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You may wonder why I am writing about such an obscure subject as potatoes in the fur trade, but I have had an interesting conversation with one of my readers that might lead us to some interesting places.
You will not read about the beginnings of that story in this posting, but you will learn what I have so far learned about the types of potatoes that might have been at Fort Alexandria.
I have to qualify this statement -- Fort Alexandria was constructed by the men of the North West Company in 1821, but immediately run by the HBC.
I can so far only tell you what potatoes the HBC might have brought north from Fort Vancouver -- not those the NWC men might have imported from Lachine.
Now, from the Fort Alexandria journals, I am going to find all mentions of potatoes so that we can determine what kinds of potatoes might have been grown there.
How interesting -- on the 31st December 1842, after the shooting contest which I may or may not have mentioned previously, the "Indians got 6 kegs potatoes & 1 yard tobacco by way of festive."
So Fort Alexandria grew enough potatoes that they could give them to the Natives as a gift.
Did the Natives eat the potatoes, or did they plant them?
In May 1843, the "men of the establishment busy getting seed into the ground." Potatoes can be sown from seed, but for the most part potatoes are grown from seed potatoes -- that is, sections of cut up potatoes that contain the "eyes," or seeds for the future crop.
On June 15th 1843, "Michel [Ogden] & 2 Indian lads hoeing earth round potatoes in garden, which are now long enough."
On July 8th, "Our potatoes & turnips which have been duly thinned & hoed are thriving well. The barley is earing fast."
On the 13th, "Linneard earthing up potatoes at barn with the plough aided by Indian lads with hoes," and a day later, "Finished the potatoes at barn. Nothing new occurring."
There is a mention that the men of Fort St. James arrived at Fort Alexandria in September, telling Anderson that 60 bushels of the potatoes had been harvested at that northern post.
As it happens that year, the journal that covers the fall harvest is missing and there is no mention of how many potatoes Fort Alexandria harvested in summer 1843.
On 24th of April, 1844, "Finished ploughing our potato land -- transported potatoes to field preparatory to planting tomorrow."
On the 30th, "Finished planting our potatoes, say about 60 bus[hels] in all -- at farm and in the vicinity of the fort & little river."
Their farm work had been delayed by the brigade's arrival from Fort St. James, and departure for Kamloops over the new brigade trail.
On June 12 the men "harrowed the potatoes with a light harrow;" on the 22nd they "finished earthing our potatoes, which have a good appearance."
At the beginning of July, "we cut the heads off of the potatoes planted at Little River, as the stalks were too long."
They harvested their potatoes in early October: "Fine. Finished taking up potatoes at Barn, 35 1/2 kegs, which wt about 15 or 20 already [illeg.] form 50 kegs or so out of that patch. Rain during night."
On the 7th of October: "Dug up onions, carrots, &c. Gendron & Therouiac are now the only men about the estab. The former, who is cook &c, transports the potatoes in the cart. The latter remains encamped at potato field to superintend operations there."
The men also camped at the potato fields to prevent theft!
On October 18th -- "Finished taking in our potatoes on Wednesday last, say 420 kegs only housed -- The crop failed naturally, not having advanced anything since brigade time."
That summer foul weather ruined many of the crops that grew around Fort Alexandria.
In 1845 the Fort Alexandria started their planting in early May, "planting 15 kegs potatoes by little river & continued at barn. At the latter place (the ground being more exhausted) we are transporting manure to be placed in the drills. I prefer to plant a smaller quantity & give them this advantage, but I shall strive to get a good stock into the ground."
On the 10th: "Finished planting potatoes at barn, where 22 kegs have been put in with manure in the drills. Say 37 kegs in all at the farm. The May/45 slips are small and shrunken, so that a larger piece of land than ordinary is this year under potatoes. And now may God grant us a good return in due season. We are 12 days later than last year."
It was a difficult spring, with snow lying late in the year and the river flooding some of their fields -- "the Indians [agreed] in stating that the water never yet to their knowledge attained its [present] height."
June 11th -- "Linneard dressing the potatoes with a light harrow."
June 14th -- "Last night a sharp frost cut nearly all our potatoes to the ground. Though they will doubtless recover, this check will injure them materially. they had previously a very fine appearance."
The men hoed the potatoes on June 24th; on July 4th, "Linneard giving the 2nd earthing up to potatoes very lightly with the plough."
At the end of July, "All hands with ploughs & hoes earthing up potatoes. This is the fourth working they have had. 1st with the light harrow; 2nd with the hoe; 3rd a light earthing with plough; 4th now again. One of the fields is thriving well. That by the barn, however, does not at present promise very favorably."
On the 3rd of September they began working on the potato fields, after all the wheat was in.
"Liard with a number of Ind. lads, began digging potatoes, the crop of which promises to be abundant."
On the 16th of October, "We finish bringing down our potatoes today,632 kegs in all rendered to root house."
On the 31st December the Natives once again received their "treat of potatoes &c with a good smoke. I availed myself of the opportunity to speak a few words of incitement in regard to their marten hunts, which have been neglected lately."
In Anderson's writings we might also find some information about the potatoes:
In his draft unpublished manuscript British Columbia, Anderson writes "The amount of crop they annually raised [at Fort Alexandria] was generally about five hundred bushels of wheat, several hundred of barley and oats; a thousand or twelve hundred of potatoes, besides a large quantity of turnips...."
From the same source, Anderson writes, "At Fort St. James potatoes, though sometimes raised, are a precarious crop."
This might be of interest to some people who read this blog:
From the Fort Alexandria journals: In April 1846, Anderson writes in the post journal that "Eleven Indians [are] working the soil [at our] suggestion, and I have promised to supply them seed potatoes."
And so there it is -- Natives might have grown the same kind of potatoes that were grown at the fur trade posts in the interior.
So what kind of potatoes did the fur traders grow?
At Fort Vancouver they grew bush potato, red potato, Brotchie potato, early blue potato, Ladies Finger potato, and early ash leaf Kidney, according to Hussey, "Fort Vancouver Farm."
In an early search I was unable to find out anything about the bush potato that might have grown there, but on further research I consider Fort Vancouver's bush potato might be a sweet potato.
Many sweet potato varieties grow on marigold-like vines, but there are varieties that grow on bushes.
I consider that the sweet potato, with its orange coloured flesh and white or orange skin, is probably what the fur traders called the bush potato.
We all know what red potatoes are, but these will be heritage red potatoes that will be quite different than the red-skinned potatoes we purchase in the grocery store today.
I believe they would have red flesh that would whiten as they were cooked, and a red to purple coloured skin, if the British heritage potato site I discovered is correct.
Blue potatoes still exist, and have a blue flesh and a bluish-purplish skin.
They are quite beautiful, in fact.
An early Ash-leaf Kidney potato is listed on heritage potato sites and is a kidney shaped potato with a light buff skin.
Brotchie potatoes are a bit of a mystery.
They are English potatoes which were imported to Fort Vancouver by Captain William Brotchie -- hence their name.
All I know is that it was supposedly an early kidney variety -- that is, another kidney shaped potato.
There are tons of potato varieties in England -- "scotch down," "red down," early pinkeye," white kemp," "ash leaf Kidney," and "brown potatoes" to name a few.
If anyone knows what kind of potato the Brotchie potato is, please let me know.
Finally we have the Ladies' Finger potato, grown at Fort Vancouver and also at Fort Nisqually.
From BackyardGardener.com, here is a description of the modern-day Lady Finger potato, Solanum Tuberosum:
"Lady Finger is a great heirloom variety. Its form is slim, connected tubers, not unlike the form of ginger. The flesh is yellow, and they taste delicious."
The Ladies' Finger potato was grown at Fraser's Lake, if not at Fort Alexandria.
