBock on draft and Newcastle, Heineken, Corona and others available in bottles. Brandy's serves up standard pub grub, including a recommended-by-the-regulars kālua pork quesadilla, slow-burning Buffalo wings and mini corndogs. Check the board for monthly drink specials. Monday through Thursday, 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Friday and Saturday., noon to 2 a.m.; and Sunday, 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 4510 Salt Lake Blvd., 486-4066.
Breakers Restaurant & Bar
Despite the throngs of tourists and obligatory surf décor, the bar at Breakers Restaurant has several things going for it. First, there's the bottled-beer selection (think everything from Heineken to Harp). Second, Breakers is one of the few spots where North Shore sports fans can get their fix, thanks to the smattering of TVs tuned to the day's games. Lastly, Breakers is the only bar in Haleiwa that stays open until 2 a.m. Open daily, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. 66-250 Kamehameha Highway., 637-9898.
Top Five Cocktails
We taste-tested drinks and quizzed bartenders all over town. In no particular order, here are Oahu's don't-miss cocktails:
- The Late Nite at Thirtyninehotel
- Pomegranate Sake at Shokudo Restaurant & Bar
- The Whiskey Smash at Lewers Lounge
- The Pisco Sour at Nobu
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A Farewell Cake: A Combination of Chocolate and Tiramisu in A Cake
It was such a short notice from my fellow teammate at work, H, that she would be moving to East Coast to join her husband there; I mean, it is only natural and normal that a man and a wife should be together. They've been living their separate live as husband and wife for a few years due to work reason and they've decided that they need to be together, and as much as I'm happy for them, there's this sadness I can't seem to get away from. I've been blessed by so many great people in my life and H is definitely one of them. It makes it even harder to say goodbye when they're no longer just "a coworker", but "a friend" instead.
the first time out of coincidence and it turned out very good, and I've been making it for a few times ever since, changing it a little each time and this time I added a layer of Valrhona crunchy pearl in the middle of the cake for the added texture.
There was a little cake accident during the transporting process to the office. The chocolate fence was starting to melt in the car, it had to sit unrefrigerated for two hours due to some unavoidable circumstances, but it didn't stop the people from devouring it I guess. I was just glad that I didn't pass out on the spot when I saw my cake almost got destroyed by unrefrigeration.
The pictures of the final cake didn't turn out so good, it was so dark and I didn't have time to play with the camera, so I'll take what I've got :)
So to H, I wish you the very best in life for you and your husband. Thank you for being such a good friend all this while.
8 comments:
- Bakericious said...
this cake is so pretty!
- September 23, 2010 at 5:12 AM
- Unknown said...
This cake looks and sounds fantastic. I'd love the recipe?
- September 23, 2010 at 10:19 AM
I'd love a recipe too. That cake looks amazing.
- September 24, 2010 at 7:31 AM
- Bertha said...
Thanks guys. As much as I want to, I can't post the recipe very soon because I need to re-size the ingredients, determining how much you would actually need for a recipe.
Since this came about from an accident, and everytime I made it, I always change the recipe (especially the choc. mousse), I still don't have a solid one yet , some component makes too much and some makes too little. So, I have to really sit down and write the correct amount so that you wouldn't end up with lots of leftover or too little.
I do try to post recipes if it's simple enough to write and follow, finding time to write is such a challenge lately, I have to do it in a few days for a draft post :(
- September 24, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Bertha said...
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- September 24, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- diseño web said...
This is a delicious dish
- September 30, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- Breadpitt said...
ahhh.....nice nice...looks greatpla
- October 1, 2010 at 10:52 AM
- Catherine said...
Gorgeous cake...and it sounds DELICIOUS! Just found your blog today and am having a lovely time drooling over your creations.
- March 6, 2011 at 6:34 PM


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Groupon will no longer be offering deals on all current and scheduled gun-related deals in North America.
The deals for shootings ranges, conceal-and-carry and clay shooting have been placed on "hiatus" while the Chicago-based company reviews "internal standards that shape the deal inventory we feature," Groupon Spokesman Julie Mossler told AOL Daily Finance. "The category is under review following recent consumer and merchant feedback."
The announcement comes in the wake of December's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. It is not sitting too well with the vendors who were offering those deals.
U.S. & World
For example, Michael Cargill, the owner of Austin's Central Texas Gun Works -- whose deal was listed last week -- is calling for a boycott "because the message they're sending is, 'Look, we do not want to support law-abiding citizens taking time out of their schedule to learn the safety surrounding firearms.'"
