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Now that you've slept on the scores and digested the stats, here's an in-depth look at Week 6 of the NFL season, with observations and analysis by the USA TODAY Sports team.
Take your time reading it while the Baltimore Ravens medical staff looks at Ray Lewis' MRI and determines the extent of his triceps injury.
Ten things to look for in Week 7
1. The Seattle Seahawks have a chance to prove their legitimacy in San Francisco, though the 49ers are coming off a humbling defeat to the New York Giants at home that should get them focused on a short week. The 49ers are favored by more than a touchdown in Thursday's game vs. Seattle.
2. The New York Jets will travel to Foxborough, Mass., to face the New England Patriots. But Jets coach Rex Ryan, coming off Sunday's 35-9 whipping of the Indianapolis Colts, says he's "not ready to pull on Superman's cape just yet," even though his team tends to get mouthiest prior to matchups with New England. This has been a heated rivalry in recent years. This year, the Jets would be lucky to keep it within one score.
3. "Bob" vs. the New York Giants. OK, so Osi Umenyiora, after teasing Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III by calling him "Bob" over the summer, told USA TODAY Sports after Week 1 that Griffin had earned his "RGIII" nickname with his play. But let's see how gushing Umenyiora will be this week, leading up to his first matchup with the rookie. After suffering a concussion eight days ago, Griffin showed no effects in a take-charge performance Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
4. Sunday could mark the first game of the post-Ray Lewis era. Maybe. With a triceps injury that could be season-ending, it might be time for the Baltimore Ravens to move on. First up, the Houston Texans, who are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Green Bay Packers.
5. Andrew Luck vs. Brandon Weeden. No, really. Let's see the rookie quarterbacks go at it, especially now that Weeden, who celebrated his 29th birthday Sunday with the Cleveland Browns' first victory of the season, is off the skids.
6. Who will be more resilient — the Arizona Cardinals or Minnesota Vikings? Both teams are coming off disappointing losses. One will respond to go to 5-2. The other will slip toward mediocrity, where many had them pegged coming into the season.
7. Are we about to witness the rebirth of the Oakland Raiders? They host the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first of three straight winnable games. If they're 4-4 heading into Baltimore on Nov. 11, we won't be surprised.
8. The New Orleans Saints return from their bye, which leads to the usual questions: Will they carry momentum from their Week 5 victory over the San Diego Chargers with them? Or will the Bountygate suspension reaffirmations drag them down again?
9. Are the Dallas Cowboys staring at a 2-4 start? After their opening-night victory over the Giants, many proclaimed this the year the Cowboys returned to the upper echelon of the NFL. But this season has gone the way many have — with tough losses and doubters wondering if Tony Romo is the right guy to take the Cowboys back to the promised land. Sunday, they face the Carolina Panthers coming off a bye and the real chance of falling into a huge hole in the NFC East.
10. The Green Bay Packers could finally climb above .500 for the first time this season. Why do we have the feeling it's going to be a lot harder than it sounds given their matchup with the Rams in St. Louis?
PHOTOS: Best shots from Week 6
TIKI'S TAKE: RGIII sent wrong message
Taking stock
Here's a look at the NFL market and whether we're getting in or out.
BUY: The New York Giants' Domenik Hixon as one of the most underrated wide receivers in the league. Not buying yet? See his sprawling catch from Sunday during which he kept his hand under the football and get back to us.
SELL: Talk of Matt Ryan in that top level of quarterbacks. Not that he can't get there; just that Sunday's three-interception showing drops him down a peg.
BUY: The Seattle Seahawks. If they find a way to score from the 4-yard line in Week 1, they're 5-1. Of course, if the replacement refs make the proper call against the Green Bay Packers, they're 4-2. Either way, Pete Carroll's bunch is in the mix.
SELL: The Baltimore Ravens' defense — with our without Ray Lewis. That was an awful display of tackling on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. At 396.7 yards allowed per game, this previously proud unit is struggling.
BUY: The Green Bay Packers without Cedric Benson. Seriously, with Aaron Rodgers leading that passing game, who cares who's running the ball?
SELL: The Dallas Cowboys' Dez Bryant begging for pass interference on a failed two-point conversion. If he catches the ball, the flag doesn't matter.
BUY: The Cleveland Browns as one seriously pesky opponent. Even in their five losses, they've usually hung tough.
SELL: The security of the record for longest field goal (63 yards, shared by four kickers). With Greg (Legatron) Zuerlein's having the distance on a 66-yarder that went wide left, that's going to fall. And soon.
BUY: The Miami Dolphins' chances of staying alive through Thanksgiving. With the New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks on the slate, it's possible the 3-3 Dolphins could be above .500 in December.
SELL: The report of the Kansas City Chiefs offering a contract extension to GM Scott Pioli. That can't possibly be true, can it? The Kansas City Star says it's not.
Week 6 awards
Comeback player of the week: Robert Griffin III did everything right, from passing every concussion test to snapping the Redskins' eight-game home losing skid with another great performance. A week after he looked like he'd miss at least one start, RGIII didn't skip a beat. He passed for one touchdown and ran for two more, including an electrifying 76-yarder that enabled the 3-3 Redskins to head into Sunday's NFC East showdown one game behind the New York Giants.
Surprise performance: A week ago, Seahawks fans were clamoring for rookie quarterback Russell Wilson's benching. After his three-touchdown comeback win that upstaged Tom Brady and the New England Patriots' league-leading offense Sunday, Wilson has beaten Brady, Aaron Rodgers (with a big replacement-ref assist), Tony Romo and Cam Newton.
Biggest disappointment: Despite carrying a football around the Philadelphia Eagles facility to improve his ball security this week, quarterback Michael Vick committed three more turnovers, two interceptions and his eighth lost fumble. Since Vick has committed a rookie-like 13 turnovers in six games, what's the harm in seeing what rookie backup Nick Foles can do after Sunday's 26-23 overtime loss to the Detroit Lions?