From Anderson's British Columbia:
"Potatoes yielded well. In 1839 from fifteen bushels of cut seed seven hundred bushels were gathered.
"They were of the Ladies' Finger variety, planted in a piece of light sandy soil which had been under uninterrupted crop with little or no mature for nearly thirty years.
"A heavy coating of stable manure was given as a preparation for the crop alluded to, and the season proved very favorable."
Of course, the fur trade potatoes were not the only potatoes that might have appeared in New Caledonia, or modern day British Columbia.
There were always potatoes grown by the Natives in North America -- whether they travelled northward from South America or were given to Natives on the coastline by the Spaniards or Russians, they have existed for many years.
The Haidahs and Alaskan Tlingits have grown potatoes for many years, as have the Nootka people and the Makahs at Neah Bay.
These potatoes have existed for so long amongst the Natives that they consider them traditional foods.
There is also the Wapato, a swamp plant that resembles potatoes and is sometimes used like a potato.
Potatoes, which began their history in South America, have taken many paths in their journeys around the world since the early 1700's.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Potatoes at Fort Alexandria
Posted by Nancy Marguerite Anderson at 8:14 AM
Labels: Potatoes
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Hi Nancy,ReplyDelete
I just fell upon your blog - great work!
Did you happen to transcribe the Alexandria Post Journal, or did you work from a transcribed version? I'm having a look through it myself, and would like to access a transcribed version if one is available. Any help you might offer in finding this would be greatly appreciated!
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The Northern Territory man, 23, was attending a party in the Darwin suburb of Rapid Creek, when the feat went awfully wrong, the Northern Territory police said.
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Surely, my daughter would be happy to see her mother nearby. Her mother involved in her school. In her LIFE. It's not like she is a teenager, cringing as I help out at every available event in her high school (which I will do if I am underemployed like now). She is in kindergarten. Oh, what fun this will be!
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"Yes, I've checked," says K. "It's twelve per person."
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In other news, I've recently become the proud owner of an Ankarsrum Original, AKA Electrolux DLX, mixer. Mike Avery did a great review of it compared to a Kitchenaid or a Bosch mixer a few years back, which really helped me make up my mind when I was first considered an upgrade. I haven't used it enough yet to opine much, but I'll definitely share my impressions as the develop.
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FYS students are required to do a final speech presentation in their classes. Most instructors have students write a research paper and present that paper to the class during the last week/finals week in lieu of a final exam.
At the end of the fall semester, the instructors will be asked to submit the name of a student who will represent his/her class at the FYS Scholar Presentations, which are part of Thomas More Birthday Week (the first week in February).
One student from each class will present his/her research findings in the Science Lecture hall. This presentation is open to the entire campus community and we urge you to come and support your student as they present.
Some instructors have their class vote on who will represent them at the Symposium while other instructors choose for themselves. Each student who is selected to be an FYS SCHOLAR is given a certificate of appreciation and a gift from the bookstore as a reward for their efforts.


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100 Acre Wood, also written as Hundred Acre Wood, made its first appearance in Kingdom Hearts and has since appearance throughout the Kingdom Hearts series. The world is based on Disney's 1966 film Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.
100 Acre Wood is an optional world that resides in a book kept safe by Merlin, making it a world within a world. The world is easily destroyed if pages of the book are removed, leaving Sora to collect the Torn Pages in order to finish the books story. When Sora enters the book, he lands on a version of the flat map of the 100 Acre Wood. Classic locations such as Winnie the Pooh and Piglet's House are accessible, each location usually harbors a mini-game with prizes which help Sora, Donald, and Goofy on their journey, although Sora is the only one that goes into this world.
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, the 100 Acre Wood is a world that is only available for play through the Command Board, rather than a complete world.
The Keyhole for this world is the book's lock.
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Kingdom Hearts
The open pages of the book are known as 100 Acre Wood. From this area, Sora can enter the individual areas created by the Torn Pages. The first area opened in Kingdom Hearts is the Wood: Meadow, where Sora meets Winnie the Pooh. Going to Pooh's House from there both progresses the story and allows Sora to meet Owl, who reappears throughout the world to explain the rules of each mini-game. Pooh's Room is also accessible from his house.
The first area to open up is the Hunny Tree, which introduces Piglet, and the second is Rabbit's House, which also contains Rabbit's Room, which allows Sora to meet both Rabbit and Tigger. In the Wood: Hill, which contains Pooh's swing, Sora rescues Eeyore, and in the Bouncing Spot area, Tigger is joined by Roo. Finally, the Muddy Path holds the last mini-game, in which all of the friends are reunited and allows for the 100 Acre Wood's Keyhole to be sealed.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, the various areas are combined into one long room, and there is only one mini-game: get Pooh to the exit while finding all of his lost friends. Each of Pooh's friends will give you a reward; the mini-game is also the best place to collect Moogle Points.
In Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, this is split up into multiple rooms along a path, along with multiple mini-games. The first area is Pooh Bear's House which is the only room that does not contain a mini-game, although Piglet is in the room and must be found. The next area is Rabbit's House, which contains Rabbit and the Veggie Panic mini-game.
Hunny Tree contains Owl and the Balloon Glider mini-game, while Tigger's Playground contains Tigger, Roo, the Tigger's Jump-a-Thon mini-game, and the only treasure chest of this world, the Spellbinder Card. The Muddy Road contains Eeyore, as well as the Whirlwind Plunge and Bumble-Rumble mini-games. Finally, the Fields contains a save point and the world exit.
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II retains a few of the previous locations in the 100 Acre Wood, most notably Pooh's House and Rabbit's House, although the mini-games found in these locations have changed, and Rabbit's House is not available until the second Torn Page is found. In addition, Piglet's House has been added as the first mini-game location to open up.
Kanga's House opens up with the return of the third Torn Page, and the Spooky Cave at the fourth. The final area, Starry Hill, will open when all five pages have been found and completes the repairs on Pooh's poor, abused book which was ripped by the Heartless. Along with Kanga, Gopher is the new character in this sequel. The surface of the book, from which the other locations are accessed, is referred to as The Hundred Acre Wood.
Kingdom Hearts III
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Honey, sometimes purposely misspelled as "Hunny", is the primary item collected in the 100 Acre Wood in most of its mini-games. Its also Winnie the Pooh's main dietary item.
Kingdom Hearts
Pooh's Hunny Hunt
Block Tigger
The aim of this game is to stop Tigger from bouncing on Rabbit's carrots by moving to the carrot he will land on. Each carrot can only be bounced on twice before they do not count toward your score. This mini-game has a new command called "Rush" to help you move around the carrot field faster.
Pooh's Swing
Tigger's Giant Pot
You can only play it once you complete the Bouncing mini-game. In this game, Tigger goes into the giant pot in the middle of the area. Sora's job is to hit the nuts that Tigger throws out of the pot back at it to shatter the pot. If you fall off of the stump you are on, you will lose the game unless you manage to hit the nut and jump back on the stump.
Pooh's Muddy Path
Pooh and his friends try to get him to stay, but he tells them that if they want to see him, they should just look in their hearts. Then, we see Pooh's Book against a starry background. The keyhole on the lock disappears and a picture of Sora, Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet walking down a road appears on the cover of the book with the words "Winnie the Pooh".
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Pooh has lost all of his friends, and the objective of this world is to find them. Sora has to guide Pooh through the world to his friends, but he won't follow him if his honey meter drops to zero. To replenish this meter, grab a pot of honey. When you find all of his friends, you have to guide Pooh to sit on a tree stump, and then you clear the mini-game. This mini-game is solved in a series of steps that can be done as Sora and Pooh walk down the path, listed below.