In addition, last week Cargill was contacted by his Groupon rep to encourage raising the purchase limit to 1,500. But on Friday, that rep called back explaining Groupon's new position.
So, why this sudden stance a month later? That's not so clear.
But it's a move people will notice, and positive PR is something Groupon could certainly use more of.
David Wolinsky is a freelance writer and a lifelong Chicagoan. In addition to currently serving as an interviewer-writer for Adult Swim, he's also a comedy-writing instructor for Second City. He was the Chicago city editor for The Onion A.V. Club where he provided in-depth daily coverage of this city's bustling arts/entertainment scene for half a decade. When not playing video games for work he's thinking of dashing out to Chicago Diner, Pizano's, or Yummy Yummy. His first career aspirations were to be a game-show host.


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Margaret and John Woods are back from the wilds of Florida and enjoying civilization while catching up with friends.
Last weekend they entertained with a dinner that was divine. A cocktail or two got the crowd off to a good start. The two hosts collaborated on dinner. John prepared the most succulent barbequed ribs – the meat just fell off the bones. Margaret cooked two pies. One was a savory tomato and cheese concoction and for dessert was her famous lemon curd meringue pie.
Aside from the good company, all of whom who have been friends for years, everyone was fascinated to see Margaret's doll house. John has been the general contractor and Margaret the decorator. She has added such decorator touches as a mural in the front hall and a beautiful brass chandelier. John has excelled at the moldings and especially the inlaid parquet center hall.
Even son Lowry has gotten into it when he is home on leave from the National Guard, where he is a demolition expert! It's nice to have someone in the family who can disarm bombs. Daughter Angie, who is not a bomb expert, will love sharing the house with her daughters and granddaughters someday.
Shelbyville Horse Show
The Southeast Tourism Society has selected the Shelbyville Horse Show as part of their 2012 Summer Top 20 Festivals and Events.
The Shelbyville Horse Show jubilee is gearing up with concerts, a car-cruise, breakfast in the barn of one of the most prestigious farms and more.
For more information go to www.shelbyvillehorseshow.com.
Christmas In July
The Salvation Army is celebrating Christmas in July and they would like you to be a part of "Doing the Most Good.†The event is part of a new effort to raise awareness and support the mission and work in the community year-round. The Angel Tree and Kettle programs are well-loved and well-supported but the Army doors are open to the hungry and hurting in a variety of ways 365 days a year.
The Community Kitchen is a resource for the entire community. With the capacity to serve more than 400 meals a day, the kitchen staff works to provide healthy breakfasts and dinners to anyone who comes to its doors hungry. Families in need can also receive boxes of non-perishable food from the Center of Hope.
The Salvation Army in Louisville enjoys an incredible partnership with Dare to Care Food Bank and is one of the agency's largest distributors.
There is a first-ever Salvation Army Tea on July 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is designed to celebrate the role women play in the The Salvation Army's leadership and mission. It will be held in the historic Male High School auditorium and will feature music, a silent auction and special speakers along with the tea and treats.
Tickets are $35 per person. For reservations and more information call Loren Hill at 502.671.4034. It starts at 11 a.m. and this is your door to getting involved with disaster services. They would love to have you.
Cooking Classes
Chef Anthony Lamas has announced that Seviche will now feature a variety of cooking classes offered to small groups by request. Subject matter may include whole hog butchery (!), salsas, seviches and whole fish cookery. Classes start at $95 per person and include dinner. Custom packages are also available for those who have specific culinary interests. Call 502.473.8560 for information.


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Justin Wilson CDW Champ Car
Sebastien Bourdais' 2005 Centrix Indy Car
Paul Tracy's 7-11 Indy 500 car
Paul Tracy's Mobil 1 Penske
Alex Zanardi's "last 13 laps" Champ Car
AutoRacing1.com paid a visit to Chapparrel's Diecast
in New Jersey recently to interview Gary Pino, the man behind some of the best
diecast Champ Car models money can buy.
Over the years Chapparrel's has been contracted to build custom diecast Champ Cars
and Indy Cars for some of the biggest players in the sport.
MARK CIPOLLONI: Thanks for taking
the time to talk with us today Gary. First off, how did you get into
making Champ Car diecasts? And why do you do this?
