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Why do birds bite?
Birds may bite for a number of reasons, and it is important for you to know why your bird is biting. It may influence which behavior modification techniques you use.
Biting in parrots is not a common wild bird behavior. The beak is used to grasp items for balance or climbing as well as eating. A bird uses its beak like a hand. Conflicts in birds tend to be handled with body language and vocalizations not biting.
Baby bird behavior: Just as children and puppies tend to 'mouthe' everything in sight, baby birds use their beaks to explore their surroundings. Young puppies who are playing will soon yelp if a sibling is biting too hard, letting the biter know he overstepped his bounds. Similarly, young birds need to be taught boundaries. Especially if raised alone without other nestlings, the young bird may not realize what pain its bite can cause. Unlike a puppy, who will change his behavior because he does not like the sound of the yelp, a baby parrot will think yelling is a fantastic response and it will actually reinforce the behavior, as we describe later.
Biting may also be inadvertently taught when the new owner reaches his/her hand to pick up the baby parrot. The young parrot will usually reach toward the hand with its beak as a way to grasp it and climb on. If the owner pulls his hand back too quickly, the baby realizes that to get picked up, it better grab quicker next time. And soon grabbing can turn into biting.
Fear: 'Fight' or 'flight' are the common mechansisms used by animals if they are afraid or hurt. Birds in the wild will generally take to flight if they are startled or afraid, and biting would rarely be used. Birds in houses, with clipped wings, however, do not have that as an avenue. They may bite if startled or hurt.
Control or Dominance: As we all know, groups of birds tend to have a pecking order, and the birds we have as pets are often no different. A bird may use biting as a way to defend his territory, and thus his status. This 'territory' may be a cage, another bird, or the human being to whom he is bonded. Some birds soon learn that if they bite, they get what they want, be it the drama of seeing their owner dancing around and yelling in pain, or a trip back to the cage where they can eat. Birds may also learn to bite to avoid doing something, such as getting their nails trimmed or being put back in their cage when they want to stay out.
Breeding behavior: For many species, sexually mature adult birds in breeding mode can become aggressive and much more protective of their mate and more likely to defend their cage as their area. It is important to distinguish if biting behavior may be hormonally driven and more of a 'phase', or if the biting is a sign of dominance aggression.
Medical: If a bird does not feel well, they will often want to be left alone, just as we do. If biting starts in a bird who normally does not bite, or if you see other behavior changes such as eating or playing less, have your bird examined by a veterinarian.
Playing: During the course of play, a bird may occasionally bite. This can occur if the bird is overexcited, or the bird inadvertently grasps some part of human anatomy to keep its balance.
Learn to read the body language of birds. They will often show you how they feel. For instance, they may show signs they've had enough play or 'outside' time and need to go back to their cage. If you do not recognize this, the bird may start to bite to signal he's 'had enough'.


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New Chief Austen Lane writes this weeks SI's MMQB column
Good stuff
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Peter King is taking his annual vacation, and he's lined up some special guests to fill in on MMQB in the meantime. This week, Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Austen Lane takes over.
When Peter King asked me to fill in on MMQB, I immediately accepted the offer. What better ammo for my grandma to brag to all the ladies at the laundromat than the fact that her grandson was writing for Sports Illustrated?
While most of you reading probably have no idea who I am, it's refreshing to see Peter did his homework and selected someone with such a prestigious writing background. A few of my accomplishments include:
• 3 1/2 years as a journalism/mass communication major at the former public ivy league institution known as Murray State University.
• Author of the participation-ribbon-winning "Why I Want To Be An Astronaut" at a grade school essay contest.
• Author of an apology letter to my neighbor for breaking her window while playing Power Rangers when I was 8.
• Watched half of the Dead Poets Society before falling asleep.
As you can see, my résumé speaks for itself.
The process that has led to this column was a stressful one. Originally, I was supposed to write about being a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and the season ahead, but I was released from the team a few days later. Feeling overwhelmed by the news and clueless as to what to write, I almost threw in the towel. But in being released by the Jaguars, I confronted something every player struggles with -- striving to be the best player possible while also looking ahead and trying to plan for a post-football life in the future.
"Yesterday is gone, tomorrow has yet to come. We have only today." - Mother Teresa
"Your future is always more valuable than today, the sooner you realize that the better" - Steve Douglas
Wait, so which one is it? Are we supposed to live in the present or plan for the future? Do we focus on today, or is what's ahead really more valuable? As a current NFL player I am constantly asking myself this question.
As players, we are always taught to focus on the task at hand, and to do our job. A job which only lasts 2 1/2 years on average. So where is the line? How do we focus on football while providing for a solid and stable future? While there is no surefire formula, I believe the following is a guide to developing not only a successful career but, more importantly, a successful life.
Realize that you can only control what you can control: The media will always be the first ones to put you on a pedestal when you do something right and the first ones to tear you down after a mistake. Take the good with the bad, never get too high or too low. You can't control what other people say about you, but you can control how you react to it.
Remember that your body is your business: Take care of your health, whether it's getting extra lifts in after practice or sitting in a cold tub. Even 10 minutes more can make a world of difference. The point is to make sure you do something every day. This will not only help take care of your body, but also mentally reinforce to yourself and everyone around you that you are taking your career seriously. Of course you can go out and enjoy yourself; I don't think you'd be mentally stable if you didn't. But keep it all in moderation. There is no need to show up Lindsay Lohan and make one of her benders look like bible study camp. Remember: The more you invest into your business (your body), the more possibility for profit.
Assemble a support system: The NFL is an extremely stressful environment for a player. One of the most important tools you can have is a support system. Whether it's family or a friend, it's imperative that you have someone to talk to. One of my biggest support systems involves my PS3. While it may sound far-fetched, instead of talking to my friends on the phone we engage in playing Call of Duty online together. This is how we keep up with each other. It gives me time to turn my brain off and not think about the stressful world of football. Whether it's video games, talking on the phone, yoga or reading, find something to relieve stress. Work belongs in the stadium, not at home.
Enjoy: Through the stress, injuries or just overall struggle to get out of bed in the morning, we must always remember not to take this job for granted. While other people slave behind a desk, struggle to make ends meet or are overseas fighting for our country, we have the chance to play a game that we have been playing since we were children. Those people struggling with economic hardships depend on us to take their minds off of their own stresses. We give them something to cheer for and believe in. Always be thankful for that.
For The Future
Get your college degree. The college degree is the single most important thing we can have in choosing our next career. Most NFL players are blessed to have had a full scholarship and not have to take out student loans. When we are done playing we already have a leg up in that regard. Beyond that, the NFL will cover up to five years of continued education, pending a passable grade, after retirement. Take advantage of that.
Meet as many people as you can: Networking is vital; the more people you meet the more likely you'll have someone in your corner when looking for a new job. Whether it's a brief conversation, a meeting, or even just getting a business card, use the NFL to your advantage. As players we have the unique circumstance of gaining resources others just don't have access to. The NFL also offers a variety of bootcamps in areas such as broadcasting, music and journalism. It was the NFL's journalism bootcamp this past spring that led to the opportunity to write this column.