- Stand in the wooden cart found after Rabbit's location, which will cause the cart to collapse.
- Piglet can be found walking around the beginning of the path, speak to him.
- Have Pooh grab the balloons near the hole that is being hovered over by butterflies, which makes him float into the sky. This will cause Owl to bring Pooh back down to the ground.
- Have Pooh fall into the hole that has footsteps leading into it. Pooh will emerge from the hole with Roo.
- Once you find the beehive along the path, attack it with the Keyblade until bees come out of it. The bees will chase Pooh into a tree, which will reveal Eeyore's tail to him.
- Four tree stumps in a diamond formation will be found along the path. Coax Pooh to jump from one stump to another counterclockwise, and Tigger will shortly arrive to commend you on your bouncing skills.
- Rabbit's cabbages will roll down the path, which need to be knocked away with the Keyblade to form a pyramid stack. After stacking fourteen cabbages into a pyramid, Rabbit will appear to thank you.
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Balloon Glider
Occasionally, there will be honey bees attacking Sora, so watch out. If you have lost a balloon, you can always get another one by scaling the tree. The maximum number of balloons you can use to keep yourself aloft is three, whilst the minimum is one. If you lose all balloons, it is game over. The game is completed when you reach the top of the Hunny Tree.
Whirlwind Plunge
Here, Sora holds on to Pooh and they have to collect as many "droplets" of honey as they can. However, they have to avoid the incoming obstacles, otherwise Pooh will be knocked away from Sora's grasp and no orbs will be collected, and a Reaction Command must be activated to get him back.
Tigger's Jump-a-Thon
Veggie Panic
In Veggie Panic, Sora will have to separate cabbages from pumpkins by pressing and buttons respectively. Cabbages go to the left side of the road, while pumpkins go to the right side. Occasionally, a big yellow gourd will roll down the road, and Sora will have to activate a Reaction Command, Strike Raid, using () to keep it at bay. Occasionally, Pooh sitting on the side will get up and skip around the path, to which Sora has to knock the veggies away (with the Reaction Command)from Pooh or it'll cause one veggie to bounce erratically and hit Sora.
Kingdom Hearts II
A Blustery Rescue
What you must do is whack at objects flying towards you, and collect hunny. If you are hit with any sort of object, you will be penalized with Pooh falling from the balloon, and being caught in a wind current for you to pick him up again. Without Pooh, you cannot collect hunny, much like in Hunny Slider. At last, Piglet will float on-screen, and you can press a Reaction Command to retrieve him.
Hunny Slider
There are several different sections, including a regular woodland area, a jumble of words on a page, a snowy mountain, and a downhill slope.
Balloon Bounce
Each balloon drops hunny and increases your score, and the amount of hunny you receive depends on the color and size of the balloon. You have three tries to get as high a score as possible. An attempt is deducted every time you fall back onto the first level trampoline.
The Expotition
Your score in this game is based solely upon time, but with a catch. You must watch your party's Courage bar, "Brave bar" in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, which decreases as time goes by and also when you fail to keep them out of danger. In the event your Courage bar decreases, the party starts to run in all different directions, and you must calm them down using a Reaction Command.
If you do not hurry and calm them down, characters will get out of sight and you must track them down to continue, the latter proving much harder when Piglet or Roo run out of sight. You finish by approaching Pooh, who is always in the same crystal alcove in the cave.
The Hunny Pot
A good idea would be to choose the right moment during the whirl to hit the hunny pot directly in the direction of the river. It is the last mini-game that is played in the 100 Acre Wood in Kingdom Hearts II, based on a classic scene from the movie. Your main score is based upon how far the hunny pot is tossed.
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The pages ripped out of the book in both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II are known as Torn Pages (ちぎれたページ Chigireta Pēji?), and have been scattered throughout various worlds. Each page corresponds to a new location in the 100 Acre Wood, most of which contain the mini-games which make up the world's gameplay. In Kingdom Hearts, completing the plot for a Torn Page will also result in Sora receiving a reward. Completing each Torn Page allows Sora to lock the Keyhole of the 100 Acre Woods, protecting it from further Heartless incursions.
Kingdom Hearts
|Traverse Town
|Rescue 51 puppies and talk to Pongo and Perdita.
|Open a treasure chest in the Dark Chamber in the Cave of Wonders.
|Open a treasure chest in Chamber 6.
|Halloween Town
|Examine the bookshelf in the Doctor's Lab.
|Open a Treasure Chest in Ariel's Grotto.
Kingdom Hearts II
|Disney Castle
|Open a treasure chest in the Library.
|Pride Lands
|Open a treasure chest at the Oasis.
|Radiant Garden/Hollow Bastion
|Open a treasure chest in the Crystal Fissure, before the Battle of the 1000 Heartless.
|The Land of Dragons
|Open a treasure chest in the Throne room, after meeting Xigbar.
|Open a Treasure Chest in the Ruins, during Sora's second visit.
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|Items Found
|Pooh's House
|Strike chimney to release it.
|Pooh's Room
|Open cupboard
|Bouncing Spot
|Go up into tree near Pooh.
|Bouncing Spot
|Chest in tree.
|AP Up x 2
|Bouncing Spot
|Chest in hollow trunk
Redeem four Rare Nuts
|Defense Up
|Bouncing Spot
|Redeem two Rare Nuts
|Power Up
|Bouncing Spot
|Redeem one Rare Nut
|Mythril Shard x 4
|Wood: Meadow, Bouncing Spot
|Treasure Chest in log
Treasure Chest on tree branch
Torn Page item
Redeem three Rare Nuts
|Mythril x 3
|Pooh's House, Bouncing Spot
|Light Pooh's campfire
Treasure Chest
Torn Page item
|Orichalcum x 2
|Bouncing Spot
|Redeem five Rare Nuts
Torn Page item
|Torn Page item
|Stop Magic
|Torn Page item
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts II
|Items Found
|AP Boost x 6
|Pooh's House
|To the right of the back side of the house.
|Piglet's House
|Leaning against the left side of the house.
|Rabbit's House
|In the pumpkin patch.
|Kanga's House
|On the far right of the house, in front of a tree stump.
|Spooky Cave x2
|At the end of the first path on the right in the room with the second bee attack.
|On a patch of ice just before you rescue Pooh.
|Defense Boost
|Piglet's House
|On top of a tree stump to the right of the house.
|Magic Boost
|Kanga's House
|Against the left side of the house.
|Mythril Stone
|Pooh's House
|To the right of the back side of the house.
|Mythril Gem x 2
|Piglet's House
|In front of a tree stump to the left of the house.
|Spooky Cave
|In the center of the the first patch of ice.
|Mythril Crystal x 2
|Rabbit's House
|In a corner, along the outside of the pumpkin patch fence.
|Spooky Cave
|Along the third path in the room with the second bee attack.
|Orichalcum x 2
|Kanga's House
|Against the right side of the house.
|Spooky Cave
|At the end of the first path on the left in the room with the second bee attack.
|Awarded after completing the world.
|Guard Recipe
|Spooky Cave
|Along the third path in the room with the second bee attack.
|Style Recipe
|Starry Hill
|At the back of the right side of the hill.
|100 Acre Wood Map
|Pooh's House
|At the end of the path.
|Draw Ring
|Rabbit's House
|Behind Rabbit's washing line.
|Sweet Memories
|Spooky Cave
|Awarded after finding Pooh in the Spooky Cave.
|Cosmic Ring
|Starry Hill
|Over the bridge, amongst the bushes.
