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Strawberries 101: How to Select, Store, and Eat Everyone's Favorite Springtime Fruit
When my in-laws from Rhode Island were visiting recently, I mentioned that our strawberry season was coming to a close.
My mother-in-law said, "You mean it's starting, right?
"Nope," I said. "California's strawberry season usually starts in January and ends in June."
"But I don't understand. That's when our strawberry season is just starting," she said.
California is the advanced-gifted child in the classroom of strawberry production. The United States produces about 2 billion pounds of strawberries every year, 90% of which are grown here. Thanks to our temperate climate, we're able to produce strawberries in the wintertime and ship them across the country. That's why people in Massachusetts can buy fresh strawberries at the Stop & Shop in frigid February.
It also means, however, those berries are "grown for production" -- picked ripe, but not at absolute maturity, and "gassed" (treated with a carbon dioxide solution to prevent spoilage) to maintain a 5-7 day shelf life.
In contrast, strawberries "grown for flavor" are vine-ripened; that is, they are not picked until fully ripe. The resulting berry is deep scarlet, sweet, and juicy. If you look inside of a vine-ripened strawberry, you'll see what looks like sugar crystals: they are the strawberry's natural sugars that provide its sweetness. As a result, vine-ripened strawberries have a shorter shelf-life of 2-5 days.
Almost every state in America grows strawberries at some point between May and July, which is when you should eat them. There is nothing quite as pleasing as the flavor of a locally grown vine-ripened strawberry bursting with natural sugar.
Since moving to Southern California a few years ago, I have spoken with many strawberry farmers and have learned some great tips about selecting and storing fresh strawberries. Here's what they have to say.
How to select fresh strawberries:
*Look for bright red berries with a shiny exterior and no bruises. Be sure the berry's "hat" is red too, which means there is no white at the top of the berry.
*Look for fresh, bright green hulls with no trace of mold or mildew.
*Buy large or small strawberries; size does not correlate directly to flavor.
*Check the bottom of the container. If it's wet, then the berries have begun to spoil.
*Ask about pesticides and other farming practices if that is important to you. Since delicate strawberries do not have a protective skin, they are more prone to absorbing pesticides.
How to store fresh strawberries:
*Always try to eat fresh strawberries the day you buy them. Otherwise, refrigerate by placing berries in a paper-towel lined plastic container. They should last 2-5 days.
*Keep berries dry with the green hull intact until you are ready to use them. Remove the hull with a pairing knife.
*To freeze strawberries, remove the hull, rinse, and pat dry. Place on a cookie sheet and freeze. Once frozen, place in Ziploc freezer bags, and enjoy year-round. The consistency will be softer, so they're best used in smoothies, jams, or sauces.
How to eat fresh strawberries:
*Toss them in salads. They pair well with spicy greens like arugula, sharp cheese like goat's cheese, and earthy nuts.
*Add them to toast, oatmeal, or cereal: Add sliced strawberries to toast topped with mascarpone or ricotta cheese.
*Dip fresh strawberries in melted dark chocolate or Nutella for a decadent treat.
*Bake with strawberries: Make cobbler, crisp, shortcake, muffins, scones, pie, cake, or just about anything else you fancy.
*Make smoothies, milkshakes, ice cream, sorbet, or drinks such as margaritas.
*Explore the savory side of strawberries: they are delicious cooked in sauces and salsas and spooned atop meats such as chicken or pork.
Are you ready to eat some strawberries now? Then check out these savory and sweet strawberry recipes:
Fresh Strawberry, Almond, and Coconut Muffins
Skinny Berry Parfaits
Seductive Strawberry Salad
Pork Tenderloin with Strawberry-Mango Salsa
Strawberry Rhubarb Calzones
Strawberry Cardamom Crumb Cake
Here are some more strawberry dessert recipes you might enjoy:
Strawberry Cupcakes recipe from Milk and Honey Cafe
Roasted Strawberry Scones recipe from The British Larder
Strawberry Shortcake Sliders recipe from Simply Recipes
Strawberry Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe from Gluten-Free Goddess
Learn more about California strawberries: Decadent Strawberries Sweet in Summertime
27 comments:
- Jessica @ How Sweet said...