GARY PINO: I started collecting 1/43 diecast cars when my friend
got me into it in the early '90s. My main problem was being a Paul Tracy fan, I
was pissed off my cars all said PENSKE instead of Marlboro, so I decided to fix
this issue.
MARK CIPOLLONI: So basically you started doing just basic decal
conversions in the beginning?
GARY PINO: Yeah, pretty much. I did decal work for a few years until I
was asked by a friend in Canada to make a 1992 Mobil 1 Tracy first ride in then
CART. I was reluctant to strip and repaint the car. I got through it and really got
a rush after it was done and seen by PT himself.
MARK CIPOLLONI: What was your motivation to take this as far as you have
now 10 years later?
GARY PINO: Look at what is available to Formula 1 and NASCAR fans from
Speedgear now. Champ Car which is now on the rise was really passed over for
years and the fans were getting disgusted with the lack of diecasts in 1/18th
scale. I decided to have Vic Varella make a small website and do some cool work
on the current grids. Then like wildfire, things just took off. I have done cars
for so many drivers, and team members, motorsport marshals, and was privileged
to meet some of the most diehard Champ Car fans around the world in this
MARK CIPOLLONI: Basically tell us what separates you from other
guys who do this hobby?
GARY PINO: Working in a machine shop since 1986, I have been working
with metal and doing fabrications for years before I even got into this. Now
with the complicated Lola chassis Champ Car has, it takes an ample amount of
time to duplicate them. I took painting lessons from professional detailers, and
have been blessed with the best equipment and supplies from being in the auto
business my whole life. PPG has anchored us for 2 solid years now as our sole
paint supplier, and it's tough to beat a PPG detailed diecast.
MARK CIPOLLONI: Who does your artwork for each Champ Car?
GARY PINO: I have had the luxury of having a handful of great artisans
over the last few years laying these complicated paint schemes out for me. I
worked with John Bartos for a few years and we did a lot of awesome projects
together. Things got real insane so now we are just good friends. I have an army
of talented guys who print the best decals in the world. Earl Ma "The Unions", Indycals, Marksman, Chris Jerina to name a few are talented and make my job
MARK CIPOLLONI: How does this whole process work, and how long does
it take?
GARY PINO: Basically to have a custom car done you need to contact a
diecast store like Toronto Motorsports or Speedgear, and get a chassis.
Basically Toronto Motorsports has the widest range of models and they cover
pretty much everything. Then it would be mailed to me and I would get artwork
ready so when PPG is done with the paint match we are ready to roll. It takes a
lot longer than I wish it really would. I do this alone and have to watch my 2
boys all day so it's difficult to get cars out as quick as I would like. I would
rather make someone wait longer than sacrifice perfection and rush to get a
model out. I have set a standard now of what these hand-builts should look like
and will never sacrifice it. When this happens, I will quit. Champ Car fans
deserve the best of whatever they want so when I am called upon, I don't like to
MARK CIPOLLONI: What is your best project?
GARY PINO: My most personal project
was a recent one which really touched me and made me realize why I do this. A
personal friend of Alex Zanardi contacted me about doing the 13 laps at
EuroSpeedway Lausitz comeback car for Alex Zanardi, and I really took this project seriously.
I was lucky to get blueprints of the special cockpit made for Alex sent to me and
I actually replicated everything on this car I possibly could. The car is just
sweet and probably will never be replicated the way we did this. Steve Tarrant
(motorsport marshal) whom contacted me, who also is disabled, is close to
Zanardi because they both have similar injuries from racing so the whole story is
a heartfelt one. Honestly, I could have quit the day after I did this and my quest
may have been complete!
That whole month of fabrication was just awesome. I had guys I didn't even know
e-mailing me pictures of the car helping out. It was quite a team effort and it
shows how again the resolve Champ Car fans really have. I have done cars for
dozens of drivers since 2001, but the Zanardi car stands alone, to me anyway.
We have been fortunate to have fans who love what we do. Gatorz sunglasses whom I
personally back makes the best shades on the planet and I am proud to be
associated with them. To make successful strides you need outstanding sponsors. I
am a big sunglasses freak, and honestly the best I have worn are the Gatorz
(American Chopper design) series. I am also proud to personally back
AutoRacing1.com because I like what they stand for. They do a professional job of
journalism, and for race fans on the go, who has time to read magazines.
In the future I plan on providing fans current grids of Champ Car stars so anyone
can have a car of their favorite driver and most of all special event cars.