Puzzle Pieces
|Pieces Found
|Pooh Bear's House
|Above Pooh's house. Need LV2 High Jump.
|Kanga's House
|On top of cardboard boxes.
|Starry Hill
|Need LV2 High Jump and LV2 Aerial Dodge.
|Rabbit's House
|On the cabbage patch.
|Spooky Cave
|Across from first treasure chest.
|Piglet's House
|On a tree stump.
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- ↑ Although the individual characters first appeared in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), the setting first appeared within the Disney animated canon in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, which collected these featurettes.


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Christmas CD Release Party: The Firehouse Band will perform a free concert and Christmas CD release party at 7:30 p.m. at First Church Unitarian, 19 Foster St., Littleton. Each song tells a piece of the Christmas story. The band will play for 45 minutes, followed by a free reception. For information, go to http://www.fculittle.org/firehousecoffeehouse.php or call 978-742-9957.
Holiday Fair: The Congregational Church, Dunstable, will hold a Holiday Fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A delicious breakfast and lunch will be served. Shop the local artist and crafters as well as a Silent Auction Table. For space call 978-649-6750.
Flea market and craft fair: Christmas Flea Market & Craft Fair to benefit the Pat Brody Shelter for Cats will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the United Parish Hall, 39 Main St., Lunenburg. Lots of Christmas gift items, flea market items, decorations, handmade cat crafts, costume jewelry and homemade baked goods. All proceeds support the rescue and care of homeless cats and kittens.
Greens Sale: The 7th annual Greens Sale sponsored by the Groton Woman's Club will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (snow date: Dec. 2) at historic Williams Barn, 160 Chicopee Row, Groton. Holiday greens, homemade cookies, handmade ornaments and a raffle for a handmade quilt and a gift basket. For information, call Eileen at 978-448-2904 or Pat at 978-448-5250.
NRWA Science Saturday — Adventures for Young Scientists, ages 7-11: The Nashua River Watershed Association invites young scientists to join us at our next "Science Saturday" from 1-2:30 p.m. at the NRWA River Resource Center, 592 Main St., Groton. The fee for Science Saturday is $25. pre-registration is required; contact Mary Marro at 978-448-0299 or email email@example.com.
New England Voices in Harmony holiday concert: 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Dunstable Congregation Church in the center of Dunstable on Route 113. FREE concert featuring the all-women's a cappella chorus. New England Voices in Harmony is composed of women of all ages from various parts of southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. They are currently the International Bronze Medalist Chorus of Harmony, Inc. Following the concert we will gather on the adjacent town common for a carol sing and the official lighting of the Christmas tree. Cookies and hot chocolate will be provided.
Masons breakfast: The Ayer Masonic Association will hold its monthly fund raising breakfast at the Ayer Masonic Center, 11 Sculley Road, Ayer, from 7:30-10 a.m. Menu includes eggs cooked to order or pancakes with bacon or sausage, potatoes, toast, juice and coffee. In addition, specials for this month are Eggs Benedict and a Mexican Omelet (onions, green peppers, mushrooms, banana peppers, cheese and topped with salsa). Come early and bring your friends.
Sunday Breakfast: The Ayer Sportsman's Club resumes its Sunday Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m., until Mother's Day. The breakfast menu includes pancakes, French toast, omelets, sausage, bacon and ham, and free coffee and juice. Full breakfast $7. Orders-to-go also available. Proceeds benefit the children's fund. (Room rentals also available." The club is located at 255 Snake Hill Road, Ayer.
Crafting fair: Evergreen Garden Playschool and Oxbow Schoolhouse will hold their annual holiday crafting fair from noon to 4 p.m. Activities include crafting gifts, refreshments, local musicians, and a puppet show. For information, call 978-772-9595.
Cook Conservation Area Walk: The Nashua River Watershed Association will lead a guided trail walk at the Cook Conservation Area in Lancaster from 1-2 p.m. Al Futterman, NRWA's land programs director, will provide "naturalist observations" about what can be seen. The walk will last about one hour, cover roughly two miles and proceed in a light rain, but not a heavy storm. This walk is free, funded in part by a grant from the Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund. The trailhead is located a mile and a half from Route 117 on the west side of Lunenburg Road (Route 70). The area is just past the Solar Field on the right and has a Cook Conservation Area sign that is somewhat set back. There is a parking area at the trailhead. Do not park in the paved area across the highway at the Fort Devens gate as you may be ticketed. For the comfort of all, no dogs please. To register, please contact Al Futterman at 978-448-0299, or email email@example.com.
Concert series at The Healing Garden: The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden announces the next "Concert at the Garden" at 3 p.m. The Garden, in collaboration with Indian Hill, brings talented musicians and dancers to perform in this monthly series. The Healing Garden is located at 145 Bolton Road in Harvard. Admission is $10 for Garden members, $15 for nonmembers. All proceeds benefit the services of the Healing Garden. Visit www.healinggarden.net for event updates or cancelations.
Create a Gingerbread House: First Baptist Church of Littleton will hold its Gingerbread-decorating contest during the open house and town tree lighting and arrival of Santa Claus. The open house is held between 4-6 p.m., and the gingerbread houses will be judged during the tree lighting. Please see www.fbclittleton.org for information. The First Baptist Church is located at 461 King St., on the common in Littleton.
Take a Look Morning: 9 a.m. Applewild School (coeducational independent day school for grades K-8, serving families in central Mass. and southern N.H.) is hosting an Open House on the first Thursday of each month. Prospective parents are invited to meet at the Crocker Building, 120 Prospect St., Fitchburg, for an opportunity to tour the school and see teachers and students in action. No RSVP necessary. For more information please call the Admission Office, 978-342-6053, ext. 110 or visit www.applewild.org.
"How to Eat Like a Child": Concord Youth Theater's Junior Company presents the entertaining musical Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 8 and 9, at 2:30 p.m. at the Thoreau Elementary School. Based on the book by Delia Ephron, this musical romp through the joys and sorrows of being a child is hilarious. CYT's Junior Company is a newly formed company, consisting of children in grades 2-4. The cast includes Ayer resident Christopher Govang and Shirley resident Megan Powell. This will be the company's first production. The Thoreau Elementary School is located at 29 Prairie St., West Concord. Tickets are $13 each and may be purchased either online with a credit card at www.concordyouththeatre.org or to pay with cash or check, call our ticket line at 978-371-1482 to reserve them. Tickets will also be available at the door with cash or check only.
Tree lighting
Mark your calendars for the Devens Holiday Tree Lighting on Dec. 7 at 4:30 p.m. at the Devens Community Center. It will feature refreshments and a special musical performance by the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School Choir.
Ballroom dancing at Groton Country Club
The Groton Country Club will have a final ballroom dance for this year on Sunday, December 9th, from 6-9 p.m.
Music will be provided by the "Comeback Kids." Get into the holiday season at a dance evening with friends.
Admission is $10 each at the door. For information, call 978 448-5822.
Concert Band to give holiday concert
Come hear the Nashoba Valley Concert Band perform its annual concert of Christmas and Holiday music on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. inside The Mall at Whitney Field in Leominster. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Nashoba Valley Concert Band is comprised of over 50 musicians from many local towns. The band rehearses weekly and performs at many concerts and events throughout the year.
For more information on the band, please visit our web site at www.nashobavalleyconcertband.org.
NVC Messiah Sing Benefit Dec. 16
The Nashoba Valley Chorale hosts a Messiah Sing, where the audience (plus chorale members) are the chorus, Sunday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Littleton, 330 King St., Littleton.
Get in the festive spirit by joining in to sing Handel's traditional piece under the direction of Anne Watson Born. Bring your own score or borrow one from the chorale.
Admission is $5. All proceeds will be donated to the Loaves & Fishes food pantry.