Don't live outside of your means: This one should be obvious. I'm not going to tell anyone how to spend their money, but if you have a car for every day of the week then chances are you may find yourself in some financial trouble down the road. It's a rude awakening for players when we start post-football careers and realize that the paychecks aren't as big as before. It's OK to treat yourself; in fact, i encourage it. Just keep it within reason.
Invest in a 401(K): I shouldn't have to say this, and at 25 years old I feel a little weird doing so, but it's something you should do. It absolutely baffles me how some players still don't buy into this program.
Have a Plan B: If your career ended tomorrow, what would you do? If you can't answer this question within five seconds, then you don't have a Plan B. A Plan B can be going back to school, applying for a job or even just making a call to someone you met during your career. You just need to have something in mind, because when that day comes and you get called into the coach's office and told you no longer have a job, the only thing from keeping all of your emotions and thoughts from tearing through your brain is a Plan B. Trust me, I've been there.
To sum it all up, I leave you with this: If you find yourself at the crossroads of present and future, just go straight. You may not see a path right away, but if you continue straight you will discover the destination you are looking for.
Tweets of the Week
How am I supposed to pick a Tweet of the Week when the only things out there were the hashtag #Merica, reviews of the new Jay-Z and Amanda Bynes ensuring herself a nice window view at a mental institution?
Ten Things I Think I Think
1. I think if I'm not collecting medical compensation from the NFL health insurance policy by the time this column is posted, thanks to my Fourth of July combination of Illegal fireworks, Red Bull and YOLOing, then I may have failed as an American.
2. I think we need to bring waterboarding out of retirement and find whoever is responsible for the high-waisted jean shorts females are rocking this summer. I've campaigned on behalf of this idea for a while. I don't know if this is God's punishment for the yoga pants movement, but someone needs to be held responsible.
3. I think The Discovery Channel has to give the people what they want: please upgrade to Shark Month! It's bad enough that the prestigious week occurs when I'm in training camp every year, but what's the point of only going for a week? The shark is the relentless juggernaut of the animal kingdom, and it needs to have the month it deserves.
4. I think as social media grows, people's self-satisfaction diminishes. There used to be a time when people could go to the gym and not have to post a picture of themselves -- they were just satisfied being healthy, they didn't care what other people thought. Keep it in perspective people, it's not as if likes or retweets are going to be our nation's currency in the future.
5. I think we need to ban the clichés from Twitter. If I have to look at one more NFL player with his shirt off in a sepia-toned picture with the caption "There is no offseason" or "Doing work" I might lose it. Let's not stop there, how about the phrase "Rise and grind?" Is "Rise and grind" some sort of visual subconscious B12 shot where, whenever you see it, you immediately get amped and want to bench press three times your body weight?
6. I think the world of science is skewed and immoral. How did we develop the capabilities to clone a sheep almost 10 years ago, but we still can't solve the 80-year-old problem of Milk Duds sticking to the backs of our teeth?
7. I think tattoos are starting to become a big part of today's culture, and you should never judge a person based on their ink ... unless they have a tribal armband, then by all means judge the crap out of that person.
8. I think the architect of Arrowhead Stadium deserves a raise. I'm not sure who designed that audible Pandora's box but it's by far the loudest stadium in the NFL. Then you mix that with some of the most diehard fans in football? Needless to say, I'm excited for this season.
9. I think the media needs to pay more attention to the good things happening in sports. I understand we live in a world that loves drama and feeds off of confrontation, but for every athlete that messes up there are 20 out there doing something inspirational, and their stories deserve to be heard as well.
10. I think ... actually, I know that this has been an honor and I am blessed Peter considered me for the job. The experience has been outside my comfort zone, and in turn have made me a better writer. Thanks for reading, and look out for some of my other work down the road.
This is the most interesting column that ever had Peter King's name attached.
He doesn't use paragraphs very well.
This was great -
2. I think we need to bring waterboarding out of retirement and find whoever is responsible for the high-waisted jean shorts females are rocking this summer. I've campaigned on behalf of this idea for a while. I don't know if this is God's punishment for the yoga pants movement, but someone needs to be held responsible.
This. This was very refreshing, I'm glad I actually read that.
I'm going to root for him and hope he sticks around as a Chief for a long prosperous career here.
great read, seems like a solid dude. hope he sticks w the chiefs
That was boring as ****.
At least give us some interesting things about the league we haven't heard before.
Read like he copied that shit out of his rookie orientation packet.
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Was kinda hoping for more. There were a few good things.
Hope he is a good player, but then again he was just cut before TC by the Jags.
I wouldn't hold my breath.
Well, okay.
His Twitter is actually one of the better ones I've seen from NFL players.
The dude has ideal size and weight and decent speed to be an effective 3-4 linebacker. He hasn't put it together yet but he's 25 years old and has a great opportunity in KC to back up Hali and Houston.
Hopefully, this is the year for him because he seems like a solid person.
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Today's Song: Bat for Lashes 'Laura'
Now that Kate Bush is actually making music again (although who knows for how long), it'd be especially pointless for Natasha Khan (aka Bat for Lashes) to continue making music that wonders what Kate Bush would sound like if she were making music again*. And so she is not. "Laura" is the lead single from BFL's third album The Haunted Man (look at its insane, not-quite NSFW cover). What this song lacks in velocity it makes up for with its intensity. This is straight-up drama — perfect for a slow dance with a drag queen.
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Broughton Long
Oct. 25, 1921 - Jan. 25, 2013
Broughton Long, 91, of Stockton, passed away January 25, 2013. On October 25, 1921, Broughton
Long was born to Laurence Long and Pearl Romjue Long near Bartlesville,
Oklahoma on the grounds of the Osage Nation where his father was working at the time. In 1925, his parents brought him to California and they settled in Oroville, Butte County.
Broughton graduated from Berkeley High School, the University of California at Berkeley, and after World War II, the Stanford School of Business. He served in the United States Army Air Force Weather Service with major postings in Denver, Colorado; Chanute Field, Illinois; Marana Air Force Base near Tucson, Arizona; and Hammer Field near Fresno. He served overseas in the Aleutian Islands as a weather observer on Amchitka and Shemya Islands.
On his first furlough in March of 1944, he married his college sweetheart, Helen Nicholson, who continued her teaching career until his discharge from the service and his time at Stanford. Subsequently, they had three children: Philip, Eric, and Marjorie. The family enjoyed camping and outdoor life in general. When his sons became interested in baseball, Broughton managed their teams in the
Western Little League.
Broughton was business manager of San Joaquin County Department of Public Works from 1951 to his retirement in 1981. Both before and after retirement, they traveled extensively to all 50 states and all Canadian provinces, as well as some 65 foreign countries.