That skinny parfait is what I'm having for a snack later. Maybe' I'll have 2! Looks that good.
- May 10, 2010 at 6:14 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
What a great selection of recipes!
- May 10, 2010 at 6:28 AM
- Bellini Valli said...
We have had strawberries in the grocery stores for some time now thanks to California, but I agree that there is nothing like a sun-ripened berry picked from the vine. But who can resist the strawberries we have in the grocers now for $1.99 a package:D
- May 10, 2010 at 6:33 AM
- The French said...
Yes, I'm ready to eat strawberries now!
I think they are #3 on the Worst Pesticides list so I try and buy organic as often as I can:)
- May 10, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- Karen said...
Lots of good tips, Susan! The strawberry-rhubarb calzones look great!
- May 10, 2010 at 8:12 AM
- Epicurette said...
I tried hitting the farmers market in NY over the weekend hunting for strawberries, but only one vendor had them and they looked pretty sad. The East Coast is still waiting. My strawberry ice cream recipe still remains saddly unmade!
- May 10, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
jessica-Yeah! I can tell you from experience that the second one goes down easily. ;)
rosa-thank you!
val-I hear ya on the discounted price. They are hard to pass up. But for eating out of hand, nothing beats vine-ripened berries.
thefrench-That's a great point!
karen-Those calzones are my FAVE way to enjoy strawberries and rhubarb.
epicurette-Mmmm... homemade strawberry ice cream? That's worth waiting for.
- May 10, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Joanne said...
Moan and groan. Thanks for all of these tips...that strawberry mango salsa is definitely going to be made as soon as strawberries come into season here!
- May 10, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- stacy said...
We've been getting CSA strawberries *and* I have been buying them at the market. Every time I intend to bake with them I find that I have managed to snack on a whole pint. Oops.
When we were still in the Midwest we found a great U-pick strawberry farm and came home with about 10 pounds of ripe organic berries. It was fantastic.
- May 10, 2010 at 11:43 AM
- Lynda said...
We are so lucky with the strawberries we have in California. I call them nature's candy, because they are so sweet. Thanks for the storing tips - although it's rare they last long enough in our home to store.
- May 10, 2010 at 12:46 PM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
I could move to California just for those strawberries! Even in season here, ours never seem to look like that.
- May 10, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- Rambling Tart said...
Thanks so much for the tips on strawberry storage, Susan!! I lost nearly half of my last batch and that made me sad. Now I know how to make them last longer. :-)
- May 10, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- tasteofbeirut said...
A lot of delicious dishes to pick from! I have to try that salsa with the pork, a new one for me! Thanks for all the useful info!
- May 10, 2010 at 7:38 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
joanne-Glad to hear it! It's one of my faves.
stacy-10 pounds? Wow! You must have had some ruby red fingertips! Picking strawberries in the summer time was always a thrill when I was a kid.
lynda-Ha! I know what you mean.
lydia-My mom says the same thing. She says CA's berries look artificial, in the best way possible. :)
rambling tart-I'm glad to help!
tasteofbeirut-Fruity salsas are a delicious complement to savory meats. Hope you enjoy it!
- May 11, 2010 at 6:16 AM
- Manggy said...
It's nice to know they can be frozen easily - I had to rescue a few from rotville. Some didn't survive :(
- May 11, 2010 at 7:58 AM
- Kevin said...
When I lived in Sacramento there was a strawberry farm about a mile from my house that had the best strawberries I've ever eaten. They were small things, the size of my thumbnail, picked ripe and sold immediately. Awesome!
- May 11, 2010 at 8:35 AM
- Tasty Eats At Home said...
Okay well after talking about strawberries, yeah, I was in the mood, but after looking at your photos of your strawberry recipes? That was the killer right there! Yum! I could go for those muffins...or some bars...or heck, anything!