Believe it or not a lot of fans want that Toronto Tracy with half of a wing. I
love doing things like that. Check out the feedback on our website
http://www.chapparrelsdiecast.com/ I take
a lot of pride in it so I will always be making a first rate diecasts for as long
as I can.
Vic Varella and I started the petition to save the Grand Prix of Long Beach
for Champ Car and I feel what we did showed a lot of support for our desire to
keep Champ Cars marquee event alive and well. I have and always will support the CCWS because I feel it's the hardest form of racing in the world. You have to be
multitalented to drive on streets, road courses, short ovals, and superspeedways. Champ Car drivers have to be in top condition to drive these cars and I
feel deserve to be called the best core of drivers the world over. Andretti,
Mears, Foyt and Rahal to name a few, all have major career ties to Champ Car. Some
of the greatest drivers ever drove in the greatest series in the world to be
called the best. That series is Champ Car, CART, etc.
Our series was down, but Champ Car has turned around the entire program in two
years. I have never left them when they were down, and never will. I think
cracking the million mark in attendance is awesome for a series that most IRL fans
said was dead. The last 2 events Champ Car averaged 50,000 fans on Fridays! Not
even NASCAR can do that, so we are on the right track for sure.
MARK CIPOLLONI: I'm sure you have come into contact with many
people inside and outside the sport. What's your opinion on the proposal to
merge with the IRL that was floated for months.
GARY PINO: At this point, it would be good for the entire open wheel
community. The pieces are in place with the new chassis and engine package in
2007, but Tony George would want too much and I doubt if Champ Cars new brain
trust (who have schooled George) the last few years in courts and promotion would
hand over a product that may well be better than F1 in a few years.
Look what George has done to open wheel racing since 1995! I think he is a cancer
to the sport and maybe Champ Car is better off without him. Besides in 24 months
the IRL's engine package is bleak. Think about this. He has the Andretti, Penske,
Foyt, etc. names in his series and they still are on life support. It says a lot
about George and the way he does things. Right now I kind of like the way things
are. I predict some guys over there jump the fence and come back to Champ Car. If
you're a team owner or driver, how can you be sure about your future when you see
your engines walking out the door? Drivers today want job security, and it's really
not there right now for them.
There are a lot of good things on the horizon for Champ Car fans here at Chapparrel's
so stay tuned.
MARK CIPOLLONI: Gary, your work is
perhaps the best we have seen. Thanks for taking time from your busy
schedule to talk to us.
GARY PINO: My pleasure, and thanks
for all you do for Champ Car and racing in general.
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Setting the record straight on CART's German 500
Rebuilding CART from the grassroots up!
Could this be the break Gidley has been waiting for?
CART, ALMS or NASCAR extravaganza weekends
A true global vision will serve CART well
A proposal for CART and IRL to coexist peacefully
The Triple Crown - a proposal for CART's success
650HP, 750HP, 850HP, it doesn't seem to matter
Movie Review: DRIVEN
Ryan Arciero hopes to continue family dynasty
CART & IRL, a missed opportunity
Things are happening at CART
CART' Data Acquisition Systems - there's a new kid on the block.
CART's next moves will be crucial.
The greatest Long Beach GP of all-time.
CART & IRL - close, and yet so far.
Andretti set to return to Indy
Sam Hornish wins Phoenix, de Ferran punted
Greg Ray wins Phoenix pole, deFerran 5th
CART Engines, If it ain't broke, don't fix it
And the 2001 CART Champion will be....
The HANS Device saved my fathers life
Soft walls or soft cars?
Safety- It's going to take more than just magic to fix
Safety - It's going to take more than just magic to fix
CART vs. IRL, Hatfields vs. McCoys
DRIVEN is CART's best chance to become mainstream
Is CART's problem really a lack of American's?
CART vs. NASCAR - TV Coverage
Bubbas' rule auto racing
Book review - Autocourse 2000/2001
Do heroes make a sport, or does a sport make heroes
To-Do-List, for CART's new President
Lawsuits, Will Greg Moore's final legacy to racing be more than one of…….
Tire Warmers, an idea whose time has come
BrandingCART and their race cars
Will CART's next leader be a corporate visionary?
AddressingCART's TV issues
CART, do you know who you are?
Will CART miss this boat too, - Destined to shadow NASCAR?