Under the radar: Ronde Barber, 37, returned for his 16th season because he still loves football and continues playing at a high level. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety, the NFL's Dorian Gray, returned an interception 78 yards for the eighth touchdown return in a career that has spanned 221 starts, including 204 in a row.
— Few expected the Dolphins to be good this season with a rookie head coach breaking in a rookie quarterback. But Ryan Tannehill did enough against St. Louis — on a day his running game provided just 19 yards — to lead his team to a 3-3 record.
— Signed a week earlier, Jason Hill caught his first touchdown pass as a New York Jet, giving Mark Sanchez a bookend set of red-zone Hills: Jason and Stephen (no relation).
Under the microscope: It's time to worry about the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, with safety Troy Polamalu's ominous calf injury and the failure of anyone to fill the void left by retired run-stopping defensive end Aaron Smith. Pittsburgh is under .500 for the first time during the Mike Tomlin era, with the AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals up next.
— The Patriots' running game had been a twin-chambered heart with Stevan Ridley and rookie Brandon Bolden, but they combined for only 62 yards on the ground in Sunday's slip-up in Seattle and will have to come up much bigger Sunday against the rival Jets.
— Romeo Crennel's 1-5 Chiefs have lost their last three games. And it's clearly not Matt Cassel's fault. Backup Brady Quinn was no solution, while Crennel's defense allowed 463 yards to Josh Freeman and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
We'd be concerned if we were ...
Ravens coach John Harbaugh, who is without two of his top three defensive leaders in Terrell Suggs (Achilles' tendon) and Ray Lewis, who will find out Monday the severity of a right triceps injury suffered in a tight win against Dallas yesterday. Up next, a road game Sunday against the Houston Texans, who were spanked Sunday night. It doesn't help the Ravens that Haloti Ngata has been playing through knee and shoulder pain.
Colts interim coach Bruce Arians, who doesn't have enough of a run game to ease the pressure on rookie quarterback Andrew Luck. Donald Brown is out the next few weeks following a knee procedure. Luck had his worst game this season, throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble against the Jets.
Bill Belichick, because his secondary surrendered 14 points to the Seahawks in the final 7:31 Sunday, including an inexplicable 46-yard, game-winning touchdown when receiver Sidney Rice got behind rookie safety Tavon Wilson.
We'd feel pretty good if we were ...
Jets power back Shonn Greene, who apparently needs at least 25 carries to get in rhythm. Greene figures to get plenty of work the next two weeks against New England and Miami before the bye. Backup Bilal Powell is likely sidelined indefinitely by a right shoulder injury.
Lions coach Jim Schwartz, whose team is coming off an overtime win, now that running back Jahvid Best is confident he'll finally be cleared to begin practicing Monday, perhaps in time to play Week 7 against the Chicago Bears.
Don't be surprised if ...
Aaron Rodgers and the Packers catch fire and go on a run with winnable games against St. Louis, Jacksonville and Arizona before the bye.
Minnesota Vikings second-year quarterback Christian Ponder comes back to earth after Minnesota's 4-1 start. Ponder had an interception returned for a touchdown, and his lost fumble set up another score in Sunday's defeat to the Redskins. Teams have learned how to pressure Ponder.
The Giants' front four finds a way to keep RGIII from breaking containment at MetLife Stadium Sunday. The Giants are 0-2 in the division and need to back up an impressive win at San Francisco with an important home game.
The Cowboys don't recover from their 2-3 hole. Their offensive line isn't good enough, coach Jason Garrett's late-game clock management cost them again Sunday, and they seem headed for another 8-8 finish.
Rodgers back in MVP conversation
The last player not named Peyton Manning to win consecutive NFL MVP awards was Brett Favre, who brought home the hardware three seasons in a row from 1995 to 1997.
But there's little doubt Aaron Rodgers, who will spend the rest of his career trying to match feats with Favre, would like to join the list of repeat winners.
And you can put A-Rod squarely back into the MVP discussion after he threw a career-high six TD passes Sunday night as the Packers convincingly sent the previously unbeaten Texans to their first loss 42-24.
Rodgers, who threw 45 touchdowns in 15 starts last season, now has a league-best 16 TD passes and 105.4 passer rating and seems determined to carry the 3-3 Packers back into the league's elite ranks.
"What do you think you told the critics tonight?" NBC Sunday Night Football sideline reporter Michele Tafoya asked Rodgers.
He put his finger to his lips and replied: "Shhhh" to end his postgame interview.
Rodgers, who vowed to pick up his play during his weekly radio show after the Week 5 loss to the Colts, has been solid all season — he's now thrown 13 TDs vs. two INTs over the past three weeks — but this was easily his best effort of the year.
He finished with 338 yards through the air against a vaunted Houston defense and connected for at least one score in every quarter. He and Jordy Nelson hooked up for three TDs.
"We were all just tired of answering questions about, 'What happened to the Packers?' (and) 'What happened to me?' It was a good team effort tonight," Rodgers said. "Just getting back to the way we were capable of playing. We haven't gone anywhere."
Meanwhile, early season MVP frontrunner Matt Ryan of the Falcons was picked off three times Sunday by the Raiders, doubling his season interception total to six. But despite his poorest outing of 2012, Ryan still managed to lead a game-winning drive that ended with a 55-yard field goal from Matt Bryant that left the Falcons sitting at 6-0 as NFL's final perfect team.
As long as Atlanta keeps winning, Ryan will almost surely remain atop the MVP polls. But at least he finally seems to have some competition.
Jim Corbett, Nate Davis, Mike Garafolo, USA TODAY Sports


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Well, the thread title didn't say the zombie fakeopalyse, or the Dress Like a Sexy Zombie Fighter apocalypse.
It's like those dumb Halloween costumes for women.
Oh I plan on looking good during the zompocalypse. Like the women in Resident Evil, Underworld, The Matrix, Aeon Flux. I'm putting mascara and lipstick in my backpack for sure.