- May 11, 2010 at 8:50 AM
- The Food Hunter said...
Great post...I'm reading it as I sit here enjoying some delicious strawberries of my own.
- May 11, 2010 at 2:28 PM
- Sean said...
Such a coincidence -- my strawberry piece just went up on Foodista today: http://www.foodista.com/blog/2010/05/11/building-a-better-berry/ I was so impressed with the experimental berries they are working on.
Can I make a horrible confession though? I don't love strawberries. I mean, I *like* them, but I don't love them. That said, I've been making boatloads of strawberry jam already, tinged with balsamic and black pepper. I'll post on that soon.
- May 11, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- Maria said...
Love this post. I am a huge strawberry fan. I want to try all of your recipes, especially the calzones:)
- May 11, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
I'm very excited. I visited the farm on Sunday, and there were hundreds of strawberry plants filled with blossoms. With any luck, I'll be making that strawberry cardamom coffee cake soon, Susan!
- May 11, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- Kristen said...
My organic food delivery just dropped off a thing of strawberries and it was gone within 5 minutes. My kids are strawberry hogs. I sometimes wish I had to know how to keep them fresh because I don't ever get to keep them long enough around here to do anything with them :)
- May 12, 2010 at 5:22 AM
- laurie said...
Thanks for the post! I always wondered when to eat them and how to store them! Thanks!
- May 12, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- kirbie said...
What a great informational post. It also reminds me that I need to go strawberry picking soon.
- May 13, 2010 at 2:43 PM
- Anna@Tallgrass Kitchen said...
Argh! I need to stop reading CA blogs - we are WEEKS away from strawberries here in WI!!!
- May 15, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- Kelsey B. said...
Once again, I love the northeast but am envious of all of your living in produce paradise. Strawberries all winter that are local... HEAVEN! I just started mixing some small local ones with my rhubarb, but they are not quite there yet...
- May 16, 2010 at 6:26 AM
- Janis said...
Recently I have found that soaking my strawberries in a bowl and them spinning them in a berry spinner not only cleans them beautifully, but it allows them to remain in the frige for much longer! Up to a two weeks!!!!!
- May 16, 2010 at 7:32 PM


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WASHINGTON -- NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will launch two years later than previously planned, in the fall of 2011. The mission will send a next-generation rover with unprecedented research tools to study the early environmental history of Mars.
A launch date of October 2009 no longer is feasible because of testing and hardware challenges that must be addressed to ensure mission success. The window for a 2009 launch ends in late October. The relative positions of Earth and Mars are favorable for flights to Mars only a few weeks every two years. The next launch opportunity after 2009 is in 2011.
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Fisher and David Budd, who are divorcing, bought the gray casket a year ago from a friend who works at a metal salvage business. Budd said he agreed Fisher should sell the casket.
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Urban life as we know it in the Mediterranean began in the early Iron Age: settlements of great size and internal diversity appear in the archaeological record. This collection of essays offers a ... More
Urban life as we know it in the Mediterranean began in the early Iron Age: settlements of great size and internal diversity appear in the archaeological record. This collection of essays offers a systematic discussion of the beginnings of urbanization across the Mediterranean, from Cyprus, through Greece and Italy, to France and Spain. Scholars in the field look critically at what is meant by urbanization, and analyse the social processes that lead to the development of social complexity and the growth of towns. The introduction to the book focuses on the history of the archaeology of urbanization and argues that proper understanding of the phenomenon demands loose and flexible criteria for what is termed a 'town'. The following eight chapters examine the development of individual settlements and patterns of urban settlement in Cyprus, Greece, Etruria, Latium, southern Italy, Sardinia, southern France, and Spain. These chapters not only provide a general review of current knowledge of urban settlements of this period, but also raise significant issues of urbanization and the economy, urbanization and political organization, and of the degree of regionalism and diversity to be found within individual towns. The three analytical chapters which conclude this collection look more broadly at the town as a cultural phenomenon that has to be related to wider cultural trends, as an economic phenomenon that has to be related to changes in the Mediterranean economy, and as a dynamic phenomenon, not merely a point on the map.Less


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(Editor's note: Writer Becky Ham, who reports for The Eloquent Woman on research about public speaking, told me that her 6-year-old daughter, Jenny Ham, had to give her first oral report in school--and wound up turning to The Eloquent Woman blog to answer her questions about public speaking. I asked Becky to write about it, with Jenny's permission, and they shared this account and one of Jenny's practice videos. Becky reports that Jenny was astonished to learn that adults have the same questions and fears about public speaking that she did. This post includes links to the posts she used to prepare. Here's how it went.)