Why the new Indy Lights cars should meet IRLspecs
SoftWalls - drivers take a stand while you still can
CART Fan Forum - Highlights from CART's very first Fan Forum
Warren Hughes - A name to remember
CART restarts - NASCAR Style
Mario Andretti Tribute - America's Driver of the Century
Shift w/o Lift- How it works
Aerodynamics- CART's chance to make progressive changes
CART's HP dilemma
Soft Walls - Finally, a safer wall system
BuddyRice deserves a shot at Champ Cars
Choices, Choices, we rate possible new CART venues
CART must avoid Detroit's politics
10ways for CART to invest $100million
Montoya and Ganassi do CART proud at Indy
Welcome to AutoRacing1.com
A year of progress shapes Rockingham
A solution for CART's franchise dilemma
Lausitzring nears completion, fighting hard to win CART date
Paul Tracy keeps his Kool, wins LBGP for2nd time
What is an American driver?
Warming-up at Nazareth
172mph in a Champ Car is the ultimate adrenaline rush
Standing Start Rules proposed standing start rules for CART
Standing Starts are they right for CART?
Champ Car's Minardi 2-seater is the ultimate ride
For Alex Figge and PCM it's baptism by fire
A tribute to Alfred J. Cipolloni
Champ Car owners move to silence critics
Establishing a firm foundation for Champ Car
One-on-one with Champ Car President Steve Johnson
J.R. Hildebrand is one American going places in a hurry
What's new for Champ Car for 2007 - Part 1
Champ Car positions itself for international expansion
Paul Stoddart confirms interest in Champ Car
An inside look at Champ Car TV production
Ho-Pin Tung wants to be Champ Car's first Chinese driver
Stephen King explains Justin Wilson's novel Investor's Club
One-on-one with American sensation AJ Allmendinger
Champ Car moving forward without the IRL
One-on-one with Paul Tracy
Bruce Delahorne explains CDW's sponsorship in Champ Car
One-on-one with Justin Wilson
Champ Car bosses won't be bullied
Part 2: NASCAR/ISC get dirty in Phoenix, out to destroy Open Wheel
Part 1: NASCAR/ISC get dirty in Phoenix, out to destroy Open Wheel
The Rahals: Like father, like son
Why and IRL/Champ Car merger will be a big boost for the sport
Headless Open Wheel Racing appears doomed
Richard Lyons looking at Champ Car for his next challenge
We salute the champions of 2005
Is Jay Howard the next Ayrton Senna?
Interview with Grand-Am President Roger Edmondson
Otaru, Japan Champ Car race moving closer to reality
Champ Car's global appeal may ride on mimicking the Team
Australia concept
Champ Car's Surfers Paradise race promoter "gets it"
Champ Car cements another brick in its foundation
Custom built Champ Cars and Indy Cars
Interview with RuSPORT Team President Jeremy Dale
Conspiracy Theory: What Indy was really all about
Why the Champ Car/IRL war must end
How a
Champ Car and IRL merger might work
Will the battle for Long Beach destroy its Grand Prix?
Katherine Legge has her eyes set on Champ Car
Traveling Light Media - Just what the doctor ordered
Car lays out bold 3-year plan
Champ Car's 2005 driver lineup vastly improved
Hunter-Reay anxious to get racing again
with new team
That sucking sound you hear is NASCAR
Feud - The story of the murder of Mickey Thompson
Yes, Blame Tony and the CART defectors too
Interview with ALMS President Scott Atherton
2005 a foundation laying year for Champ
Kalkhoven talks Champ Car with AutoRacing1
Kalkhoven and Forsythe buy Cosworth from Ford
Carl Russo is bullish on Champ Car
Can this be Champ Car's next-generation car
Champ Car poised for major comeback
Champ Car Race Control - the 'Hot Seat Zone'
Open Wheel Racing is in serious need of consolidation
Champ Car South of the Border, An
interview with Joe Heitzler
There is an easy way for Champ Car and the IRL to unify
From airport to race track, a race within a race
The 2-seater Car is one of Champ Car's biggest assets
Why Bernie Ecclestone could, and should, buy Champ Car now
Champ Car rocks the streets of Times Square in Manhattan
Why did Fernández leave Champ Car? Follow the money....
Next Generation Champ Car: A call for F1 tires
Coming to America? Interview with Ralph Firman Jr.
Open Wheel Racing defeats IRL - Champ Car
Series to continue
Open Wheel Racing needs a win by OWRS - Part
The next generation Champ Cars - Part 2
CART next for Villeneuve?