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Orangeville City receives funds to improve storm drainage and protect homes from flooding
The Utah Permanent Community Impact Board Thursday awarded the city of Orangeville a $140,000 grant for a flood-control project to protect homes from spring runoff.
The money will be used to clear the Adobe Wash drainage beneath Mill Dam Road of debris, trees and silt, which block the flow of groundwater to Cottonwood Creek and pose a flooding hazard.
The project entails widening channel by 20 feet, upstream and downstream from the bridge.
To guard against the need for future dredging, the city will also spray to prevent overgrowth of vegetation.
"In the past, homeowners southeast of the wash have built earthen berms around their properties, to reduce the risk of flooding. But homeowners this year have already experienced flooding problems due to the above-average snowfall," said Emery County Commissioner Drew Sitterud. "Without this CIB funding, the city could also lose the bridge, and suffer damage to water and sewer lines along Mill Dam Road. It's a public safety issue."


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Canada- Cuba men's volleyball series starts tonight in Mississauga
OTTAWA - With over 200 countries vying for one of the 12 spots in the 2012 Olympic Tournament, the road to London begins now for Team Canada Men's Volleyball. The World Championships are taking place this Fall, and Canada is tuning up with an exhibition series against one of the world's volleyball powers, Cuba. The matches will take place August 24th in Mississauga, August 26th in Ottawa and August 28th in Quebec City.
The exhibition series serve as preparation for both teams for the 2010 World Championship being held in Italy in September, which serves an an entry point for the 2012 Olympic Games via qualifications for the World Cup.
Cuba, currently ranked in the world's top 10, is the current NORCECA Champion and finished 2nd at the 2009 FIVB Men's Grand Champions Cup in Japan.
The full schedule is as follows (tickets also available at the door)
Match #1: Tuesday, August 24th – –
Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.ca
Match #2: Thursday, August 26 th – –
Scotiabank Place
Tickets: available at www.capitaltickets.ca, by phone at 613-599-FANS (3267) or 1-877-788-FANS (3267).
Match #3 : Saturday, August 28 th – 7:30pm – Quebec, QC
PEPS of Laval University, 2300, rue de la Terrasse
Tickets available at the Rouge et Or Box Office at 1-418-656-PEPS (7377).


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John Thomas Jack' Kelley
Former Bayfield resident John Thomas Kelley died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2013, at his home in Cortez. He was 79.
Known as Jack, he was born to John Ambrose and Lavina Elizabeth (Sieferd) Kelley on May 28, 1933, in St. Louis.
On April 28, 1962, he married Carolyn Ruth Pierce in Albuquerque.
Mr. Kelley served in the Air Force.
He worked for Mountain Bell, was a water well driller in New Mexico and helped to build the ski runs at Angel Fire.
The Kelleys lived for many years in Dolores. Mr. Kelley operated the Sportsman Chevron and owned and operated Park Street Chevron and Jacco Distributing for many years in Cortez.
From the late 1980s until about two years ago, they lived in Bayfield, where he continued owning and operating Jacco Distributing.
Mr. Kelley was a member of the Cortez Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge 1789.
He enjoyed spending time outdoors fishing, camping and hunting. He also enjoyed tinkering.
Dancing with his wife of 50 years brought Jack much enjoyment, his family said.
Mr. Kelley was preceded in death by his granddaughter Kymber Leah Bair.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carolyn Kelley, of Cortez; daughters Paula Bair of Cortez and Jeanie Matthews of Dolores; son, John T. Kelley, of Fruita; sister, Carol Loy, of California; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one nephew; and numerous extended family members.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Ertel Memorial Chapel, 42 N. Market St. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, also at Ertel. The Rev. Pat Valdez will be the celebrant. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post No. 75. Private burial will take place at the Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 701 Camino del Rio, Suite 32, Durango, CO 81301.
To send online condolences, visit www.ertelfuneralhome.com.


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Inspector finds Energy Department labs paid $450,000 for "no deliverables" associated with their payments to former Rep. Heather Wilson's company.
A former congresswoman's consulting business reaped almost a half-million dollars from the Energy Department for questionable work, according to a new inspector general's audit.
Officials at two of the department's facilities — Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and the Nevada National Security Site — said there were "no deliverables" associated with their payments to former Rep. Heather Wilson's company, Heather Wilson and Co., according to the report.
In all, the company received more than $450,000 in payments from four Energy Department facilities.
Information provided by the company to auditors to document the services provided to the department "did not meet even minimum standards for satisfying [Federal Acquisition Regulation] requirements," the inspector general said in the audit.
The former Republican congresswoman served in the House from 1998 to 2009, giving up her seat to run unsuccessfully for the Senate. In April, she was named president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she is scheduled to take office next week, according to the school's website. Wilson did not return a phone message left Tuesday at the school.
Under a January 2009 agreement with Sandia National Laboratories, Wilson was to provide advice on strategic objectives and other areas to leaders at the New Mexico-based facility, which is run by a Lockheed Martin subsidiary. But while Sandia made almost $226,400 in government-reimbursed payments to the company over the next two years, the invoices from Wilson's firm lacked detail on the services provided or the time spent doing the work, the auditors said.
It was a similar story at Los Alamos National Laboratory, also headquartered in New Mexico. Los Alamos National Security, the contractor running the facility, was reimbursed about $195,700 from 2009 to 2011 for payments made to the Wilson firm, despite a lack of "evidence of deliverables and detailed invoices" to support the allowability of payments to the company, according to the audit.
Another $30,000 in payments came from Oak Ridge and the Nevada site.
The Energy Department has recovered almost $443,000 from the contractors running the four facilities and is reviewing the allowability of the remainder, according to the audit.
The IG faulted the contractors both for failing to draft the consulting agreements in accord with FAR requirements and for not making sure the government got value for its money.