My daughter Jenny just finished her first public speaking gig, a short presentation to her second-grade class about the Native American tribe of her choice. She came home excited—but a little unsure—on the day they received the assignment:
Me: Did your teacher give you any tips on speaking in front of everyone? Did you talk in class about how to give a good speech?From that promising start, she spent two weeks researching, writing and practicing. Jenny said her biggest fear going into the talk was that she wouldn't be prepared. She was determined to make lots of eye contact "so I won't look boring." She wondered if it was OK to say "um," like some of her classmates. She was surprised to see how fast she was speaking after watching herself on video. She also became a big fan of deep breathing before starting her speech.
Jenny: No, I think we're just supposed to be wigging it.
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Interestingly, Jenny insisted that the girls in her class were more prepared, more lively, and less likely to read directly from their papers than the boys. (While she didn't accuse the boys outright of having cooties, I suspect there may be some second-grade culture at work behind this observation.)
I've been watching her video practice again, and I'm struck by how the lessons she's learned will stay relevant far into her speaking future.Well, most of them, anyway. She's missing her two front teeth, and we had to talk about what to do when your words come out in a whistle.
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OROVILLE >> Sunlight gleamed off of chrome and paint on Sunday at the Precious Metals VW car show at Riverbend Park in Oroville.
Judges and spectators roamed through the parking lot, talking to the vehicle owners about the Beetles, buses, cars and trucks from the German automaker Volkswagen.
There were a few modern cars, but most of the vehicles were Beetles and buses from the 1970s and earlier.
The car show had 32 cars entered to win prizes for several different categories.
Car show judge Brian Walker, of Oroville, said he was looking for the "most original" cars at the show.
A member of the NorCal Volksters club, which sponsored the event, Walker owns a 1967 Beetle that wasn"t entered in the show.
"I got it all together and wanted to fix a few little things, and then ended up taking it all apart again," he said with a laugh. "It"s kind of all in pieces right now. Hopefully, next year, I"ll be here with the car."
Chris Gibb, of Paradise, saw a flyer for the show and brought his two sons, Wilfred, 9, and Spencer, 10, and the boys" cousin, Ethan Simandan, 7, to the show.
Gibb used the show as a teaching experience, pointing out how the transmission of car show head judge Cliff Richardson"s 1972 "Baja Volksrod," it"s a modified Beetle, he called it a Baja Volksrod because it"s a mix of a Baja bug and a Volkswagen hot rod, was hooked up to the engine at the rear of the car instead of the front.
The kids liked the Volkswagens, but Spencer Gibb was fascinated by Bill "Wild Bill" Hill"s Amphicar, a car built in 1963 in West Germany to drive on land and in the water.
"I want a Ferrari, or I want that aquatic car," Spencer said about his dream car when he is old enough to drive.
The classic Volkswagens were a family affair for other car enthusiasts as well.
"My dad had hot rods and Volkswagens when I was growing up," said Ray Weldin, of Redding.
Weldin said he has had a 30-year love affair with old cars that began in high school when he owned a Volkswagen. He brought a 1950 Beetle converted into an orange dune buggy with an original Meyers Manx 1965 fiberglass body to the show.
"When you build the hot rods, you can"t afford to drive them, so my dad would drive the Volkswagens around, cause they were cheaper to run," Weldin said.