Broughton was a member of Stockton High-12, and Oroville Masonic Lodge #103. He also held life memberships in the Oroville Lodge, the Berkeley High School Alumni Association and the UC Berkeley Alumni Association.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years; his children, Philip Long, Eric Long, and Marjorie MacLeod; his sister, Margaret Enid Ahlstrom; his nephew, Lee Ahlstrom; his grandchildren, Adam, Kevin,
Heather, and Monica Long, and Evan and Helen MacLeod; his great-grandchildren, Gianna,
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Friends and family are invited to attend a Memorial Service at 3 pm, Friday, February 1, 2013 at Evergreen Chapel, Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 and Harney Lane in Lodi.
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After a stop in Sacramento last week where she shared the stage with CTA Secretary-Treasurer Mikki Cichocki , Diane Ravitch continued her tour promoting her new book Reign of Error Wednesday Night at CSU Northridge. Matt Damon, whose educator mother was in the audience, brought some Hollywood star power to the event, introducing Ravitch and lauding her stands on major education issues.
Ravitch wasted no time in her hour-long presentation, exposing what she calls hoaxes being perpetrated on the public and on the education community, largely by corporate and billionaire so-called reformers. "America is not falling behind," noted Ravitch, sharing recent data that ties the US with Finland, a nation often ranked at the top in education.
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After years of seeing what No Child Left Behind has done, it was downright refreshing to visit 10 classrooms that were piloting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for a story appearing in the June issue of the California Educator.
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Over CTA and NEA member objections, the House of Representatives on a partisan vote recently passed HR 5, the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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For many of us school will be starting in about a month. So this is a challenge with a school theme!
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1) Design your own school uniform. Remember, the more details the better!
2) Take a plain uniform, like the standard Japanese sailor uniform, and spruce it up with accessories. Go from boring to chic!
Must be in color.
Having a model is optional.
Models can be OCs or come from existing series.
If you pick the first option, you must create both a boys and girls uniform.
You may submit up to two entries, one for each option.
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First place gets a request picture from me in ANY medium you choose.
Second place gets a request picture in sketchy or clean lineart with some flat photoshop coloring.
Third place gets a request picture in sketchy or clean lineart.
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|Named Person:
|Thurgood Marshall; Thurgood Marshall
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Roger L Goldman; Thurgood Marshall; David Gallen
|0881848050 9780881848052
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|Includes index.
Includes a selection of the judicial opinions of Thurgood Marshall.
|509 pages ; 25 cm
|I. Recollections of Thurgood Marshall. William J. Brennan, Jr., from "A Tribute to Justice Thurgood Marshall" Randall Bland, from Private Pressure on Public Law: The Making of an Advocate. The NAACP and the Struggle for Legal Equality: 1915-1944. A Decade of Decision: 1945-1955. Signs in the Wind: 1956-1961. Juan Williams, "Marshall's Law" Constance Baker Motley, "My Personal Debt to Thurgood Marshall" Paul Gewirtz, "Thurgood Marshall" Glen Darbyshire, "Clerking for Justice Marshall" Martha Minow, from "A Tribute to Justice Thurgood Marshall" Robert Carter, from "A Tribute to Justice Thurgood Marshall" Stephen L. Carter, "Living Without the Judge" --
II. The Jurisprudence of Justice Thurgood Marshall --
III. The Opinions of Justice Thurgood Marshall. Stanley v. State of Georgia. Grayned v. City of Rockford. Clark, Secretary of the Interior v. Community for Creative Nonviolence. The Florida Star v. B.J.F. Schneckloth v. Bustamonte. New York v. Quarles. Powell v. Texas. Furman v. Georgia. Bounds v. Smith. Ake v. Oklahoma. Belle Terre v. Boraas. Kelley v. Johnson. Zablocki v. Redhail. Milliken v. Bradley. City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co.
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Established a record that to this day stands unparalleled in American judicial history. In 1967 he joined that court and served as an associate justice until his retirement in 1991. The first section of Thurgood Marshall: Justice For All offers nine recollections of Marshall as a man, an attorney, a federal judge and a justice. Seven of these pieces were written by people who either clerked for Marshall or worked closely with him at the NAACP or United States Supreme.
Court. Together they comprise an intimately detailed portrait of the associate justice whose wit has become as famous as his wisdom. In the second section of the book, a comprehensive essay by Roger Goldman, a professor of constitutional law, examines Marshall's jurisprudence and philosophy as an associate Supreme Court justice. It focuses on those issues that Marshall most passionately espoused--civil rights, the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, education.
Poverty. The third section of the book, a selection of the opinions and dissents that Marshall himself wrote as an associate justice on the Supreme Court, illuminates Marshall's particular sensitivity to the issues discussed by Goldman in his essay. It pointedly illustrates too Marshall's compassion, intelligence, incisiveness, and genius.
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Lives of The Realtors: Jay Thompson
It seems everyone had another life prior to real estate. Few people grow up saying, "I want to be a real estate agent!" Rare is the 18 year old that gets a license and does nothing but sell real estate the rest of their life.
I had a plethora of jobs in my youth. I got a job at McDonalds the day I turned 16 and have been pretty much working ever since. One summer in college I moved pianos. That job sucked. Another summer I had a brief stint installing guard rails for the Texas Highway Department. That was about as much fun as moving pianos.
I went to college for two semester's right after high school. First was at Texas A&M at Galveston where I quickly found out going to a college where you could see the beach outside the English 101 classroom was not conducive to proper study habits. Rather than get kicked out, I packed up and moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas. There I quickly found out being 18, away from home and living in a college town that is jammed full of coeds, in a house with 5 other guys, was not conducive to proper study habits.
I pumped gas that semester in Austin (physically pumped gas – this was back in the day of full service gas stations) which did not pay well. One evening an ad came on the radio announcing that Motorola was hiring for entry-level workers in their semiconductor manufacturing facility. The pay was outstanding—$3.50 an hour (almost a buck over minimum wage!) and it had benefits – like vacation time, tuition reimbursement and health insurance. So I dropped out of college ("They can't teach me anything!") and applied for a position.
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In the 1980 book, "The Illustrations of Murray Tinkelman," the author writes that Murray's "Mechanimals" might have been "built by an obscure inventor who fancied himself a cross between Dr. Frankenstein and Henry Ford."
For his part as that "obscure inventor," Murray said, "I draw them strictly for myself, for sheer enjoyment."
"They give me a chance to grow, to experiment, and to make mistakes. Every artist needs to be able to make mistakes, but there's just no room for error when you're working on commercial assignments."
"They also keep me from stagnating. Since an artist is known for his former work, he can get channelled into repeating the same thing over and over. The Mechanimals help keep me flexible."
The fond memories of what Murray often calls his "misspent youth" have proven to be a wellspring of endless inspiration, fuelling a long and colourful career of cross-hatched creativity.
Murray's Mechanimals first appeared in print in 1979 in (legendary typographic designer) Herb Lubalin's "Upper and Lower Case" magazine. In his intro Murray wrote, "These drawings are my semi-respectful homage to all the model airplanes that I almost completed. Every printed-in-Japan set of instructions that led me astray."