New deal for CART may be better than first thought
The genius of one Bernard Ecclestone
CART Champ Cars, the next generation - Part 1
Details emerging on CART race in Seoul, South Korea
CART hits a Grand Slam in Mexico City. Now What?
Top-10 Challenges facing new CART owners
CART can still race in Europe, but will they?
For CART, time is of the essence
Making sense of CART's situation
Push-to-Pass means no more parades for CART
An interview with CART's David Clare
What did Roger Penske really mean?
CART must differentiate itself - clearly
turbos make for superior street and race engines
For CART, it's now or never
Chicken or the Egg?
War of the worlds
What Bernie brings to CART
CART, Driven to where?
Is it really about CART vs. IRL?
If I were
The Champ Cars and St. Pete
informal survey of the St. Pete race attendees
Artificial Dissemination
CART, F1 coming to grips with doing business in China
Cancel the Funeral
CART and F1 must, and will, share a common V-10 engine
Book Review: Autocourse 2002-2003 F1 yearbook
Does CART need Michael Andretti?
2002 CART TV ratings by the numbers
Now is the time for CART to redefine its ladder system
CART gets a taste of tifosi passion in Mexico
affair in Mexico
Making sense out of Bernie/CART rumors
Changing of the guard?
Mom, apple pie, CART and....Formula1?
Why CART and Bernie make perfect dance partners
Miami should be a CART and ALMS kickoff party
David slays Goliath in Miami
What to make of Gurney's F1 team
Taking it to the streets, why Miami is a war
CART, like the Phoenix, about to rise up from the ashes
There's more
than handwriting on the wall.....and here's the concrete facts
Day weekend 1952...A weekend I'll never forget
owners show support for CART
CART still
may be in cards for Villeneuve
Bryan Herta, USA's next best chance for F1
Is Paul
Ricard in CART's future?
CART's real attendance numbers
Is Brands
Hatch suitable for Champ Cars?
An Unappealing Appeal, George reigns in GEORGE-town
A candid
conversation with Chris Pook
More than meets the eye with CART's turbo move
It's time for CART to define its own future
upgrades at Road America
Back-Breaking work
rebirth of CART
hidden costs of Indy Car racing
CART's road and street circuits are clicking with the fans
Is it sport, or a P.T. Barnum show?
IRL at Fontana - a victim of friendly fire
CART's 2003 race venues #1 in the world
Meet the Gonzalez brothers
ISC is making enemies in Miami
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Bellevue Mennonite Church (renamed Bellevue Bible Church in 1950), was located at the western edge of Peoria, Illinois. It was started in a home by C. Warren Long. Eight months later, on 6 August 1939, a basement building was dedicated. Orie A. Miller became pastor in 1940, and a completed church with parsonage was dedicated on 11 October 1942 at his ordination. The congregation was organized and joined the Illinois Mennonite Conference in 1943. It withdrew from the conference in 1952. The membership of this independent congregation in 1953 was 115.
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HOLDEN — Although a 150-year mystery has stymied the American military's top forensics experts, Andy Bryan thinks the answer is his great-great-great uncle, William Bryan.
Sixteen sailors died when the USS Monitor, the "cheesebox on a raft" that battled the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C., on New Year's Eve 1862. Rescuers never recovered the bodies; only the names of the lost sailors survived until summer 2002.
Presumed drowned that dark and horribly stormy night was William Bryan, an emigrant Scottish sailor who volunteered for duty aboard the Monitor. Bryan and his older brother, James, arrived in the United States before the Civil War.
That conflict cost them dearly: William Bryan joined the Navy and vanished at sea, and James Bryan wore a Confederate uniform until killed in battle. He was Andy Bryan's great-great grandfather.
An educator, Bryan has worked the past 25 years at the Airline Community School in Aurora. Describing the Bryans as "an extensive family," he has researched the family tree; as a youngster he heard tales about William and James and their Civil War experiences.
About four years ago, Andy Bryan "posted information on a genealogical forum" while seeking information about William's parents.
That posting led to Andy receiving a request for his DNA. The Hawaii-based Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command needed help in identifying two skeletons discovered when a joint Navy-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expedition raised the Monitor's massive rotating turret in summer 2002. Divers discovered one skeleton inside the turret; the second skeleton was found after the turret was brought to the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Va.