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AJGA alum and former National Chairman Phil Mickelson birdied the final four holes of the Waste Management Phoenix Open to close with a 4-under-par 67 and a four-stroke victory over Brandt Snedeker at TPC Scottsdale.
Mickelson led the tournament wire-to-wire and finished at 28-under-par 256, two strokes off the PGA TOUR record of 254 set by Tommy Armour III in the 2003 Texas Open.
A 41-time champion on the PGA TOUR, Mickelson participated in 26 AJGA events from 1985-1989, boasting 12 victories – the most individual career titles ever held by an AJGA boy. Mickelson was a three-time champion at both the Rolex Tournament of Champions and the ClubCorp Mission Hills Desert Junior, earning him the coveted Rolex Junior Player of the Year honor for a record three years (1986, 1987, 1988).
Mickelson held two roles on the AJGA Board of Directors, first as a Player Representative during his junior years, then later as National Chairman, serving from 2004-2010 alongside Vicki Goetze-Ackerman. He also supports the AJGA's Thunderbird International Junior, an event he envisioned.
In 2012, Mickelson became the first AJGA player to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Sean Dale carded a final-round 3-under-par 69 to erase a four-shot deficit and win the Jones Cup Invitational with at 2-under-par 213 total at Ocean Forest Golf Club. He finished two shots ahead of Alex Carpenter and Cory Whitsett.
Dale's junior career included four top-10 showings in national competition, including a T5 finish at the 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur and a victory at the 2007 Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational. In 2007, the Rolex Junior All-American earned a spot in the Polo Golf Junior Classic final, falling to champion Bjorn Akesson. Dale signed with Ole Miss where he recorded four top-10 showings, before transferring to North Florida.


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I'm running, running through the jungle
Running like a slave through the underground tunnel
Told y'all niggas better get these bitches
Cause I spit till my lips need 16 stitches
I am lyrical intrusion
You bitches can't see me like I'm really an illusion
I hop up on your face and do my motherfucking two-step
Till I knock the meat out like a motherfucking toothpick
Uh, I'm nasty nigga, like Nas, like Kim, like Cassie pictures
Like I'm fucking Chris Stokes or that Raz-B nigga
Or the skin on the feet of a ashy nigga
I am whatever they say I am
Bumping like the asses on them thick bitches at Stadium
Fuck them other bitches I sound better in the place of them
I killed this shit, this the motherfucking requiem
Sick bitch, chicken noodle soup face
Calls from overseas like a motherfucking crusade
Crack rock and you can hit it till your nose hurt
Rooftop Brooklyn, made this shit in Covert
I run New York, I run New York
[Verse 2]
I am zero past a hundred, spitting like a dragon
That went missing from a dungeon
Y'all a bunch of niggas getting trippy off of nothing
Tie a rope around your neck and let me kick you off a bungee
I'm satan, and I'ma take your ass to church now
Running my fields and you midgets on your first down
I love it when these bitches know I'm better than them
Cause I don't hear, not a word or a letter from them
I'm a fire in the midst of a forest 'round bitches
And I rap elliptical orbits round bitches
Anaconda, I sit with an open mouth, bitches
And you bitches are lyrically
Like some fucking down syndrome, no offense
No shade 'n all, but y'all bitches on knees like babies crawl
You can catch me out in Covert, chilling like a stoop kid
Yeah I hear you, don't talk bitch, do
[Verse 3]
I'm a lyrical criminal general
Take shots, but never subliminal
Don't stop, ever continual
Running and running but never in intervals,
Can't even stomach the shit that I'm finna do
Y'all niggas want the shit that I'm giving you
If you front, I'm gon' put and end to you
I'm like Scorpion, bitch I will finish you
'Make It Nasty', real real nasty
Why you bitches running like you will get past me?
Won't happen, you bitches could get on, when I'm off it
Try to cross me now, you be gone in a coffin
It's just me, myself and I
Talk tough shit and I'ma beat you till you die
Ask why? Because I'm better than you'll ever be
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29 November 2011
Battlespace Communication System concept (all images : AustralianSpace)
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Government has given approval for three major Defence capability projects.
This brings to 35 the number of first pass, second pass and other approvals for major projects in 2011, worth a total of around $6 billion.
The three projects are:
Combined pass approval for improved Battlespace Communications Systems, including purchase of around 11,000 new digital radios for ground forces (Project JOINT 2072 Phase 2A);
First pass approval for the lead-in fighter capability assurance program which will provide enhanced training systems to provide Air Force pilots with the capabilities they need to allow training for current and future combat aircraft (Project AIR 5438 Phase 1A); and
First pass approval for a new fixed-site Air Traffic Management and Control System which will replace existing radars and command and control systems which are reaching their life of type (Project AIR 5431 Phases 2 and 3).
These combined approvals are estimated to involve expenditure of around $500 million and when complete the projects are likely to represent a commitment to Australia's national security by Government of up to $1.2 billion.
Battlespace Communications
The Government has provided combined first and second pass approval for Phase 2A of the Battlespace Communications System (Land) project and approved funding of around $450 million.
JOINT Project 2072 is a multi-phased project to provide an enhanced digital communications capability for the Australian Defence Force, primarily for the Army.
Phase 2A will deliver around 11,000 digital combat net radios that will replace existing analogue equipment and builds on approvals that Government provided for Phase 1 of the project in 2009.
The Phase 1 contractor, Harris Corporation, will be engaged for the provision of Phase 2A radios.
The Government has provided first pass approval for Phase 1A of the Lead-In Fighter Capability Assurance Program (Project AIR 5438).
This project will upgrade Air Force's capability to produce aircrew with the necessary skills to operate current RAAF combat aircraft, like the F/A-18 Classic and Super Hornet fleets as well as the future combat aircraft, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
The Government has approved funding of $43 million for Defence to develop options and conduct risk mitigation activities prior to Government approval at second pass, presently scheduled for 2013-14.
The total cost of Project AIR 5438 is identified in the Public Defence Capability Plan as being between $100 and $300 million.
Air Traffic Management and Control System
The Government has provided first pass approval for Phases 2 and 3 of the Air Traffic Management and Control Systems project.
This project will deliver replacement surveillance radars, and tower and approach automation systems for the current systems which are approaching the end of their life of type.
A key feature of the project will be to enhance interoperability between military and civil air traffic management systems, as announced in the 2009 'National Aviation Policy White Paper – Flight Path to the Future'.
The Government has approved funding of $6.9 million for capability development activities, prior to second pass, which is scheduled for 2013-2014. The total cost of Project AIR 5431 Phase 2/3 is identified in the Public Defence Capability Plan as being between $300 to $500 million.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A third of children with type 1 diabetes have signs of other immune system disorders when they get diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study.
The findings, researchers say, underscore the importance of keeping an eye out for symptoms of those diseases in diabetic children.
Type 1 diabetes is what's known as an autoimmune disease, where the immune system launches a misguided attack on the body's own tissue. In the case of diabetes, the assault kills off cells in the pancreas that make the blood-sugar-regulating hormone insulin.
Doctors have known for some time that people with type 1 diabetes also have higher-than-average rates of other autoimmune disorders, including autoimmune thyroid disease, the digestive disorder celiac disease, and Addison's disease, a disorder of the adrenal glands.
In the new study, researchers wanted to find out how common it is for children to have signs of those three diseases at the time of their type 1 diabetes diagnosis.
They did that by measuring blood levels of certain "autoantibodies" that serve as markers of the conditions. Autoantibodies are immune system proteins directed against the body's own cells.
Of the 491 children in the study, one-quarter had autoantibodies related to thyroid disease, and one in eight of those children had the disease itself.
Meanwhile, nearly one in eight had antibodies related to celiac disease, and a quarter of those kids had the disease. Five children (or 1 percent of the whole group) had Addison's autoantibodies, and the disease was confirmed in one of them.