The show"s organizers, Greg McNeece and Ed Johnson, co-owners of VW-Vibrations in Paradise, started the car show in 2012 and plan to continue holding it on the last Sunday of June each year in Riverbend Park.
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NEW ORLEANS — About 1,300 sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico may be different enough from others in their endangered species to be considered for specific protections, the federal government said Thursday.
NEW ORLEANS — About 1,300 sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico may be different enough from others in their endangered species to be considered for specific protections, the federal government said Thursday.
Many of the sperm whales, most of which are female or young, live in deep water near the mouth of the Mississippi River, said Randall Davis, a Texas A&M marine biology professor who was among those who reported on them in 2001.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries' finding Thursday came in response to a petition filed in December by WildEarth Guardians, a conservation group based in Santa Fe, N.M. The finding will be published Friday in the Federal Register and triggers a study that must be completed by Dec. 14, NOAA Fisheries spokeswoman Fionna Matheson said.
The group is happy but not surprised, because their petition is based largely on information in NOAA Fisheries' recovery plan for sperm whales, said WildEarth Guardians' endangered species advocate Taylor Jones.
"It was pretty clear from their own recovery plan that the Gulf of Mexico sperm whales were a pretty unique population and facing heightened threats," she said in an interview.
According to a NOAA webpage, the worldwide sperm whale population may be anywhere from 200,000 to 1.5 million. She said these whales average 5 to 6-1/2 feet shorter than the worldwide population and travel in "pods" of about 10 animals, and have been seen foraging in shallower water than other sperm whales.
They generally don't leave the Gulf and their songs are different from those of other sperm whales, she said.
"Because of these unique adaptations, if the Gulf sperm whales were to become extirpated, there is little evidence that other sperm whales would or could colonize the area," the group said in a news release.
Davis, who was not involved in the petition, said 18th century whalers harpooned sperm whales — the species featured in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick — in the Gulf of Mexico. Federal and Texas A&M biologists "sort of rediscovered" them in the 1990s, he said.
"They're found throughout the northern Gulf, but are specially concentrated in and around the mouth of the Mississippi River going east toward Alabama in two large canyons," Davis said. "That's also an area of very active oil and gas exploration and development, and shipping traffic."
Males tend to be solitary, feeding in the polar regions and coming into the Gulf to breed, Davis said.
After the first reports, he said, seismic survey vessels looking for oil and gas had to keep a marine mammal observer on board and stop any explosions if a marine mammal — especially a sperm whale — could be seen from the deck.
If they're classified as a distinct population, they probably would get additional protection, he said. The effect on fisheries and commerce in the northern Gulf will be interesting, he said.
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He didn't know what NOAA Fisheries might suggest.
Marta Nammack of NOAA's Office of Protected Resources didn't, either.
She said that if NOAA finds the Gulf sperm whales are a "distinct population segment," proposing rules and getting public comment on them would take another year. "It's early in the process, so it would be difficult to predict what kind of protections we might do," she said.


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Investing giant Carl Icahn is still fighting his war of words against hedge fund rival Bill Ackman, but he swears it's not about personal feelings—it's about making money. Hurting Ackman's feelings in the process is just a nice bonus.
Despite saying he would never show up on Scott Wapner's CNBC show again, earlier today Icahn returned to the scene of last month's verbal showdown that delighted the financial press for a whole afternoon. To recap: Ackman called the health supplement company Herbalife "a pyramid scheme." Icahn called Ackman a crybaby and a "loser" and defended the company, but wouldn't say whether he had a financial stake in it. Well, earlier today he finally admitted the he has indeed taken a long position in Herbalife, and may invest even more money. (The stock took a big jump on the news.)
Ichan called into CNBC again to defend his move and insist that he's not just trying to hurt Ackman (though he helpfully reminded everyone that he still doesn't like him). He claims he honestly believes that Herbalife is a good company and wants it to succeed. And if that happens, and Ackman's short-selling position implodes and he loses his shirt.... well, that's okay too.