"But most of all to those passionately sterile drawings and engravings that graced the pages of the dictionaries and encyclopedias of my youth."
* Murray Tinkelman has won Gold Medals from The Society of Illustrators, The New York Art Directors Club and The Society of Publication Designers. He has over 200 Awards of Merit from The Society of Illustrators. Murray is the director of Hartford Art School's limited-residency Master of Fine Arts in Illustration program.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Game 6 @ Chicago Bears
The Detroit Lions lose this game 7-13 making them 4th in the division and the only team below .500 (they're 2-4) in the NFC North. What a frustrating season this has been so far.
It's also extremely frustrating that Matthew Stafford just will not step into his throws. It's like, yeah okay, you got a great arm, but mechanics are still critical to succeeding in the NFL. In fact, I'd say if he continues to struggle and continues to fail to use proper mechanics then it's time to sit him in favor of Hill to drive the point home.
It's frustrating that the Lions keeps using a power runner all the time who has no speed and threatens no defense and sets up nothing in the passing game. You can't play action off of a non-threat. I would think Linehan would know this but perhaps not.
It's frustrating that many of the players have forgotten you actually have to play hard to win in this league. You also have to hang onto the ball. Especially if you're the return man who returns almost nothing.
It's frustrating that every receiver (and tight end) has issues completing the catch. One of which we won't have to worry about now is Nate Burleson, apparently he broke his leg in this game and will end up on IR.
Even the defense frustrated me despite playing fairly well and holding the Bears to just 13 points. More often then not a play to keep a drive alive was allowed and yet I know they were very tired from the offense not putting any drives together that amounted to much of anything. Maybe I was just too frustrated to appreciate their effort this game.
In the end, everyone should be frustrated as the 2012 season is slipping away little by little... it won't be long and we'll be talking draft.
Posted by NetRat's Lions Blog at 11:31 PM
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- Tyler Werkema said...
I have sadly already started thinking about the draft. It's so hard to tell if it is poor coaching or poor execution. Stafford needs to play with the same urgency that he does on the final few drives the whole game. Hopefully the step back this year will set us up to take two steps forward next year.
- October 22, 2012 at 11:42:00 PM EST
- dan onti said...
draft the center from Bama.
why pay rollover 4 mil?
- October 23, 2012 at 5:59:00 PM EST
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Stampede Top Muskegon 5-3 In Final Game Of Atlantic Challenge
WEST ORANGE CITY, NJ -- The Sioux Falls Stampede scored three times on the power play and rolled past the Muskegon Lumberjacks 5-3 Sunday afternoon at Codey Arena in New Jersey at the USHL Atlantic Challenge.
Dennis Kravchenko, Griffen Molino, Dakota Joshua, Peter Hand and C.J. Franklin all scored in the win for the Herd who finished Atlantic Challenge play with a 2-1-0 record. David Jacobson stopped 16 of 17 shots in goal while Shane Starrett played the second half of the game, turning aside 19 of 21.
Sioux Falls went on a 5-on-3 advantage half way through the first period and took advantage as Franklin found Kravchenko open in the high slot and Kravchenko wristed a shot off the left goal post and past Muskegon goaltender Jordan Uhelski to tie the game 1-1 at 10:48. The Stampede grabbed a 2-1 lead minutes later with another power play goal when Molino found the back of the net. Cody Milan sent a pass to Molino inside the left circle and Molino blasted the puck into the back of the net. Less than two minutes later the Stampede made it 3-1 when Joshua wristed a shot from in front of the net to give the Herd a 3-1 advantage. Sioux Falls took that 3-1 lead into the locker room while outshooting Muskegon 14 to 12.
David Jacobson played through the half way point of the second period in goal for the Herd before Shane Starrett entered between the pipes. Sioux Falls extended their lead 12:13 into the second period when Hand scored on the power play. Off a faceoff, C.J. Franklin sent a pass out to the left point for Hand who slapped a shot through traffic and into the back of the net to make it a 4-1 game. Muskegon dug into that lead late in the period when Cooper Marody scored at 17:45 and Sioux Falls took a 4-2 lead into the locker room. Muskegon outshot the Herd 13-10 in the period.
The Lumberjacks started the third period on the power play and took advantage just 1:07 in when C.J. Smith deflected a shot from Luke Sandler into the back of the net past Starrett to make it a 4-3 game. Both teams continued to exchange power play opportunities, but neither could convert as the period went on. The Lumberjacks pulled their goaltender in the final minute of the period, but Kravchenko hammered the puck off the wall down into the Muskegon zone where Franklin dove and batted the puck into the empty net to seal a 5-3 victory for the Stampede.
Muskegon outshot the Stampede 38 to 32 on the night and went 2-for-5 on the power play while the Stampede finished 3-for-11.
Sioux Falls will continue pre-season play this Wednesday when they travel to Sioux City for the USHL Fall Classic West. The Herd will face Omaha at 10 AM before playing Sioux City on Thursday night at 7 PM.
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The cystatins are cysteine proteinase inhibitors belonging to MEROPS inhibitor family I25, clan IH [(PUBMED:2107324), (PUBMED:14587292), (PUBMED:1855589)]. They mainly inhibit peptidases belonging to peptidase families C1 (papain family) and C13 (legumain family). The cystatin family includes:
All true cystatins inhibit cysteine peptidases of the papain family (MEROPS peptidase family C1), and some also inhibit legumain family enzymes (MEROPS peptidase family C13). These peptidases play key roles in physiological processes, such as intracellular protein degradation (cathepsins B, H and L), are pivotal in the remodelling of bone (cathepsin K), and may be important in the control of antigen presentation (cathepsin S, mammalian legumain). Moreover, the activities of such peptidases are increased in pathophysiological conditions, such as cancer metastasis and inflammation. Additionally, such peptidases are essential for several pathogenic parasites and bacteria. Thus in animals cystatins not only have capacity to regulate normal body processes and perhaps cause disease when down-regulated, but in other organisms may also participate in defence against biotic and abiotic stress.
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It might be for aeroas well, but from what I've read their is a dedicated heat exchanger for the oil cooler for the transaxle in the back and one of those vents is dumping air through that radiator.Scott Bennett wrote: From the CFD images in that gallery, it looked more like they were routing the rear fender vent through to the taillight vent, presumably to cut a little drag (dumping some high pressure air into the low pressure wake). If they are actually going to the brakes and the transaxle, then they are more "functional" than functional. Rear brakes don't need cooling on a road car. In the unlikely event the transaxle needed cooling, you'd use an oil cooler, since blowing air over the case isn't going to do much. Regardless of whether these vents actually direct air anywhere, they are for looks more than anything else.
Point being, they're doing *something* even if that something may be not that important. Ex. The Corvette has had rear brake cooling since the C5 Z06, so it may not be needed on a road car, but there are plenty of Corvettes that do see the track, even if it's not the majority. They're not stick on gills like people throw on the rear quarter window of their Mustang to "cool the glass" if you know what I mean.


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Local product Adam Humphries hauls in five catches for a career-high 67 yards on Saturday against Wake Forest in Clemson.