The fact that a third of the kids had signs of other autoimmune diseases means parents and doctors should be on the lookout for the three disorders in diabetic children, according to researcher Dr. Jennifer M. Barker of the University of Colorado Denver, who led the new work.
Autoimmune thyroid disease arises when an immune system reaction causes the thyroid gland to produce either too much or too little thyroid hormone. An overactive thyroid can cause symptoms like nervousness, weight loss, sleep problems and intolerance to heat; an underactive one can cause fatigue, dry skin, hair loss and slow growth in height.
Celiac disease is a digestive disorder in which the immune system reacts to foods with gluten (a protein in wheat, barley and rye), damaging the small intestine. In Addison's disease, the adrenal glands cannot produce enough of the hormones cortisol or aldosterone, leading to problems like weakness and fatigue, appetite and weight loss, and irritability.
But while the current study used autoantibody testing to screen for the diseases, there are questions about using the tests in actual practice, according to Barker.
Right now, she told Reuters Health in an email, the American Diabetes Association recommends that children with type 1 diabetes be tested for thyroid disease and celiac disease at the time of their diabetes diagnosis. (After that, thyroid screening should be done yearly, and celiac testing if there are potential symptoms.)
Celiac screening has to be done with an antibody test. But doctors can screen for thyroid disease by measuring blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone. And there is debate, Barker said, about whether testing for thyroid antibodies would be useful.
"The presence of autoantibodies does not necessarily mean the child will develop the disease," Barker said.
As for Addison's disease, there are no guidelines on screening children with type 1 diabetes. But Barker said that parents and doctors should at least keep an eye out for symptoms of the disease — as well as signs of celiac disease and thyroid problems.
In particular, she said, parents should pay attention to their children's growth and physical development, and keep track of any problems they are having with episodes of low blood sugar, abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhea.
It's estimated that anywhere from 15 percent to 30 percent of people with type 1 diabetes have autoimmune thyroid disease, while 4 percent to 9 percent have celiac disease, and less than 1 percent have Addison's.
SOURCE: bit.ly/e9SG59 Diabetes Care, online March 23, 2011.


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Osaka, Japan, October 30, 2010 – Korea improved to 2-0 with a straight-sets (29-27, 25-23, 25-20) victory over the Dominican Republic on the second day of Pool D play at the FIVB Women's World Championship at Osaka Municipal City Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Korea, ranked 21st in the world, were the presumed underdogs against the 11th-ranked Dominicans, but they certainly did not play like it. The Koreans, led by Yeon-Koung Kim, again displayed good organisation and teamwork, and Kim led their scoring with 25 points (23 on attack) while Hyo-Jin Yang added another 10 (six on blocks). Prisilla Rivera finished as the 21-point leading scorer for the Dominican Republic (0-2) but her team committed 22 errors compared with just 12 by their opponents.FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2010 official page
The Dominicans took a 16-12 lead into the Second Technical Timeout (STT) in the first set but Korea closed to within one point (23-22) and after calling a timeout they moved in front. Although they failed to close out the set with their first two chances, they did so with the third, an ace. Rivera scored 14 points (12 on attack) in the set.
The second set was intensely fought with several good rallies. The Dominicans led 18-16 and seemed to have the edge, but as in the first set the Asian team came back to take a 21-20 lead. Marcos Kwiek's side fought back to make it 23-all on a spike by Rivera, but the Koreans took the set on a nice tip by Yang.
Korea got their noses in front in the third set, leading 16-11 at the STT. The Dominicans moved within three points at 22-19, but the Koreans closed the door to take the match. Sam-Ryong Park's side next play China on Sunday, while the Dominican Republic meet Turkey.


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Lemon Meringue Angel Food Cake
1 1/2 cups Large egg whites, (11 to 12)
1 tablespoon Cold water
1 cup Sifted cake flour
1/2 cup Granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 teaspoons Cream of tartar
1 cup Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 teaspoons Finely grated lemon zest
2 lrg Eggs
1/2 cup Sugar
6 tablespoons Strained lemon juice, (2 lemons)
1 tablespoon Finely grated lemon zest
3 ounces Unsalted butter, (6 tablespoons)
Chilled and cut into 6 pieces
1/4 cup Water
2/3 cup Sugar
cup Large egg whites, (about 3)
1/8 teaspoon Cream of tartar
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Place fresh, cold egg whites and cold water in the bowl of a heavyduty mixer. Set aside until they are 60 degrees, or slightly below room temperature. Pour flour, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and salt into a triple sifter or sieve. Sift onto a sheet of waxed paper; set aside. Adjust rack in lower third of oven; preheat oven to 325 degrees. Set nearby a dry, ungreased 10inch tube pan. Such a pan allows the batter to cling to the sides and rise to its full height. Place a longnecked bottle or large metal funnel nearby for inverting the baked cake. Whip egg whites, preferably with a whisk attachment until frothy. Add cream of tartar and whip on medium speed until soft peaks fo
Cool completely before removing from pan. To remove cake from the pan, slip just the tip of a small metal spatula between the cake and pan. Slowly trace the perimeter to release any cake sticking to the pan. Tilt the cake pan on its side, and gently tap the bottom against the counter to loosen the cake. Rotate the cake pan, tapping as you turn it a few more times, until it appears free. Cover the cake with a rack or cardboard round, and atthe same time that you invert the cake onto the work surface, tap it firmly onto the surface. Lift the pan from the cake.
Add the pieces of butter, and place the saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly over the entire bottom. Cook the mixture without boiling until it begins to developbody and thicken. Remove from heat and pour through a stainless steel sieve into a bowl. Cover the surface with plastic wrap, poke a few small slits in the plastic with the tip of a paring blade allowing steam to escape while cooling. Refrigerate (curd will thicken).
For the frosting: In a 3cup saucepan, combine the water and 2/3 cup sugar.
Place over low heat to dissolve the sugar, then increase the heat to medium high and boil, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 235 degrees. (Wash down any sugar crystals slinging to the sides of the pan with a brush dipped in cold water.) Near the end of the boiling time, whip the egg whites with the cream of tartaruntil soft peaks form. Add the 2 tablespoons sugar, and continue to whip until the whites are stiff butnot dry. With the mixer running, pour the syrup onto the whipped whites.
Continue to whip onmedium speed, about 3 minutes more. Mixture will thicken, cool and form glossy, stiff peaks. Addthe vanilla. Cool to room temperature, about 8 to 10 minutes, then frost cake right away. Assembling the dessert: Cut cake into three layers. Spread the lemon filling equally between the two layers; top with remaining layer. Frost top and sides of cake with Italian Meringue Frosting.
12.0 servings
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I've had this gorgeous bundt cake for a while but not used it. I wanted to save it for a special cake and this is it! It was important that the outside of the cake was left simple and not over-iced so as to hide the intricacy of the mould. Therefore, all the goodies are stashed away inside the cake and only revealed on cutting.
I hummed and hawed for a while over whether to put some glace icing over the top. I do love glace icing but didn't want to cover the cake, so I compromised – I went for a slightly thinner consistency of icing so it would cover but not hide the pattern. Yes, I know it looked better without the icing but in my defence I truly love white icing!
To stop the custard or jam seeping to the edge of the batter and possibly burning during baking I came up with a method to make channels in the batter and spoon the fillings into it. Use a spoon or knife to make a channel like this:
Take care to spoon the custard and jam into the channel, making sure there is batter protecting it from the edges of the tin:
Cover with batter and spread carefully so as not to squidge the custard and jam out to the edge.