In addition, federal officials "could have followed up to ensure previously identified problems were corrected, but did not do so," the audit said.


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Michaela Binder, Durham University
After a somewhat disappointing first week in Cemetery C during which we only found heavily disturbed graves, our luck turned last week. We discovered two largely intact graves which provide us with important insights into the funerary customs of the people living at Amara West.
One of these intact graves is G216. As with most of the other graves excavated in Cemetery C it is of the niche grave type, in which the body of the deceased is placed in a narrow niche on the bottom of a rectangular shaft.
With a length of 2.2 metres and a width of 1.2 metres, G216 is the largest niche discovered so far. In contrast, other graves found this week are very small, with just enough space to accommodate a small child burial.
While some of these graves were used for only one burial, G216 was re-used no less than five times. As the niche is only large enough to hold one body, the older burials were simply thrown out of the shaft – we found the remains loosely scattered within it.
Only the latest burial was discovered intact within the burial niche, placed in a wooden coffin decorated with a fine layer of white plaster, painted with parallel red and black stripes. This coffin was not exclusively used for this individual – parts of an earlier burial were found on the bottom of it.
One of the most exciting finds of this grave so far is a finely-carved ivory amulet found within the jumble of human bones on the side of the coffin. The figurine represents Bes, the Egyptian household god.
Though Bes amulets are not an unusual thing to find in graves, this is a special one. Its body features all the elements of a typical Egyptian style, but its head is carved in an entirely different, presumably local, manner, which is more reminiscent of an African mask than an Egyptian god. This little amulet therefore nicely shows how imported religious iconography was combined with local cultural elements.
Filed under: Amara West, Archaeology, Amara West, archaeology, Bes, burial, Cemeteries, excavataion, Sudan


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Updated Whitepaper: Extending EBS 12.1.3 using Oracle Application Express
By Sara Woodhull-Oracle on Dec 31, 2012
I'm pleased to announce an update to the whitepaper:
- Extending Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 using Oracle Application Express (APEX), Revision 1 (Note 1306563.1)
It's possible to personalize the E-Business Suite, but there may be situations where personalizations aren't sufficient to meet your requirements. In these scenarios, Oracle Application Express, also known as Oracle APEX, is an option for creating supplemental applications that can be integrated with your Oracle E-Business Suite instance.
This whitepaper outlines how to extend Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 (and higher) functionality using Oracle Application Express. Recommended architecture and security considerations are discussed in detail. This new version has been updated to reflect the latest versions of the documentation and technologies, including the use of Oracle Access Manager (OAM) for authentication.
You can also find the whitepaper on the APEX OTN Site > Learn More > Technical Information and White Papers > Extending Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 using Oracle Application Express (PDF).
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Virgin Blue Holdings Limited Results for the 12 months ended 30 September 200516/11/2005
$105.2 million Net Profit after Tax
In line with previous guidance to the market, Virgin Blue Holdings Limited today announced a net profit after tax of $105.2 million for the 12 months ended 30 September 2005#.
The summary financial results for the year are as follows:
Financial Results
|12 months to 30 September 2005
|12 months to 30 September 2004
|% change
$1,756 million
|$1,533 million
|$379 million
|$427 million
|$154 million
|$222 million
|Profit before Tax (PBT)
|$148 million
|$224 million
|Net Profit after Tax
$105 million
|$157 million
|Basic earnings per share
|10.1 cents
|17.1 cents
|Cost per Available Seat Kilometre
- including fuel
- excluding fuel
|7.84 cents
6.03 cents
|7.47 cents
6.22 cents
"In our fifth year we finalised a number of significant strategic projects and continued the selective development of our Australian, trans-Tasman and South Pacific Island network," Virgin Blue Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey said.
"Key projects delivered this year included our Velocity frequent flyer programme; branded credit cards with National Australia Bank; technology projects Web Check-In, an Application Programme Interface for corporates, new code-share technology; and the launch of Polynesian Blue our new joint venture airline with the Government of Samoa," he said.
Capacity (as measured by ASKs) increased by 16.5% during the 12 months, as Virgin Blue increased its average aircraft for the 12 months by 10.2% (from 44.3 to 48.8 aircraft). Passenger numbers increased to 13.4 million, up 13.9% on the prior period.
"Following four years of unparalleled growth, the management had an opportunity in 2004-2005 to focus on consolidating its business. Consequently, from an operational perspective we have had a very pleasing performance," said Brett Godfrey. "Our average on time performance of 90.4%* over the last six months exceeds our competitors (Qantas 83.9% and Jetstar 84.8%), and our cost per ASK (excluding fuel) has fallen for the third year running, decreasing by 3% to 6.03 cents. Importantly we remain the lowest cost carrier in Australia and expect that to continue as our competitor's stated fuel advantage begins to dissipate in 2006."
* Department of Transport and Regional Services
Frequencies were increased on existing domestic routes and 12 new markets were introduced. By 30 September, 2005, Virgin Blue offered more than 300 flights daily to 22 Australian and six overseas destinations.
Total revenue increased by 14.6% to $1.76 billion, with scheduled revenue up 14.7%, as passengers carried increased 13.9% to 13.4 million. Despite the difficult pricing environment throughout the year, scheduled yield rose 1.2% compared to the prior year.
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) were 15.7 billion and ASKs were 20.4 billion, up 13.8% and 16.6% respectively from the prior year. Load factor was 77.3%, down 2.8 points from 2004.
Total operating costs were $1.60 billion, up 22.2% on the prior year due to the significant increase in fuel costs (up 68%) and airport, navigation and station operation costs (up 22.1%) compared to a 16.6% increase in production (ASK's). Changes in charging regimes and deregulated pricing have seen airport charges to airlines increase dramatically – airport, terminal and landing fees alone now account for 18% of Virgin Blue's operating cost base.