Forensics experts sought to identify the unknown sailors, hence the DNA request to Andy Bryan and a cousin, James Bryan. They both supplied DNA samples that helped narrow the identity search to six of the Monitor's 16 missing sailors.
Experts could not conclusively identify the unknown sailors, so the 150-year-old mystery remains just that — a mystery. But Andy Bryan believes that one sailor is William Bryan, and a recent DNA sample holds the key.
James "was a few years older than William" when the brothers Bryan emigrated to the United States, Andy said. William was born in 1833.
Pursuing a mercantile career "in the grain business," James Bryan moved his family to different Southern cities before settling in Savannah, Andy said. There James joined the Savannah Volunteer Guards, a militia company; he later fought for the Confederacy and died during battle.
A wife and four children survived him. She later took her youngsters, including 3-year-old Benjamin, to Scotland; at age 18 he moved to Montreal "and became involved in the trade business there," Andy Bryan said.
A successful businessman, Benjamin later joined the Wickyup Corp., an investment group that purchased six townships in eastern Hancock County. That acquisition brought the Bryans to Maine, where Andy Bryan was born in Waterville in the early 1960s. His family moved to Holden in 1967.
Lying about his age to enlist in the Royal Navy, William Bryan served aboard Her Majesty's ships for nine years. An experienced sailor, he joined the United States Navy and initially served aboard the USS Ohio, a receiving ship stationed at Boston.
Then he transferred to the USS Sabine, a frigate involved in early blockading operations along the Southern coast. In early 1862, Bryan transferred to the USS Monitor, then under construction at Greenpoint, N.Y. He served aboard the ironclad during the epic March 9 battle with the CSS Virginia and remained aboard until the Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C. after sunset on Dec. 31.
Ironically, William Bryan possibly never left the Monitor.
The skeletons recovered from the Monitor's turret went to JPAC, where forensics experts attempted to identify the two sailors. Both men were white; one was approximately 17 to 24 years old, the other 30 to 40 years old. The younger sailor was slightly taller than his older comrade.
In time, forensics experts eliminated a few names from the list of missing Monitor crewmembers. Based on DNA testing, skeletal conditions, and genealogical research, researchers narrowed the possible identities to six sailors, of whom three seemed the strongest candidates: William Bryan and Robert Williams as the older sailor and Jacob Nicklis as the younger.
Scientific testing of the older man's teeth indicated that he probably hailed from Wales; Williams did. The belief was based on evidence that the sailor grew up on a weed-based diet common to Scotland and Wales in the early to mid-19th century.
This fact supposedly eliminated William Bryan, who joined the Navy in New York City and assumedly came from there. When Andy Bryan heard about the dietary evidence, he immediately provided conclusive proof that William had grown up in Scotland.
Researchers were back to square one as to the older sailor's identity.
In early January 2013, Andy learned about plans to bury the Monitor sailors during a ceremony to be held at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, March 8. He and his 19-year-old daughter, Maggie, flew to Washington, D.C., on March 8. A Navy representative escorted them to their hotel, then to a noon luncheon.
Guests then attended a religious service at the Fort Myer Memorial Chapel. The Monitor sailors received full military honors; "it was very impressive," Andy Bryan said. "They brought the caskets into the chapel," where various officials including Navy Secretary Ray Mabus spoke.
The service encompassed all 16 missing Monitor sailors, not just the two actually present, Bryan stressed. "I was struck by how much it meant for them (modern sailors) to honor their former comrades," he said. "It was just like they were honoring someone who had just died."
Afterwards Navy personnel carried the flag-draped caskets outdoors to the waiting caissons, one drawn by six black horses and the other by six white horses. In Arlington National Cemetery, sailors bore the caskets to Grave 1145 in Section 46; a bugler played Taps, and a Navy honor guard delivered a 21-gun salute.
The Navy intends to erect on the gravesite a marker engraved with the names of all 16 Monitor sailors.
"What struck me was, my father was in the Coast Guard, and my uncle was in the Navy," Andy Bryan said. "I felt a sense of honor to be there for my family.
Maggie Bryan "appreciated that we were able to be such an integral part of it," he said.
During his genealogical research involving the Monitor, Bryan contacted many relatives whom he did not know; some attended the Monitor ceremony, and they shared family stories with him.
Although JPAC has not yet positively identified either Monitor sailor, William Bryan remains a viable contender. Researchers preferred using mitochondrial DNA to identify the sailors, but encountered difficulties in tracing female descendants of the 16 missing sailors.