You get a lovely big slice from a bundt cake like this; the batter was the perfect quantity to fill the tin and, when baked, the cake only needed a thin trim to cut off the crust and make it stand nicely on a plate.
The sponge is lovely – soft and springy, and would be nice on its own with a buttercream or full covering of icing. Definitely a keeper!
For the custard:
2 tablespoons custard powder
1 tablespoon caster sugar
280ml milk
2 tablespoons custard powder
1 tablespoon caster sugar
280ml milk
For the cake batter:
225g unsalted butter, at room temperature
450g caster sugar
4 eggs
2 tbsp vanilla extract
350g plain flour
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
250ml natural/Greek style yogurt
4-5 teaspoons jam – I used strawberry
225g unsalted butter, at room temperature
450g caster sugar
4 eggs
2 tbsp vanilla extract
350g plain flour
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
250ml natural/Greek style yogurt
4-5 teaspoons jam – I used strawberry
For the glaze:
150g icing sugar
2-3 tablespoons warm water
150g icing sugar
2-3 tablespoons warm water
Preheat the oven to 180°C/ fan oven 160°C/ 350°F/gas mark 4.
Spray the bundt tin with cake release spray – my bundt tin was a N0rdicware 2.4l, 10 cup, 10 inch.
Make up the custard according to the instructions on the packet and leave to set. You want the custard cold before you add it to the batter.
Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy; don't skimp on this stage.
Beat in the eggs one at a time, add a little of the flour if it looks like the batter might curdle.
Beat in the vanilla.
Weigh out the flour and bicarbonate of soda.
Measure out the yoghurt.
Stir in a third of the flour mixture followed by half the yogurt. Repeat this until everything is combined. Don't over-beat the batter at this stage.
Spoon about a third of the batter into the prepared tin and ensure it is evenly spread out. (NB. I did this and my jam and custard sank during baking, so I think next time I'd put half the batter in first, then a layer of jam/custard, then half the remaining batter, layer of jam/custard, final bit of batter)
Take a blunt knife or teaspoon and bank the batter up the sides of the tin a little, to make a channel for the custard and jam.
Spread out half the custard onto the batter, taking care that it doesn't reach the edges – you want it enclosed in the cake batter.
Dot some jam on top.
Spoon a further third of batter over the jam and custard, taking care not to squidge it out to the edges.
Bank the sponge again to make a channel.
Repeat the process with the remaining custard, jam and cake batter. The final layer of cake batter should be spread smooth – no need to make a channel.
Bake in the centre of the oven for about 1 hour 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Leave the cake to cool in the tin for about 20 minutes, then de-tin and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
Now make the glace icing: mix the icing sugar with a little warm water until you have a thick, glossy icing that's runny but not watery. If in doubt, keep the icing on the thick side.
Spoon it over the cake and allow to drizzle down the sides.
Leave to set.
Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have created.


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Tom Wright is one of the most sought-after close up magicians in the entertainment industry. His unique style of visual magic and fast-paced comedy is both entertaining and amazing.
Over the course of his 15-year career Tom has been engaged to perform at weddings, corporate dinners and a string of highly prestigious events throughout Europe. And yesterday he filmed episode 1 of his new TV Magic Series - "MAGIC'D"! The episode will be aired in around 3 weeks time on Sky 117.
Tom has published 2 items available from dealers - 'STAND UP MAGIC' and 'COLLISION'. If you haven't seen them already, you're in for a treat!


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Thursday, 29 April 2010
L'Occitane Peony Make Up Collection Haul
I told you about L'Occitane's upcoming make up collection here and now I'm happy to report that the collection has arrived in the UK. I have a L'Occitane in my town, so when I walked past it today I spotted the stand with all the pretty make up, and couldn't resist to check it out. They didn't have everything including the duo eyeshadows due to the recent travel disruption, but they should have the missing things tomorrow, so I will go back and check. I came away with the pretty illuminating powder, a blush, two lipglosses, the cheek and lip stain and the shimmering beauty powder (which I didn't know about until now). They're all packaged it beautiful flowery paper bags that remind me of the packaging of flower bulbs, and the powders are in cardboard boxes just like Paul & Joe powders. The lipglosses have paper/card on the outside of the top of the wand but plastic on the inside. They all look really pretty. The Beauty Powder is absolutely huge (40 g), it's for the body, but will last forever anyway, it comes with a huge fluffy puff and is housed in a tin rather than cardboard. I tested the lipsticks, but they are too sheer for my liking and the two lighter lipglosses weren't very interesting to me, but might suit others more who like sheerer colours. There's also a lipbalm that is a very light pink colour which I also didn't get. They were missing a blush (no. 03), so need to check that, they also didn't have the bronzing powder, but I probably won't want that. Below are some photos of what I did get and some swatches too. Couldn't really swatch the illuminating powder as it's very light and doesn't really show up other than a sheer glow. Tried to show you how gorgeous the shimmery beauty powder is, but the camera just couldn't capture its beauty. You need to check it out in person! ;) Oh and there's also a new perfume called Peony which smells absolutely gorgeous, but as I'm on a perfume no-buy until I use up at least 3 of my existing perfumes (honestly, I have at least 30!), I sadly have to give it a miss right now.
Rimmel Colour Mousse eyeshadow review take 2
A few days ago I told you about these new cream eyeshadows from Rimmel (you can find my initial review here) and promised I would let you know how they wore once I had a chance to try them out. Well, today is the day!
I don't normally use cream eyeshadows, or if I do, I use them as a base, but some mornings when I don't have time to do a more complex look, I just use one colour on my lids and if I have time I build on it later with powder eyeshadows. I normally use Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin or Urban Decay cream eyeshadows as they're both excellent bases and look lovely alone too.
But today I decided to try out my new Rimmel eyeshadows, so I can write up a review. The verdict: the are GOOD! I used 005 Glitz all over my eyelid and it applied pretty evenly (also, you only need a tiny amount, so these will last you ages) and didn't crease on me at all.
I took the following pictures after 3 hours of wear and there's really no creasing as you can see. Please do keep in mind though that my eyelids are quite wrinkly (and that is especially visible when using more shimmery eyeshadows) and I have hooded eyes and loads of folds, so if you think you see creasing, it's just my eyelids! :)
I decided to play with it a little and added 012 Mocha in the crease, although it was a little hard to blend because these shadows do dry very quickly. Although I suspect if I had done the whole thing in one go, it would have been easier to blend the two colours together. I do like it that they dry quickly though becasue it means that they don't crease once you open your eyes and with my folds and wrinkles that's a pretty useful thing! :)
Here are some pictures of how the two colours looked together:
Not too bad, but maybe a little rough around the edges. So to finish the look off, I used a highlighter (I used the shimmery side of my Mac MSF Natural and Shimmer powder, but any highlighter or light coloured powder eyeshadow would do) and voila! I think the finished look is really nice. Also, I took these pictures 3 hours ago and I've just checked, still no creasing. So that's 6 hours now since I applied the first colour. I think we're gonna be good for 8 hours (although I hope we'll be good for another 3 on top of that because that will take me right through to supper time and I normally expect my eyeshadows to last until then).
I would definitely recommend these mousse shadows, I think they're nice and make a good creaseless base, although a little hard to blend as they dry quickly. However, with a bit of highlighter, this can be remedied easily.
See photos of the end result and let me know what you think!