If Ackman gets squeezed I'm not going to feel sorry..." Icahn said, adding, "The fact that I don't like Ackman you could say is the strawberry on top of the ice cream."
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Stevan Ridley has an opportunity to regain his early-down role in the New England Patriots backfield with LeGarrette Blount now in Pittsburgh.
The question is whether he works his way back into coach Bill Belichick's good graces for a long-term contract during the final year of his rookie deal.
NFL Media's Albert Breer reports Ridley and the Patriots have had no talks on a new contract to this point.
It's hardly a surprise, as Ridley fell out of favor once again due to ongoing ball-security issues late last season.
Per Breer, a motivated Ridley is a little lighter and faster this offseason and is focusing on fixing his fumbling woes. With Blount out of the picture, Ridley is a good bet to lead New England's backfield in carries for a third consecutive season.
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First, let me be clear: I take no credit for the messaging or themes of first two nights of the Democratic convention. But in some of the most talked about speeches of the last two nights, I heard echoes of ideas I've been writing about for years. No, it doesn't lead me to think anyone in the White House or at the DNC has been reading my blog posts. But it does give me hope that Democrats have what can be a winning message, if they back it up with effective policy to create jobs and rebuild the middle class — and then make voters believe they'll fight for those policies after the election.
They're off to a good start. The best speeches of the night spotlighted a moral framework and set of values that will resonate with many Americans, and benefit Democrats in November and beyond, if they back it up.
I haven't seen most of the convention as it's unfolded. In our house, those hours are consumed by dinner, dishes, playtime, homework, and bedtimes. Instead, I read the speeches, or watch online videos of them, long after "prime time." I was particularly impressed with the speeches given by Julian Castro and First Lady Michelle Obama, and Elizabeth Warren's speech last night. (Yes, Warren introduced Bill Clinton, but the Big Dog has once again proven that he's in a class by himself.)
Julian Castro
Though very nearly upstaged by his three-year-old daughter Carina, Julian Castro set the tone Tuesday night with a speech focused on his unlikely rise from a low-income childhood in Texas, to rising Democratic political star, and the story of his immigrant grandmother's pursuit of the American Dream itself for her grandchildren.
My grandmother didn't live to see us begin our lives in public service
But she probably would've thought it extraordinary that just two generations after she arrived in San Antonio, one grandson would be the mayor and the other would be on his way – the good people of San Antonio willing-to the United States Congress!
My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible.
Ours is a nation like no other-a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation…no matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward.
It's a story and background that many Americans — not just the DREAMers lined for their chance at the American Dream — can identity with, and one that Castro said Mitt Romney just "doesn't get."
Mitt Romney, quite simply, doesn't get it. A few months ago he visited a university in Ohio and gave the students there a little entrepreneurial advice. "Start a business," he said. But how? "Borrow money if you have to from your parents," he told them. Gee, why didn't I think of that? Some people are lucky enough to borrow money from their parents, but that shouldn't determine whether you can pursue your dreams. I don't think Governor Romney meant any harm. I think he's a good guy. He just has no idea how good he's had it.
We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance. And the thing is, Mitt Romney and the Republican Party are perfectly comfortable with that America. In fact, that's exactly what they're promising us.
As I wrote earlier, not only does Mitt Romney not get how good he's had it, but he appears not to get or care how much worse other people have it compared to him. Mitt Romney has repeatedly declared that he will not "apologize for being successful," but ignores how much his success and that of his sons is due to to the importance of being a Romney.
Last month, blogs were abuzz about recent studies suggesting that wealth reduces compassion — that increasing wealth corresponds with decreasing empathy for others. That's gotta be one of the reasons Mitt Romney — one of the the richest people to run for president in 20 years— could stand in front of audience of college students in Ohio and tell them "Take a shot, go for it, take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business," without acknowledging that many of those students will struggle to find jobs and pay student loans after graduation? How else could Romney regale students with a story about a friend of his who borrowed $20,000 from his parents to start a business, and remain utterly oblivious that the parents of most of the students in the audience probably didn't have $20,000 to lend them in the first place?