CLEMSON — Clemson receiver Adam Humphries had been the subject of heavy praise from Dabo Swinney prior to the North Carolina State game with the head coach saying he felt the Dorman product had an NFL career ahead of him.
With former high school teammate Charone Peake out for the season with a torn ACL, Humphries has stepped into the starting role, but went without a catch during last week's game at the Wolfpack.
He was much more highly visible in Saturday's 56-7 win over Wake Forest in making three of Clemson's first seven receptions and finishing with five for a career-high 67 yards.
"It was awesome after not seeing any catches last week and then being able to come in and contribute," Humphries said. "It was a good feeling to be back home in front of our crowd and to get the ball a few times."
Humphries said there wasn't necessarily urgency in trying to get him more involved early, but there were holes in Wake's scheme Clemson felt it could exploit.
"It was more of what the defense gave us, a lot of those (shorter) hitch routes were open and we saw that watching film and game-planned for it."
TOUCHDOWN DENIED: One of Clemson's biggest fan favorites is highly decorated Army veteran Daniel Rodriguez, the sophomore reserve receiver/return man, who draws huge applause whenever he gets into a game or makes a play.
With the Tigers facing third-and-2 from Wake's 11, he converted the first down on a 7-yard shovel pass from backup quarterback Cole Stoudt. Clemson tried the same play to Rodriguez the next two snaps, but he ended up a yard shy of his first touchdown before C.J. Davidson ran it in.
Davidson was one of seven Tigers to score, leaving quarterback Tajh Boyd in disbelief Rodriguez was unable to get the first of his career.
"I told him he didn't want to score," Boyd chided. "He couldn't have wanted to score. No, I'm very excited for him and he's a living legend right now and it continues. He's going to have a movie coming out sometime in the near future, I promise you. Somebody's got to throw him that first touchdown."
LIGHT'S COMING ON: True freshman tight end Jordan Leggett, who missed time in preseason camp with a knee injury, is just now getting back into the flow of the offense. He's shown impressive athletic skills, but has been criticized at times for a lack of focus. Leggett had a career day with three catches for 38 yards and his first collegiate touchdown.
"He's a phenomenal athlete, but he can be lazy and this gives us the chance to coach him even harder than what we've been coaching him," offensive coordinator Chad Morris said. "I can promise you he's grinning ear to ear right now and that's all right because we're going to keep coaching him hard and he's going to keep grinning."
PAW PRINTS: Clemson is now 61-17-1 all-time against Wake Forest, including the last five overall and seven consecutive at home. … The Tigers are 37-4-2 on Homecoming since 1971. … It's the second consecutive home game the Tigers have topped 500 yards (573) to improve their all-time record to 66-0-1 when reaching that mark. ... Clemson converted on all six of its red zone chances Saturday and now all 16 for the season. … The win was the largest margin of victory since beating South Carolina State 54-0 in 2008 and the largest in ACC competition since 1999 when the Tigers beat Duke 58-7. … D.J. Howard's 75-yard touchdown reception, the first of his career, was the longest reception by a running back since C.J. Spiller caught an 83-yard touchdown in 2008 against Duke.


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December 2013: MAT Open House
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Saturday, December 14, 2013
Noon−2 pm at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City.
Attention Earth science grads:
Change lives. Teach science. That is the call of action for the Museum's new Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program, the first urban teacher residency program offered by a museum.
On Saturday, December 14, from Noon−2 pm, we invite you to an Open House. Meet faculty, staff and students, learn about the structure of this unique program, and ask any questions you have about coursework, eligibility, and more. There will also be a short behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum campus and our Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. Prospective students, friends and family, and others interested in learning more about this program are welcome. RSVPs are encouraged, but not required.
The MAT program is a full-time, paid Master's program with science and pedagogy coursework and real-world teaching experience. We seek a student body with diverse life and career experiences, such as recent college graduates, veterans, former participants in volunteer corps, and career changers. The program is open to college graduates with a bachelor's degree in Earth science or a related discipline or any bachelor's degree with a minimum of 24 credits in Earth science plus 6 additional credits in physics, chemistry, environmental science, or biology.
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Vertical Gardens
In an urban environment, it's hard to find the space to plant a garden — and living in a city makes you yearn for greenery. Creating a vertical garden is the perfect way to satisfy your green thumb while living in a small space. These horticultural walls will both freshen the air and enchant your guests. Just be sure you're up to the upkeep.
Vertical gardens can be classically minimal or overgrown and wild depending on how you want the greenery to compliment your space. Large wall planter can be mounted to your existing walls or you can hang a fabric system like a Wally Woolly Pocket, which are made from 100% recycled plastic water bottles. Also, these gardens can be erected to block unpleasant views from windows or outside areas.
When you decide what type of vertical garden you want to install in your home, think about the amount of time you're willing to spend to keep those plants healthy. You'll need to make sure your garden gets the right amount of water and light. A certain amount of re-potting might be required to prevent insects and mold.
For more vertical garden inspiration check out these Apartment Therapy posts.
• Best Plant Containers for Small Spaces
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Flat Earth Studio develops premium lifestyle apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Its first app was Yi Jing, also known as the "I Ching" or "Book of Changes," which is an ancient Chinese book of wisdom developed more than 3,000 years ago.
Flat Earth Studio has been making the rounds in the news cycle recently.
Last month, the Southborough company announced a software update to its Yi Jing app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch that includes a new book translation, "I Ching: Walking Your Path, Creating Your Future" by Hilary Barrett, for an additional in-app purchase.
"This beautiful, practical 'I Ching' for divination pays homage to the original text while supporting the modern user with lucid explanations and guidelines for interpreting the oracle," states the book's publisher, Arcturus.
Yi Jing is the definitive mobile version of "I Ching," or "Book of Changes," one of the oldest books ever written, says Flat Earth Studio owner Brian Arnold.
"A single app contains all of the features you would expect, including a question oracle, an integrated journal and book text in multiple translations and interpretations," he adds.
Arnold incorporated Flat Earth Studio in 2009 with the firm's name serving as a nod to Zen. The Southborough resident recently discussed his company with Daily News staff writer Bob Tremblay.
QUESTION: Why was the business started?
ANSWER: I wanted to learn directly about how someone might earn a living from developing mobile applications (apps), and also have fun while doing it. I'm not earning a living from this, but the experience has informed me on how one might earn a living doing it.
In 2008, Apple made it possible for anyone to publish an app for the new iPhone through the iTunes App Store. This marked the beginning of a brand new software platform and ecosystem - one that is already extending well beyond the one Apple created: Android, Kindle through Amazon, and some time next year, Windows 8.
I wanted to have a means to understand this new platform and ecosystem, both for my employer, The MathWorks Inc., and for me, personally. My career as a software engineer could be significantly impacted by this sea change, and one does not sit idly while such things happen.
I also saw an opportunity for a niche software product idea - Yi Jing - to finally bear fruit. Since college I had wanted to make that kind of app, but it was never really feasible. Before there were things called "app stores," the software business had become very expensive to develop within, and if you had a "small" product idea, it would be financially impossible to get it out into the world.