Edited to add: After 12 hours still no creasing or flaking. Yay! :)
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Labels: cream, eyeshadows, face of the day, looks, mousse, review, Rimmel
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Newly reorganised lipsticks and lipglosses
I've recently acquired a new empty icecream box due to eating a lot of banana splits lately (not good for my weight!), so I've decided to reorganise my lipstick and lipgloss collection. You might remember me showing you where I keep my lipsticks and lipglosses here and here. I was overflowing my lipgloss box, so badly needed a new one, but then I found that I didn't have enough lipglosses to fill two, so I ended up rearranging things. Here's the result:
All my lipsticks and some of my high end lipglosses (the short ones - the long ones are stored in a drawer)
Square tubes of lipglosses (Mac, YSL Golden Glosses, Givenchy, Lancome, Sue Devitt and Guerlain) All my Mac lipsticks and regular shaped lipglosses (my Liberty of London ones still in their special packaging, lol) High end lipsticks (Guerlain, Clarins, Chanel, Lancome, Urban Decay, Laura Geller, Dior, Givenchy, RMK, Laura Mercier, Bobbi Brown, Clinique)
I also did a stocktake of all my lipstuff and have concluded that I have more lipsticks and lipglosses than I can ever use up. Does it stop me from buying more? No! :)
Here are the stats: I own 158 lipsticks and 398 lipglosses! Now my challenge is to use every one of them in the next year or two! We'll see how that goes.
Sunday, 25 April 2010
L'Occitane En Provence Peony Makeup Collection
There is another collection coming out in May that I'm really excited about and it's L'Occitane's new make up collection. It contains gorgeous powders, blushes, duo eyeshadows and lip products in beautiful packaging, all named after types of peonies. Not available in the UK yet, but should be coming out in a few weeks time I believe. I got these images from the American website usa.loccitane.com and from Musings of a Muse . Aren't they products are just so gorgeous? They remind me a lot of Paul & Joe's powders and eyeshadows. I particularly like the pink Illuminating powder and the pink and purple duo eyeshadows. I'm very much looking forward to checking them out in person, and will be back with the details. See some photos...
Mac To The Beach collection UK release date 13th May 2010
Hello Everyone! I have just heard that Mac's new summer collection entitled To The Beach is going to be released on 13th May in the UK, two whole weeks before the US! While I'm not planning on buying a whole lot from this collection, there is one thing I really really want. This:
I mean just how pretty is this powder? I know it's an overspray on top and it will go away after the first use, which is why I will be buying two of them - one to use and one to look at! Call me crazy, but I just can't bear messing up such a pretty powder! (That is why I have backups of the crazily expensive Chantecaille powders as well.)
The other things I want from this collection are Hipness blush and possibly some lipsticks and lipglosses. I have seen swatches of Thrills lipstick and I'm pretty sure I'll want it. What are you getting from this collection?
See more pictures...
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Another Barry M Lip Laquer Crayon review
After saying (here) that I wasn't too keen on the more red shades of these, I decided to get shade no. 2 (Cherry Red) after all. This one is a pinky red, similar to Party Pink, just more red, and every bit as sparkly and pretty. Having tried it on, I'm happy I got it, although it is definitely a very loud shade of lipstick, it goes very well with the neutral eyes I'm wearing today. Definitely recommend this to anyone looking for an easy to apply pinky red lipstick. See some pictures...
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Rimmel Colour Mousse cream eyeshadow review
I purchased three of these eyeshadows for £4.99 each (2 for 3 offer in Boots) and I have to say I'm pretty happy with them. I bought a couple of the new Estee Lauder cream eyeshadows (blue and purple), but at £15 a pop I didn't feel like buying the beige and brown colours as well. But when I saw these shadows in Boots (especially the brown shade, Mocha caught my eye, which I couldn't buy as they only had some that were already open - hey guys, use testers!), I decided to pick some up. I especially like 006 Get Fresh, a nice light pink shade and 005 Glitz a beige/sandy shade, and while 004 Splash is nice too, it's the least pigmented. They are very soft and glide on nicely, but I can't tell you how longlasting and crease proof they are as i haven't worn them yet. They do claim to last for 8 hours though, so we shall see.
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Monday, 19 April 2010
Barry M Lip Laquer Crayon in Party Pink
Look at this little treasure I've found! *drumroll* Introducing Barry M Lip Laquer Crayon in Party Pink (shade no. 4). What we have here is a lip pencil/crayon in a beautiful shimmery fuschia colour that is very easy to apply, is pretty long lasting (I didn't fully test it, but it did last for 2-3 hours on me with eating and drinking and I still had some left, but I had to remove it then), and is absolutely gorgeous! I picked it up in Superdrug and it cost £4.95, so it's great value as well. (It's also available on www.barrym.com ) They come in 5 colours (Scarlet Red, Cherry Red, Mandarin, Party Pink and Ballet Pink), but as I don't really use red or orange lipstick, the other colours didn't appeal to me that much (plus Ballet Pink is a very pale pink, again, not for my taste). But I do like this one very much. See some photos...
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Good bye and good riddance.
No more interleague games against the American League for a year. We're finished with different teams, different pitchers, different hitters, different rules, different parks, different hotels, different time zones and different running water.
The numbers aren't pretty, 4-11 record, .220 batting average and 57 runs scored. Only the Padres (3-15) had a poorer record.
Speaking of running water, the NL took a total bath: 102-149 (NL East 34-44, NL Central 41-51, NL West 27-54). The AL held the upper hand all around: .275-.251 average, 1,247-1,010 runs, 276-251 home runs and 3.69-4.56 ERA. For the record, there is one game left on the schedule, a June 26 rain out of the Yankees at Pittsburgh that is now set for July 10.
Back to NL
So, so long to the AL and back to the NL. 19 of the next 25 games are within our division. Three months remain in the 2008 marathon season and every game and series is big.
Despite losing five straight series, we will still be in first place tomorrow morning. In case you are wondering, the Phillies have been leaders on July 1 in seven previous seasons: 1950, 1976, 1978, 1993, 1995, 2001 and 2004.
Last time we won a series was in Atlanta where we begin a three-game set tomorrow night. We swept three from the Braves there during the first weekend of this month. I'm sure the Braves haven't forgotten.
Comments Corner
Appreciate the postings following Saturday's Phillies Insider. Jenn added a cool suggestion for what to do with the bats, peg-leg for pirates.
"Build a bandwagon that we'll soon be jumping off" was another posted comment. Another clever idea but don't leap.
Did You Ever Wonder ?
When we do well, the media doesn't refer to us as the "phenomenal Phillies". When we struggle, we are the "floundering Phillies."
This Date
In Phillies history….
1932 Chuck Klein hits 23rd and 24th homers in 9-3 win over Brooklyn at Baker Bowl, the most home runs at that time by the end of June by any National League player.
1938 New York Giants romp, 14-1, over the Phillies in final game at decaying Baker Bowl before 1,500 fans. On July 4, the Phillies moved to Shibe Park, home of the Philadelphia A's.
1967 Cookie Rojas pitches scoreless ninth inning in 12-3 loss to the Giants, 2nd game. Rojas has now filled all nine positions since joining the Phillies in 1963, and played eight different positions this season.
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Hi there :o) I just wanted to say before All-Star voting came to an end, that I really hope Pat Burrell gets a shot this year. I was just running some numbers and here is what I came up with: Among NL Outfielders, Pat is currently ranked #3 in HR's, #2 in on base %, #7 in RBI's, #5 in slugging %, #6 in total bases and #2 in walks. And I do believe that his patience at the plate has been a lot of what has kept this team floating at the top of the NL East. He has been the most consistent bat all year, even during this time of struggle with the nasty interleague play. I really hope Mr. Hurdle gives him the nod…he deserves it! Of course, I am going to keep voting…just in case!
Well we sit here while good american league starters are being eaten up by teams in the NL. At least we get to vote for Pat Burrell for the all-star game. We pay good money to see lousy baseball lately and this is what we get to focus on. How about worrying about the playoffs rather than the all-star game. This season is slipping away. Step up you cheap owners and do something.