Fuel price per barrel increased by over 76% in the year, pushing CASK to 7.84 cents compared to 7.47 cents in the corresponding 12 months. As stated, excluding fuel, CASK reduced for the third year in a row, a reflection of Virgin Blue's inherent low cost culture together with the flow through benefit of cost saving strategies implemented in the last 12-18 months.
Some of these included the introduction of check-in Kiosks, new and enhanced scheduling systems, outsourcing of Virgin Blue's catering requirements, savings related to tighter controls on catering wastage; a new three year heavy maintenance contract with Air New Zealand Engineering Services in Christchurch; and commencement of our 'Fly-Smart Fuel Programme' focusing on maximum fuel efficiency across Planning, Load, Flight and Maintenance disciplines.
Balance Sheet
Cash balances increased from $520 million to $616 million during the year prior to the dividend payment declared below, giving Virgin Blue 140 days operating cash reserves as at 30 September 2005.
Capital expenditure during the 12 month period was $303 million, principally in respect of new aircraft.
The company's net debt to net debt plus equity ratio was 60%, down from 65% as at 30 September 2005.
The Directors have resolved to adopt a Company dividend policy as follows:
"It is the Company's intention to pay a substantial proportion of its after tax earnings as a dividend each year, subject to the need to retain funds for identified investment opportunities and taking into account any other factors the Directors may deem relevant at the time."
The Company has been operating profitably since listing in 2003 and financed rapid growth, whist building up considerable cash reserves in excess of current requirements. The Company has not paid a dividend since listing.
Accordingly, the Directors have resolved to pay a final, fully franked dividend of 25 cents per ordinary share, totaling $262 million. The record date for the dividend will be 28 November 2005 with payment being made on 15 December 2005. This dividend should not be treated as a guide to future payments as all future dividends will be assessed in line with the policy outlined above.
After 12 months of consolidation, including cost and productivity initiatives, withdrawal from unsustainable routes and investment in its business traveller strategy, Virgin Blue will continue to focus on improving the quality of its revenue streams.
"We are now well positioned to take advantage of the size, scale, and frequency achieved in our 2003-2004 expansion," said Brett Godfrey.
"In the last quarter of 2004-2005 we have brought to fruition a number of significant strategic projects, culminating in the launch of our long considered frequent flyer programme yesterday."
"Looking forward to 2005-2006, our primary focus remains on continuing to develop opportunities in the Australian market, including strengthening our appeal to the business sector, further product innovations and strategic development of our network," he said.
# As a result of the acquisition by Plzen Pty Ltd ("Patrick") of a controlling interest in Virgin Blue, the Company was required under the Corporations Act ("The Act") to synchronize its financial end of year with Patrick's end of financial year of 30 September. Whilst the statutory accounts are for the 18 month period ended 30 September 2005, the results shown above are for the 12 month period.


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Personal Directory Information
|Jeanine Treffers-Daller
|University of Reading
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United Kingdom
|Linguistic Field(s):
Applied Linguistics
|Subject Language(s):
|Selected Publications:
|Treffers-Daller, J and J. Sakel, (2011) New perspectives on transfer among bilinguals and L2 users. Special issue of the International Journal of Bilingualism.
Daller, M. D. Malvern, J.L. Milton, B.J. Richards, J. Treffers-Daller (2011). Operationalising language dominance: what measures of lexical richness can tell us about bilingual ability. Special issue of the International Journal of Bilingualism, volume 15(2). Kingston Press. ISSN 1367-0069.
Richards, Brian, Michael H. Daller, David D.Malvern, James Milton and Jeanine Treffers-Daller (eds.) (2009). Vocabulary Studies in L1 and L2 acquisition: the interface between theory and application. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Treffers-Daller. J, M. Daller, , D. Malvern, J.L. Milton, B.J. Richards (2008), Knowledge and use of the lexicon in French as a second language. Special issue of the Journal of French Language Studies (CUP). ISSN: 0959-2695.
Treffers-Daller, Jeanine (2011) Grammatical collocations and verb-particle constructions in Brussels French: a corpus-linguistic approach to transfer the International Journal of Bilingualism (available online ahead of the print edition): doi:10.1177/1367006911403213.
Daller, M., J. Treffers-Daller and R. Furman (2011) Transfer of conceptualisation patterns in bilinguals: the construal of motion events in Turkish and German. Bilingualism, Language and Cognition (CUP), 14 (1), 2011, 95-119. ISSN: 1366-7289.
Treffers-Daller, Jeanine (2011). Operationalizing and measuring language dominance. International Journal of Bilingualism 15(2), 147-163.
Larrañaga, Pilar, Jeanine Treffers-Daller, Françoise Tidball and Maricarmen Gil Ortega (2011): L1-transfer in the acquisition of manner and path in Spanish by native speakers of English. International Journal of Bilingualism. doi: 10.1177/1367006911405577.
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Language Contact at the Romance-Germanic Language Border
Modelling and Assessing Vocabulary Knowledge
Language Dominance in Bilinguals
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|Culture, Gender and Politeness: Apologies in Turkish and British English
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Brussels French une fois: Transfer-induced innovation or system-internal development?
The role of transfer in language variation and change: Evidence from contact varieties of French
Analysing Lexical Richness in French Learner Language: What frequency lists and teacher judgements can tell us about basic and advanced words
Transfer of conceptualization patterns in bilinguals: The construal of motion events in Turkish and German
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Seven tries lead the Crusaders to a 55-20 win over the Kings in Christchurch on Saturday, with George Whitelock scoring a hat-trick.
Seven tries lead the Crusaders to a 55-20 victory over the Kings in Christchurch on Saturday, with George Whitelock scoring a hat-trick.
The Kings battled bravely in the second half but the damage was done after the opening 50 minutes, as the Crusaders capitalised on multiple set-piece opportunities through the power of their pack.
Using their maul to great effect, the Crusaders strength and organisation in that area was exceptional throughout, with Dan Carter adding another 16 points off the boot before he departed on 50 minutes.