In the 1990s the nearest approximation to an app store was a category of software called "shareware" that never really succeeded in reaching a lot of customers, and was later replaced with websites, whose dot-com bubble imploded in the early 2000s, before making a comeback in the past few years. The app store made it possible for anyone with software know-how to get into the software business, and make a reasonable return, no matter how small the idea.
Q: What did you do before you started this business?
A: I have been a software engineer ever since I graduated with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1988. I moved to Silicon Valley to start up a software company. Some time later, I worked at Apple, around the time Steve Jobs returned as CEO.
I later got into developing software for video editing systems, which led me to Massachusetts in the late 1990s, at Media 100 in Marlborough. By 2005, I found an opportunity at The MathWorks in Natick, which was just beginning to support its products again on the Apple Macintosh platform.
Q: Is this your first business?
A: No. In 1990, I co-founded Lumina Decision Systems with a Stanford/Carnegie Mellon professor, Max Henrion, who still runs that company, developing decision analysis software, called Analytica, which I helped create.
I'm still a co-owner of Lumina, but I don't contribute - the commute is too far. I currently lead platform evolution at The MathWorks, headquartered in Natick, which is my day job.
Q: What does your company sell?
A: Flat Earth Studio develops premium lifestyle apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Our first app was Yi Jing, also known as the "I Ching" or "Book of Changes," which is an ancient Chinese book of wisdom developed more than 3,000 years ago.
The Yi Jing has always fascinated me because the origins of computing - binary theory - extends from concepts found in the "Book of Changes," but the book is more well-known for its influence on Carl Jung, one of the founders of modern psychology. Our digital ones and zeros can be traced back to the sequences of yin and yang lines and their analog descriptions found in that book.
Q: What makes you different from the competition?
A: We all want things that touch our hearts, that can make us better human beings. Software is not just about algorithms, it is about the human insights that an algorithm can generate. Without human insights, software is nothing. I am a software engineer by trade.
You don't measure a software engineer by how quickly, clearly and correctly they can implement a binary search tree, you measure them by how they can learn and grow, and change the world around them, to make it a better place to live in for everyone.
The software I have worked on and companies I've worked for throughout my career have always been about working with change: Lumina's Analytica, to bring clarity through uncertainty; Apple, to make a dent in the universe; Media 100, to change how people see their world visually; and The MathWorks, to accelerate the pace of innovation in science and engineering.
Software should be designed to help change people's lives. Flat Earth Studio's first app, Yi Jing, embodies this - "Yi" means "change" in Chinese. Yi Jing is a fun way to learn about how to perceive and respond to change. It's not magical per se. It's literally about ones and zeros, and words that relate those to yourself and the world, inner and outer. If you engage with it long enough, you will begin to have insights about yourself, and about how you can respond more effectively to changes in our world. And that can be magical, when you are able to transform yourself in this way, because you could just become a better human being, and also change the world.
Q: What is the price of your product?
A: Yi Jing sells in the Apple App Store for $4.99. Book translations written by various authors who can explain change much more eloquently than me can be added to the app for additional in-app purchase, ranging from $2.99 to $9.99.
Q: What is your yearly revenue?
A: The revenue for a single niche app is not enough to enable me to consider leaving my day job - which I enjoy in greater measure - but Yi Jing's revenue in its second year grew by 60 percent per year from the first year, and there are now more than 20,000 active customers using the app in nine different languages, from 45 countries around the world.
Q: Any future plans?
A: If I were to devote my time more fully to develop other apps, I could easily support myself, then build and grow a business on this basis, but I am happier where I am, with just the one - well, two - apps, and applying what I am learning to future plans at The MathWorks, which I'm not able to discuss at this time.
Q: How many employees do you have?
A: Flat Earth Studio is a family-owned business and is currently my personal hobby, so I don't have any employees, but I work with local graphic design contractors - mainly for icons - and my wife Elizabeth handles legal paperwork with the state, as she is a paralegal in her day job.
Q: Any news to report?
A: I'm continuing to work on Yi Jing in my spare time. In a future update, I'll be adding iCloud support, which is a way for customers to synchronize their data between their mobile devices and their computers - this is a new part of the Apple ecosystem that I need to get my head around from a consumer's perspective. Since I'm a longtime Mac developer, I'll probably make a Macintosh version of Yi Jing available as well some day, as time permits.
Q: Are there any other MetroWest connections?
A: Yi Jing has a strong connection to this area through Carol Anthony, whose I Ching Institute is in Stow. Carol contributed one of her early translations, the first edition to "A Guide to the I Ching," which is included with the app, in both English and German.
The company's website is www.flatearthstudio.com/Apps.


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The Two Story, Climb Inside Bookshelf Tower
The Ark, designed by Rintala Eggertsson Architects is a book lover's dream - the ultimate bookshelf, one that you can literally climb inside and spend the day in. Talk about getting lost in a good book!
Part of an exhibition at the Victoria & Albert, the two story structure connects the first and second floor of the museum. The exterior shows the uniform white paged sides of the books - to peruse the colorful spines and access the volumes, you need to enter the tower.
More info on the exhibition: Architects Build Small Spaces
More info on the architects: Rintala Eggertsson Architects
Lots more posts on the Ark from around the web:
• Lamda Literary
• Arch Daily
• Ask Nicola
• Shelf Awareness
Images: Pasi Aalto / pasiaalto.com via Arch Daily & Lamda Literary
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Just a quick and short update. I uploaded photos from Scotland this morning. I hope you find them interesting. We will see how many more photos it will let me upload for the month.
We are now staying with the Gore family in Walkden. We arrived later than anticipated after a day of visiting in Runcorn. We attended church in the Runcorn Ward at the local community center since their building burned down a while back. It was good to see so many people and that we received such a hearty welcome. We did go visit a number of families while there. A couple of which include the Campbell (and Young), Fleming, McWilliam, Johnson, Byrom and more. A couple of families were not home so we did not visit with them. It was sure good to be back in Runcorn, despite the fact that you have to drive around in circles to get anywhere you want to go. Busways might be spectacular, but at the sacrifice of the drivers!
Saturday we made another trip into Liverpool. The only thing really to mention is that we got lost and had lunch with Gheorghe and Claire Simion family. Gheorghe was one of my mission companions. We spent nearly four hours with him and his good wife. It was convenient he lives in Liverpool now as he was originally from Romania. It was a great meeting.
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2 New Slingboxes Give TV Junkies Anytime, Anywhere Fix
Oct 10, 2012 4:08 PM PT
While they actually appeared on store shelves weeks ago, the Slingbox 350 and Slingbox 500 officially launched on Wednesday. These devices are the latest in Sling Media's revolutionary line of set-top boxes that allow users to connect their TV source to the Internet, and enable remote streaming to a computer, tablet or smartphone.