…It doesn't occur to Mitt Romney that most students today don't have parents who can lend them $20,000 — or $20, or so much as bus fare in some cases — any more than it occurs to him that those students' parents probably didn't get their start "struggling" to live on the yields from their stock portfolios. And it doesn't occur to Tagg Romney that (a) having parents who could give him $10 million and (b) being Mitt Romney's son opened doors to him that would have remained firmly closed to others who did have private equity experience, but lacked $10 million in parental support, and the advantage of being the son of the next likely Republican presidential candidate. (And, it goes without saying, possibly the son of the next president.)
No one's asking Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan to "apologize" for having the good fortune to be born to wealthy parents, go on to inherit or marry into even more wealth, and then invest that wealth in creating even more personal wealth. Yet, asking them to just be honest about the web of privilege that supports them, and how much they've benefited from government assistance is asking too much.
But the heart of Castro's speech was its beginning, when he touched on a theme that Michelle Obama would carry forward later in the evening.
Texas may be the one place where people actually still have bootstraps…and we expect folks to pull themselves up by them. But we also recognize there are some things we can't do alone. We have to come together and invest in opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow.
Michelle Obama
If Julian Castro set the table on Tuesday night, Michelle Obama served up a fulfilling main course.
A disclaimer: I'm a big Michelle Obama fan. So, I'm bound to be biased, but a cursory reading of the media responses — not to mention an avalanche of tweets — suggest that Michelle Obama hit a home-run Tuesday night, much as she did in 2008. While her task was somewhat different last night, than it was in 2008, she gave much the same basic speech she did then — full of warmth and personal touches.
But this time, Michelle Obama did much more. In re-telling both her and her husband's personal stories, as well as their struggles as a young couple starting out, Mrs. Obama picked carried forward theme that Castro introduced in his speech, and strengthened the connection to values.
You see, even though back then Barack was a Senator and a presidential candidate…to me, he was still the guy who'd picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see the pavement going by through a hole in the passenger side door…he was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he'd found in a dumpster, and whose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small.
But when Barack started telling me about his family – that's when I knew I had found a kindred spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like mine.
You see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable – their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.
… Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much.
They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had much more than they did…in fact, they admired it.
They simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you don't start out with much, if you work hard and do what you're supposed to do, then you should be able to build a decent life for yourself and an even better life for your kids and grandkids.
That's how they raised us…that's what we learned from their example.
Without mentioning Ann Romney by name, Michelle Obama related a story much more accessible to Americans than selling off stock to get by, and make it through college without having to work. But the real difference between the two speeches — the current First Lady and the would-be — wasn't measured in offshore accounts, Cadillacs or car elevators.
Ann Romney's speech brought to mind her 1994 Boston Globe interview, in which she talked about how she and Mitt supported themselves as college students by selling off investment stock "that came from Mitt's father," yet simultaneously claimed the young couple never received any help from their parents. Michelle Obama's speech capped off an evening of speeches that exposed the Republican's empathy gap.
She never mentioned Mitt Romney, but as she described her husband, a man with a rusted-out car, who wore shoes a half-size too small, whose single mother struggled to raise him and whose tenacious grandmother nonetheless hit a glass ceiling at her bank; who managed massive student loan debt until he got to the U.S. Senate and who comes home most nights to have dinner with his daughters; well, the contrast with Romney was stark. "Barack knows what it means when a family struggles," she said. Unlike someone else we won't mention.
It wasn't just Michelle Obama – in San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, in Lilly Ledbetter, in Illinois congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth, known for her military service but who talked of relying on food stamps when she was young, we heard from people who knew hard times personally, who couldn't liquidate some stock options when times were tough, or go to their parents for money to start a business or attend college. And they proudly attributed their success not merely to their own talent and hard work, or their parents' – although that was there – but to a government that helped when they needed it. David Brooks unbelievably called the GOP "the party of strivers"; maybe he'll think differently now that he sees real strivers – who don't want to slam the door behind them after they've made it. There's no better symbol of the GOP than Paul Ryan saving his father's Social Security benefits so he could attend college – then crusading to privatize Social Security now that he's a wealthy man.