The Kings did manage to cross the whitewash themselves on two occasions but struggled in defence – outmuscled and outthought on a long evening as many predicted beforehand.
George Whitelock responded to an early penalty from Demetri Catrakilis with the first try of match, crashing over to the left of the posts – Carter's conversion bouncing in off the upright.
Wyatt Crockett added to the tally with the Crusaders second try, going over from close range after 15 minutes to extend the gap on the scoreboard to 17-3.
A slick break from Catrikilis set up an attack for the Kings in the hosts 22, but they settled for another penalty to stay in touch.
Whitelock then grabbed his second try of the game, crashing over as a result of good work from the Crusaders rolling maul after a five metre lineout, the hosts ticking along at a point a minute.
A penalty against the Kings for accidental offside handed the Crusaders another lineout inside the visitors 22, Willi Heinz sealing the try bonus point after 31 minutes with an inside dart past Catrakilis.
The Kings applied a period of sustained pressure on the hosts as the first half drew to a close, hitting back with a first ever try in New Zealand from Wimpie van der Walt driving over from the back of a rolling maul for the final score before half-time, 31-13 the score.
Carter added the first points of the second half with a penalty, before the Crusaders pack chalked up another powerful try, Matt Todd pouncing off the back of another maul to score the fifth.
Carter and Todd were both substituted with the game wrapped up, before replacement Luke Whitelock fended off Jaco Engels to add the Crusaders sixth try, Tyler Bleyendaal converting.
It took the Crusaders much longer to add further points but George Whitelock sealed his hat-trick on 77 minutes after appearing to be held up going over the line – bringing up the 50 for the hosts.
Kieran Read limped off in the dying minutes as the Kings had the final say, a length of the field try started and sealed by full-back George Whitehead adding some gloss to the scoreboard.
The scorers:
For Crusaders:
Try: G Whitelock 3, Crockett, Heinz, Todd, L Whitelock
Cons: Carter 5, Bleyendaal 2
Pens: Carter 2
For Kings:
Tries: van der Walt, Whitehead
Cons: Catrakilis 2
Pens: Catrakilis 2
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg. 14 Tom Marshall, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Johnny McNicholl, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Willi Heinz, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Codie Taylor, 17 Joe Moody, 18 Dominic Bird, 19 Luke Whitelock, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Tyler Bleyendaal, 22 Zac Guildford.
Kings: 15 George Whitehead, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Ronnie Cooke, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Marcello Sampson, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Jacques Engelbrecht, 7 Wimpie van der Walt, 6 Cornell du Preez, 5 David Bulbring, 4 Daniel Adongo, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Schalk Ferreira (c).
Replacements: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Jaco Engels, 18 Rynier Bernardo, 19 Devin Oosthuizen, 20 Nicolas Vergallo, 21 Waylon Murray, 22 Elric van Vuuren.
Referee: Rohan Hoffman (Australia)


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Paintings by London-based artist Charlotte Hopkins Hall. More images below.
Brooklyn-based artist Erin M. Riley memorializes fleeting moments (often violent or traumatic) in large-scale tapestries. See more images below or on display at Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco March 2 – 25.
Artist Simon Gerbaud has created a series of animations involving the incremental destruction of various objects like shoes and hairdryers as well as larger things like refrigerators and shopping carts. While the stop motion creations are strangely satisfying to watch on their own, Gerbaud has used them in several interactive installations in the past.
At the XII Feria de las Calacas in Mexico in 2012, the footage was synched to audience activated sensors so that the objects would disappear (or reappear) according to people's movements, noises or breathing in the room. Check out more images and video of Gerbaud's fascinating work below!
Paintings by artist Nico Sara from Argentina. Click here for previous post. More images below.
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When it comes to local foods, it doesn't get much fresher than vegetables direct from a school garden. In West Salem, Wisconsin, students are not only growing their own vegetables; they're eating them – with enthusiasm — in their school lunches. Even more, they're having fun planting, digging, and harvesting, while learning sustainable growing practices. Read more »


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Spartans kick off fall pre-season
Swallow Charter Academy, also known as Southern Colorado Early College, is ready to kick of the fall season of sports with an attack and a hole in one.
Varsity sports, boy's golf and girl's volleyball already are hitting the gym hard in hopes of making this year their best year yet.
Lady Spartans varsity volleyball
Kelly Grisham, the varsity coach for girl's volleyball is ready to challenge her players.
"This is my first year coaching at Swallows and right now we only have me for a coach," Grisham said.
"My first intention as the new coach is to rebuild this team and work on putting together a successful program for the players.
"I am going to challenge them, both on and off the court," she added.
"I am going to challenge them to be a successful student athlete and put all their effort into both their schoolwork as well as their sport."
The varsity volleyball team consists of a wide mix of players, from freshman to seniors, to girls who have only played gym volleyball to girls who have played and been successful at club volleyball.
"We have a huge spectrum of talent on our team and I am thrilled to see what we can tap into.
"As a coach, it is very interesting and also rewarding to see skills develop in girls who have never really played the sport before," she said.
"We will begin working a lot of them on the basics and by time they are juniors and seniors they will have a great foundation."
"I want the girls to enjoy the sport and have fun but also be competitive. I played middle school, high school, college and I still play recreational volleyball and I still absolutely love the game. I want to reflect the love of the game onto my team," Grisham added.
The Lady Spartans will kick off their season on Aug. 30, with their first match of the year.
Spartans boy's golf
Last year Swallow Charter Academy improved their season as a team by 26 strokes from the first tournament they competed in to the last tournament of the year.
This year, head coach Justin Novosal has high hopes that they will challenge that number.
"This is my second year coaching for Swallow Charter Academy. We have added two new players to the roster taking us to a total of 6 varsity golfers this year. It will definitely help make the team more competitive and it will help us earn our spot," Novosal said.
"Our goals this year is to improve on our results," Novosal said.
"Last year was our first year at regionals and we are going again this year."