The new units will support full HD 1080p video streaming online, but neither device supports an ATSC tuner. The Slingbox isn't meant as a replacement for a cable or satellite box -- it's a way to get the most out of existing services.
Even though the boxes did appear on shelves at Best Buy with essentially no announcement from Sling Media, that was the result of a breakdown in communications in the retail channel -- not an intentional soft rollout or lack of enthusiasm about promoting the new models, according to Brian Jaquet, Sling Media spokesperson.
"As with any new product launch, the product needs to be in the distribution chain and has to be available for the launch day at all retail stores, across all retail channels," he noted. "The product was put out before the official launch day, and that was a mistake on the retailer's part."
Both models will be generally available on Oct. 14.
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Slingbox made its debut in 2006 as a way for travelers to maintain their TV habits. Instead of merely time-shifting programs for viewing later, the Slingbox allows users to watch content -- including local programming -- remotely.
It's a way for consumers to get more out of their cable or satellite services, Jaquet told TechNewsWorld. "It gives access to that living room experience anywhere you go. It allows users to watch their content that they have on their DVR at home. And it allows users to have the ability to view the content on additional screens outside the living room."
Although there's a growing trend toward cutting the cord, Slingbox is actually a way of tethering to it.
"The core value proposition is for those who are looking to get more for the money they already pay for cable and satellite TV," said Jacquet.
"Rather than paying multiple services, you use Slingbox to send your programming over the Internet and you can watch it on your television, laptop, tablet, smartphone and more," said telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan. "Slingbox is one of the new technologies that help consumers stitch different ways of watching television together into one account."
New Model Array
Both of the new Slingbox models will support 1080p video streaming. The Slingbox 350 (US$180 MSRP) will offer integrated IR emitters along with cable tethering. The Slingbox 500 ($300 MSPR) adds built-in WiFi, USB storage, a remote, and HDMI/component video. There is no monthly subscription fee with either unit.
With more and more options available for accessing content online, could Slingbox find itself boxed in?
"Over the next few years, traditional pay television like cable TV may price itself out of existence," Kagan told TechNewsWorld.
"Many users don't mind paying a fortune for cable television, but a growing number do mind very much and are looking for low-cost alternatives," he noted.
"The fastest-growing part of this television industry is customers using an antenna and getting television for free," said Kagan. "Imagine that."


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Treasurer Wayne Swan has conceded economic growth is moderating, taking some of the gloss off another cut in official interest rates billed by the government as an early Christmas present for households.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to three per cent at its final board meeting of the year, bringing to 175 basis points the total reduction in the rate since November last year.
RBA governor Glenn Stevens said most economic indicators suggested growth had been running close to trend over the past year and there were signs lower rates were starting to have some impact.
However, the exchange rate remained higher than might have been expected given the decline in export prices and the weaker global outlook and demand was still subdued.
"The board judged at today's meeting that a further easing in the stance of monetary policy was appropriate now," Mr Stevens said in his post-meeting statement.
"This will help to foster sustainable growth in demand."
While the cash rate is at its lowest level since the depths of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis (GFC), financial markets see another drop to 2.75 per cent when the central bank board next meets in February.
"Today's rate cut from the Reserve Bank is the early Christmas present that hard-working Aussies deserve," Mr Swan told reporters in Canberra.
But he also warned economic growth would likely decline in the next set of official data for the September quarter due to be released on Wednesday.
"I wouldn't be surprised if we saw, you know, a slight moderation in growth," Mr Swan said.
The economy is expected to have grown by 3.1 per cent in the year to September, a considerable slowdown from 3.7 per cent rate recorded in the 12 months to June.
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey said rates were lower because of the challenges facing the economy, not because it was doing well.
"The fundamental point is the government has no plan to deal with the deterioration in the mining boom and the Reserve Bank is now having to do the heavy lifting," he told reporters in Sydney.
However, homeowners should be almost $47-a-month better off on repayments for an average $300,000 mortgage if the official cut is passed on in full by the major banks.
Mr Swan and Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday urged the banks to pass on the reduction in full.
The first bank to move, the mid-tier Bank of Queensland, cut its lending rate by 20 basis points rather than the full 25, which could be a portent of what the big banks will do.
The RBA decision came as new data suggested the residential building market may not yet be up to the challenge of filling the gap left by the mining investment boom as it comes off the boil next year.
Building approvals tumbled 7.6 per cent in October compared to the previous month.
"The setback in building approvals do not augur well for a housing recovery in early 2013," Master Builders Australia chief executive Wilhelm Harnisch said.


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Teresa Miller, 54, reflects on the community she's found on the street corners in the southeast Newport News community. Miller, who was an alcoholic 33 years ago, says she values the conversation and company at intersections like 32nd Street and Jefferson Avenue. She says she appreciates a new effort by Newport News Police to stop by the street corners and provide resources for substance abuse treatment and job placement. "I've seen a lot of people that used to hang on this corner perish just from boredom, loneliness, alcoholism, drug abuse, and it's like, where did everybody go?"
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There are few guarantees in life, but among them are: Gray hair, death, taxes and cucumbers on display in every supermarket all across the US, 365 days a year.
As much as I savor the crunch of a slicing cucumber and marvel at its ability to defy both seasonal and geographic boundaries, I still long for the days of summer, also known as cucumber season. Like tomatoes, eggplant, watermelon and zucchini, the cucumber is a vine that can only climb, spawn blossoms and bear fruit in the presence of prolonged solar heat. It is a gorgeous process to watch vine plants make babies, one that is indelibly associated with the languid sultry romance of summer, not the neutered, climate-controlled aisles of any-town supermarkets.
With that, I propose a toast - Carpe Cucum-Diem - to seizing the moment with a backyard cucumber that still smells of the earth. Midsummer night's dreams come true if you let them...
Brief History
A native of India, the cucumber is among the oldest domesticated plants, referenced in literature and art from antiquity.
Along with caper buds, figs, grapes and honey, wild cucumbers are mentioned in Gilgamesh, the epic poem written in Sumerian cuneiform on clay tablets around 3,000 BC. and one of the earliest surviving works of literature.
The cucumber (or its wild ancestor) makes two appearances in the Bible: Along with garlic, the cucumber is mentioned in Numbers 11:5, when the Israelites reminisce about (and perhaps long for) the food they ate as slaves: "We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt for Nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick."
It's mentioned later in the Book of Isaiah:
"Jerusalem [Daughter of Zion] alone is left a city under siege - as defenseless as a watchman's hut in a vineyard or a shed in a cucumber field." (Isaiah 1:8 )
By the first century AD, the cucumber had become the darling of Roman emperor Tiberius, who had greenhouses (specularia) constructed to satisfy his year-round cuke cravings. The lengths to which the emperor went for his beloved fruit were duly noted by Roman agriculture writers Pliny the Elder and Columella.
Fast forward 700 or so years, and the cucumber continues to be prized among the ruling class. Medieval emperor Charlemagne insisted that the cucumber be planted in all the gardens of his many estates.
The cuke made its way to England probably in the 1300s, under King Edward III, according to many historians, and "concumber" was on the to-do list of the gardener to the archbishop of Canterbury (1326-27).