Andy Bryan then learned that Mary Bryan, a sister of William Bryan, moved to Australia during the 19th century. He traced her female descendants and found 91-year-old Dorothy Humphrey Barker, Mary's great-granddaughter. She recently provided a DNA sample to JPAC.
"We still may find out if William is one of the two sailors or not," Bryan said. "It would give me a sense of satisfaction to know one way or another if he is buried at sea or at Arlington."
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Some blogger we've never heard of but will be checking out from now on named "Zembla" has combined two of our favorite stories of the year — the Vikings sex boat and the Miami Hurricanes' scary dorm rap — and created a mashup, wondering what the Seventh Floor Crew would be like if Vikings were involved.
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Here, my post-2015 friends, is the very beginnings of an answer. The 'MY World' survey, available through the internet, by mobile phone, and in the old-fashioned way with clipboards and pens, has now been completed by tens of thousands of people in 188 countries. It's very global – the top five countries with most votes are Brazil, the USA, the UK, Liberia and Mexico.
In particular, the focus is on making sure that people who can't access the survey online or by mobile phone are well represented. We had a first go at that in Liberia last month, surveying a representative sample of 2000 people before the meeting of the UN's High Level Panel on the post-2015 agenda met there last week.
Pleasingly, and not by design, the results in Liberia echoed very strongly what the panel talked about. The need to keep working on the current MDG agenda was clear, with education and health high on the list of people's priorities. Infrastructure also featured highly – with transport and roads the third most important priority in the sample, and jobs were, unsurprisingly also very important.
Some fascinating details emerged which need closer examaination – the most unexpected one for me was that while women consistently ranked gender equality as more important than men, both men and women in urban areas ranked it about twice as highly as men and women in rural areas. Does urbanisation make people more in favour of women's rights? And if so, why?
There's lots more data to gather over the next few years, and the votes should rise quickly into the millions. The first mobile phone MY World survey will be launched in India very soon. Civil society organisations are ready to take the survey offline to hundreds of thousands of people. Global advertising for the online survey is being developed. And working with global polling company IPSOS Mori we'll be able to work out what all of this is really telling us about the global and country ranking of different priorities among different groups.
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A completely sane and rational person would tell you that his brash and in-your-face style probably has no place in what should otherwise be civil public discourse and debate, but we don't know any completely sane and rational people, so we say let's get down in the mud and start slinging!
Every day on the campaign trail is filled with new over-the-top statements. In fact, we just got a tweet from a fellow newshound who was at a meeting between members of the press and Paladino that the Republican gubernatorial candidate just said that Andrew Cuomo took "a bribe." Granted, it's Twitter and it's unconfirmed, but we can certainly believe that Paladino would make such an allegation.
After all, this was the man who steadfastly accused Andrew Cuomo of stepping out on his first wife, after news broke that Paladino had fathered a child with a mistress. Surely by now you've seen the video footage of Paladino going berserk on New York Post editor Fred Dicker when he pressed Paladino for evidence to support his allegations. In case you haven't seen it, you can watch it here.
At one point Paladino tells Dicker, "I'll take you out, buddy." Dicker isn't even running against Paladino and he can't stand him, imagine how he feels about Andrew Cuomo!
Yes, we have a feeling here at Pol Position that this is going to get a lot uglier as the campaign wears on. We seriously can't wait for an unscripted debate between these two (we'll be severely disappointed if it doesn't come to fisticuffs).
Sensing that Paladino might be something of a loose cannon, many GOPers have begun slowly disassociating themselves from the Buffalo businessman. After Paladino backtracked on the Cuomo affair allegation and admitted that the didn't have any proof that the attorney general cheated on his first wife (in fact, some published reports at the time said it was quite the opposite) as he had originally promised, some people inside the party called on Paladino to apologize to Cuomo. We won't hold our breath.
But by far our favorite commentary on the subject came from an unnamed GOP insider in a Daily News article on Monday. Here it is verbatim:
"Everybody's waiting to see if he can keep his s--t together," a GOP operative not connected to the campaign said. "It would be nice if he could just keep his s--t together for a week."
It would be nice if he could keep his, ahem, stuff together for a week? We have to say that the standards for New York politics have sunk to a new low when we hope that our candidates can go at least seven days without doing something completely off-the-cuff explosively nuts. And we're loving it.


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