Novosal added that he hopes to have one or more of his players qualify for state this season. '
He has quite the mix of players, as does the volleyball team, but he is excited to see what they can get done.
"We have some players who have never played golf a day in their life and then we have other players who will finish their last season of golf this year. I am very anxious to see what this season brings. We have been practicing and my team has been working very hard," he added.
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To date in Calendar Year 2013, the BLM has held 26 of 30 scheduled lease sales around the nation. Sales so far this year have offered 1,793 parcels covering 5,386,277 acres; 1,103 of the parcels, encompassing 944,840 acres, have been sold, generating nearly $185 million in bonus bids and rental fees for the U.S. Treasury and the states and counties where the leases are located.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, the State of Utah received more than $164 million from royalties, rentals and bonus bid payments for federal minerals, including oil and gas. The BLM-Utah State Office currently administers approximately 3.8 million acres of public mineral estate that is leased for oil and gas development. The extraction of these resources and their introduction into the market generated more than $6.5 billion in direct economic benefits and more than $9.7 billion in total economic impacts in FY2012.
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This property accepts bookings starting within the next 180 Days.
This spacious 2 bedroom apartment is located minutes walk from the city via The Domain and right in the heart of the vibrantly historical Woolloomooloo suburb.
Originally a part of the Woolloomooloo Waters Hotel, this apartment is independently owned but still able to benefit from guest amenities including pool, spa, sauna and security parking.
The apartment has a large living/dining area with great views across to The Domain and Botanical Gardens to the city skyline and Harbour Bridge. A terrace balcony that runs the entire length of the apartment provides outdoor seating perfect for warm summer nights. This spacious apartment can sleep up to 4 guests with a King bedroom and twin guest room.
The master bedroom has its own ensuite and walk in wardrobe. The second bedroom has built in wardrobes. The main bathroom is spacious with bath and separate shower cubicle The kitchen area includes fridge, freezer, electric stove and oven, dishwasher and kitchenware. The lounge is furnished with TV (including the hotel cable TV network), DVD and a stereo system.
The apartment is walking distance to the city, Oxford St, Kings Cross, Botanical Gardens and Opera House. Darling Harbour, Bondi Beach and Circular Quay Ferry terminal are just a short ride by car or taxi.
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We had a really good stay in the Boundless Den. Any problems (light bulbs, door handle) sorted out straight away.
A bit noisy from next door being renovated, lots of banging and drilling, but as we were out most of the day it was ok.
All in all a stress free stay. Thank you.
The accommodation comes highly recommended close enough to the city and accessible by the light railway. Fully equipped providing a home from home.
Good and central location, everything clean, (excellent rapport qualité prix) but quite noisy and window view on a wall;)
To get the key of the apartment by taxi from airport is extra cost, but not complicated.
Great location. Nice view of the bay. 20 minutes to Sydney CBD by bus. Very well connected with many buses. Apartment is very, very small. Tiny bathroom. Warm in September. The flat is quite noisy, as it is located just by the road. Good area with bars and restaurants for breakfast and dinner. NO internet!!!!! Very bad service to collect keys. We arrived late in the night and we had to go to another hotel to collect the keys. Then take a taxi to get to the apartment. A bit dirty upon arrival. We had to clean the apartment ourselves. No service to leave luggage on the day of departure!!!! For the price, next time, we will go for a HOTEL.
Great place bang in the centre of all the action Could not askformore
Our stay in this apartment went well. The directions we had been given for collection of the key was straight forward. With the bus stop at the bottom of the stairs it was "all go" to get around Sydney. We arrived in the dark and we were blown away at the city vista from seven floors up.
Thank you.
The whole thing was actually as easy and positive as they listened to on the Internet, what we did not necessarily know that we had booked for the first time on Wimdu. The key pickup was quick and easy, since we had already received most of the information via email, we only had to spot the very last information given. Now to the apartment: Everything as described, ie centrally located and yet very quiet, great skyline view from the balcony, very neat and perfectly equipped. Just great, thank you very MUCH!
Die gesamte Sache war tatsächlich so unkompliziert und positiv, wie sie sich im Internet anhörte, was wir nicht unbedingt wissen konnten, da wir das erste Mal über Wimdu gebucht hatten. Die Schlüsselabholung war schnell und unkompliziert, da wir ja die meisten Infos schon per Email erhalten hatten, mussten uns vor Ort nur die allerletzten Auskünfte gegeben werden. Nun zur Wohnung: Alles so wie beschrieben, d.h. zentral und doch sehr ruhig gelegen, super Skyline-Blick vom Balkon, sehr gepflegt und optimal ausgestattet. Einfach klasse, ganz herzlichen DANK!
I stayed in this studio apartment for 2 weeks with my partner, when we visited Sydney. This apartment is clean, very comfortable and in a great location. It is an ideal place to stay if you want a central city location from which to explore the city and surrounding areas. Peter was friendly and helpful and promptly responded to any questions. I would highly recommend this studio apartment to anyone visiting Sydney.
Biggest plus: location! It's on a quiet street that's within easy walking distance to the harbor, the Rocks, and botanical gardens, and a little bit more ambitious walking distance to Darling Harbor. Other than the ferries, you'll hardly need public transportation at all to see the major sights. Other pluses: the view (enjoyed mostly inside -- the balcony is quite narrow); the spaciousness; the modern features; the well-appointed kitchen and bathroom. It's a beautiful apartment, but definitely suited best for singles or couples. We brought along two nieces, ages 17 and 25, and the mattresses in the foldout sofa and chair were barely passable. The mattress in the sofa was particularly disagreeable with a hard horizontal bar hitting just underneath the lower back. Yes, it sleeps five -- but it sleeps only two comfortably! What the photo of the bedroom also doesn't show is that the entire apartment is an open design. The division between the bedroom and living area is a metal miniblind, so if you're wanting bedroom privacy, this is not the apartment for you! By the way, the apartment building itself is the structure with the "W" sign in the seventh photo. Also of note: The restaurant next door is worth recommending. If you need groceries, the nearest store is a Woolworth's that's about a 10- to 15-minute walk away that -- no kidding -- includes a 100-step outdoor staircase. You'll get a workout! The apartment building has a manned reception desk, and a woman who works there was particularly helpful with advice on getting around. The desk also has a phone line specifically for calling cabs. Very handy for getting to the airport!