According to legend, Christopher Columbus brought cucumber seeds from the Canary Islands to Hispaniola during one of his major oceanic voyages in the late 1400s, the beginning of its travels throughout the Americas.
In a letter dated Nov. 29, 1825, Thomas Jefferson wrote Ohio governor Thomas Worthington requesting "half a dozen seeds of these mammoth cucumbers."
Factual nibbles
The expression "cool as a cucumber" is older than we may think; it was coined by 18th century British poet John Gay in his comic ballad "A New Song for New Similes":
Pert as a pear-monger I'd be
If Molly were but kind;
Cool as a cucumber could see
The rest of womankind.
From the 16th to 19th century, the cucumber aroused great suspicion among Britons who dubbed it "cow-cumber" for its thick, bitter skin and reputation for causing indigestion, food considered only fit for cows.
The cucumber tree, an ornamental deciduous North American native, is a member of the magnolia family, not cucumis, and is named for its fruit, which resemble cucumbers when unripe.
Meet Cucumis sativus, a member of the extensive creeping vine Cucurbitaceae family, which includes watermelon, muskmelon, and summer and winter squash.
There are several different types of cucumbers in the marketplace with varying availability, depending on where you shop.
The supermarket produce aisle is home to the American slicing cucumber. Available year-round, it tends to be heavily waxed and lacking in flavor. (I think of it as the iceberg lettuce of the cucumber world.) More recently, the American slicer shares space with the burpless/seedless cultivar, also sold as the hothouse or English cucumber. Long and sometimes curvy, sometimes with a nipply end, this thinner-skinned, self-pollinating cuke is often wrapped in plastic to maintain freshness.
The choices get more interesting at local coops, ethnic and farmers' markets, and roadside farm stands. Here's where you'll find Asian and Middle Eastern slicers, the short, stubby and slightly warty pickling cucumbers, as well as a slew of heirloom varieties, including the lemon cucumber. You might also come across the Armenian cucumber, a close relative to the muskmelon (C. melo var. flexuosus) and the gherkin, a pickling cucumber native to Africa (C. anguria). For a visual of all the offerings, this list will help put names to faces.
Georgia is the top cucumber producing state, followed by Florida, North Carolina and California. In 2012, the US imported more than 1 billion pounds of cucumbers from Mexico.
When the air is good and warm, the cucumber thrives; it is a summer item through and through. In fact, the cucumber dislikes even the slightest dip in temperature below 70 degrees F.
Environmental Impact
The conventional American slicing cucumber is ranked #9 on the Environmental Working Group's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, earning it a spot on the Dirty Dozen Plus list. Because it's highly perishable, commercially grown cukes are coated with a food-grade wax or resin, to prolong shelf life and retain moisture. The coating can be vegetable, shellac or petroleum based. Look for labels indicating the type of wax applied, but the question of safety remains. In her book What to Eat, Marion Nestle says this of waxed fruit: "I cannot help but think the foods must be old. Why would they need wax if they were fresh?" Wax is not on the menu at farmers' markets, FYI.
The conventional American slicer has also been the subject of food safety concerns. Earlier this year, a salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers imported from Mexico sickened 84 people from 18 states.
As mentioned above, cucumbers come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Pickling cucumbers are typically about four inches long, with a thin, slightly prickly skin and small or minimal seeds. The self-pollinating cuke is, thin-skinned, seedless, and at least eight inches long, sometimes with a curled end. And the American slicer, starting at six inches, has a smooth, thick skin with a repository of seeds.
What to look for
Since the cucumber is mostly water (about 96 percent water by weight), its cell walls quickly break down and turn the fruit into mush. Regardless of cultivar, a cucumber fit for eating should be firm with no signs of mushiness and no discoloration. For unwaxed cucumbers, head straight for the farmers' market.
Thirsty? Eat a cucumber. Although a respectable source of potassium and vitamin C, the cucumber is a superb thirst quencher.
The cucumber is rich in lignans, a type of phytoestrogen with anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. (Other lignan-rich plants are: flax seed, sesame seed and oat bran.) Lignans continue to be studied for their link to lowering the risk of hormone-related cancers.
What to Do with it
Cucumbers come with a FAQ that precedes the first bite:
To peel or not to peel?
It's a personal preference, but I peel all waxed cukes. I find a wax coat, particularly in salads, unpleasant.
And what about those seeds - should they stay or should they go?
Again, this comes down to cook's choice. Some argue that the seeds increase the bitterness; I say they make for a watery mess, which might also dilute a vinaigrette.
To salt or not?
Some cooks absolutely insist on salting cucumbers to help release water and make for a crispier result. In my experience, this is helpful when making pickles, but an extra, time-consuming step for a simple salad.
The cucumber is temperature sensitive - too hot and it turns to mush; too cold, and it will shrivel up. Keep refrigerated and use within a few days. If your crisper drawer runs cold, wrap the fruit in a dish towel.
Cooking tips
There's a contingent that likes their cukes cooked, but I'll take mine raw, thanks.
Drink it: Throw a seeded cucumber (or three) into the blender, along with your favorite herbs, as a gateway to beverage bliss. I love the sound of this agua fresca flavored with ginger, lime and sweetened with a simple syrup.
Add a cucumber to a future batch of gazpacho, which keeps well in the refrigerator for days and is one of the best things to take the edge off a sweltering day.
Dress it: Mild thing that she is, the cucumber is an amiable playmate of vinaigrettes and all kinds of sauces. One of my favorite hot-weather last-minute suppers is a sliced cucumber tossed with sesame oil, soy sauce, lime, chili flakes and chopped fresh cilantro, if I have it. I put the whole thing over a mound of brown rice, and might share if you're lucky. If my husband is running the kitchen, he'll probably scrounge for some fresh dill or mint and yogurt, along the lines of a tzatziki or raita.
Preserve it: If you're like me and can't get enough of in-season cucumbers, consider the pickle path. With cucumbers, you've got a few options: water bath canning, refrigerator-style and lacto-fermentation.
Cucumber Salad with Chile and Roasted Peanuts
Adapted from Local Flavors by Deborah Madison
1 long cucumber, English or Armenian
1 bunch scallions, including ½ inch of the greens
1 chile pepper of choice, seeded and minced
Grated zest and juice of 2 limes
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
4 teaspoons safflower oil (other options: sunflower, peanut, grapeseed)
1/3 cup unsalted toasted peanuts, chopped
6 mint leaves removed from stem, chopped
6 leaves of your favorite variety of basil
Peel the cucumber, halve it lengthwise and cut into long strips.
Wash the scallions, remove the root and cut into thin slices.
Place the cucumber slices, scallions and minced chile pepper into a medium-size bowl.
In another bowl, combine the lime zest and juice, soy sauce, sugar and oil, and stir to mix.
Pour the dressing on top of the cucumber mixture, tossing to coat, then add the peanuts and herbs, tossing again.
This post was originally published in July 2013.


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