we had the app.in the bridgestr. for 4 nights booked. the location is really einmalig.viele Suave can be reached at fuss.das app is very umstänlich sauber.es is to get the key to the app!! one had only to kingsford by taxi, then you got the key and from there into the bridgestr. Ie 2 times taxi ride if you come from the airport. This circumstance was unfortunately not evident in Wimdu booking. we found no good!
wir hatten das app.in der bridgestr.
für 4 nächte gebucht. die lage ist
wirklich einmalig.viele shenswürdigkeiten erreicht man zu fuss.das app. ist sauber.es ist sehr umstänlich,um an den schlüssel des app. zu gelangen!!!! man musste erst nach kingsford mit dem taxi, dann bekam man den schlüssel und von dort in die bridgestr. ,d.h. 2mal taxi fahren,wenn man vom flughafen kommt. dieser umstand war leider bei der wimdu buchung nicht ersichtlich .das fanden wir nicht gut !
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Made of garment-washed twill and washed for softness, these Dickies 10" cargo shorts will keep you feeling great and working efficiently. Pleated cargo pockets keep your workplace essentials in tow, while a 10" inseam provides substantial freedom of movement. With a flat front and button waist, these cargo shorts offer you a modern, loose fit and quick fastening. Work hard, feel good, and look like a pro in these Dickies cargo shorts.
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Beyond Bin Laden: The Future of Terror
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- Brief Synopsis:
- Osama bin Laden was the most wanted man in American history--an enemy who brought the United States what President George W. Bush called "a day of fire," and ushered in a new era of terrorism.
- Long Synopsis:
- Osama bin Laden was the most wanted man in American history--an enemy who brought the United States what President George W. Bush called "a day of fire," and ushered in a new era of terrorism. It took a decade of blood and sacrifice, of determination and frustration, but finally, in a nighttime raid at the end of a dirt road in Pakistan, the hunt for Bin Laden ended with a gunshot. It was a dramatic climax to a long and painful chapter. But now what? The terrorist threat that has defined American policy since the attacks of 9/11 did not die with Bin Laden in his walled compound near Islamabad. Radicals still wish us harm, and we must fight on. In this provocative collection of essays edited and introduced by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham, a group of penetrating analysts and leaders look ahead to the world after Bin Laden--to the future of Al Qaeda, of Afghanistan, of Pakistan. We explore the political, military, and cultural implications of the post-Bin Laden war on terror. From Richard N. Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations to former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, from historian and journalist Evan Thomas to former U.S. Army officer Andrew Exum, Beyond Bin Laden gives readers intelligent, deeply informed, and urgent glimpses of what comes next. Contributors include: * Jon Meacham, executive editor, Random House * James A. Baker III, former Secretary of State * Karen Hughes, former counselor to President George W. Bush and former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy * Richard N. Haass, president, Council on Foreign Relations * Bing West, author, The Wrong War, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs * Andrew Exum, fellow, Center for a New American Security * Daniel Markey, senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations * Evan Thomas, award-winning historian and former editor-at-large, Newsweek.
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- Random House Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 05/09/11
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- 2011
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surprising foods that your LO loves
We've had so much fun feeding DD new fruits and veggies. So far, she seems to like everything except for plain mashed potatoes. She'll even eat steamed brussels sprouts and avocado slices (not together, though!)
What about you?
Vincent is 21 months and has been eating solid foods for a long time. He's never met a fruit he didn't like, but he can be inconsistent with vegetables, liking something one day and spitting it out the next. But overall he's not picky and eats a wide range of foods.
I guess the most surprising is that he likes spicy food...not as spicy as what DH and I eat, but spicier than what most people would feed young kids (most people are afraid to even use pepper on their kids' food ::)). We were at a party a few weeks ago and someone was completely horrified when they saw me giving him a Thai sweet chili flavored chip, thinking I didn't know what flavor it was and he'd burn his mouth. But he eats sweet chili sauce fairly often, so obviously the chip didn't faze him. I also let him taste spicy Thai/Indian/Mexican dishes and he often comes back for more. And he loves anything with curry powder on it. My theory is he got used to all these flavors because I ate them while I was pregnant and breastfeeding.
My son is still fairly new to solid foods, we did only fruits and veggies from 6-9 months and now that he's passed that mark we are starting on some gluten-free grains and proteins. I think my list was fourteen veggies and twelve fruits before we started on grains/proteins. The most surprising for me was that he loves beets. Terrific, but what a mess!!
Vincent loves beets too. I keep trying to come up with ways for him to eat them without turning everything around him purple, but the only way I can do it is by feeding it to him rather than let him feed himself.
My son is 3, and he LOVES loves loves tofu. It is funny, I ask "what is your favorite thing to eat" and his reply is always tofu.
He doesn't care too much for bananas, surprisingly, but he loves apples and blueberries. OMG, blueberries. He can eat a whole pint of them in one sitting if I let him.
He also really likes steamed broccoli, he likes it if I play "trees" with him. I pretend the broccoli is a tree, we cut it down and it goes to the timbermill (timbermill is his mouth). I am not one for cutting down trees in reality, but broccoli is a far cry from real trees and he eats it, so why not?
He also loves carrots, and raw green beans. But if I cook either one he won't touch it, but if it is raw he eats a ton. I get a bag of green beans some times at the store and let him snack on them as we shop. Works like a charm.
My son is gonna be 4 in November and he loves pumpkin, broccoli and tofu. I could give him those things all day long and he'd be a happy camper