Where Ann Romney proudly embraced the myth of the "self-made" American, and pretended never to have received or wanted any help, Michelle Obama gladly and humbly acknowledged how much her family's success was due to the contributions of countless others.
We learned about dignity and decency – that how hard you work matters more than how much you make…that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.
We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters…that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules…and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.
We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean…and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.
Those are the values Barack and I – and so many of you – are trying to pass on to our own children.
That's who we are.
The reason those two speeches resonate is because that's who we really are, all of us. While Republicans denounce an imaginary "culture of dependency," the rest of us live day-to-day in a culture of interdependency.
What these programs and the social contract represent is space between the extremes of "dependence" and "independence" — interdependence. It's the simple reality that we are mutually dependent upon and rely on each other for survival, and that what happens to one of us in some way eventually impacts all of us. Thus we have a mutual interest in one another's well-being.
It's an idea central to Buddhism that none of us exists as an island, detached from all others, uninvolved in and unaffected by the fates of others.
It's also a deeply-rooted American value. It is manifested in the traditions of our past, like barn raising. It can be seen in contemporary movements, like Occupy Our Homes. It has taken to the streets in Madison, WI.
Michelle Obama's speech Tuesday was a "declaration of interdependence," as Harold Meyerson put it.
The message of the first night of the Democratic Convention was "We built it together." Speaker after speaker took aim at the Republican Party's Randian, libertarian vision, at the ideology that Britain's Margaret Thatcher succinctly expressed when she said, "There is no such thing as society."
There is, too, replied the Democrats. There is temporal society—the intergenerational links, the investment in education that pays off not in your own success but, as San Antonio Julian Castro pointed out, in your children's. There is the society of laws, where Democrats (in general) and Barack Obama (in particular) have fought for equality in matters of sexual orientation. There is the economic society—now more unequal than it's been in 80 years—where Obama, in his wife's words, ensured that paying your medical bill won't mean you go broke.
The first evening on the Democrats' conclave was a declaration of interdependence, backed up by personal testimony to the value not just of schoolteachers but, quoting Michelle Obama, of school janitors; of parents and grandparents; of the obligations to America's children, whatever their parents' lot. In the killer line in the killer speech of the night—again, Michelle's—she contrasted that commitment, her husband's commitment, to Mitt Romney's. Her husband, she said, "believes that when you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you."
It's is a stark contrast to the conservative embrace of selfishness as a moral virtue.
Today, we're told that our fates are not connected; that we can afford to abandon one another halfway up the mountain or across the the river; that as long as we "get over" we shouldn't and can't afford to worry about anyone else.
In the most extreme view — like that of Ayn Rand, a favorite "moral philosopher" of today's conservatives — workers are less than nothing. They are "looters" or "parasites." They are cogs in the machine built and run by Rand's "great men," and if they are ground up by that machine, so be it. They have no rights that giants of industry and capital need recognize.
American conservatism is increasingly wedded to a philosophy that raises selfishness to the level of moral virtue, that in fact extols it as the highest virtue. Pursuit of self interest, in this view, is not only the individual's highest moral act, but it is his only — his only — moral obligation.
In his final speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — whose words and work have much to say about the importance of the culture of interdependence — urged us to develop a "dangerous unselfishness," that is the foundation of the culture of interdependence which has been essential part of our history and identity as a nation, and which is now under threatened by a politics and philosophy that makes selfishness a moral virtue.
Elizabeth Warren
Last night was Elizabeth Warren's first Democratic convention, and the first time she addressed one.
But previous speakers had already borrowed her words. Indeed, it looks like the entire party has borrowed them.
More than anyone else, Elizabeth Warren is responsible for shaping message of this convention, with a viral video defense of the social contract.
In a video of a recent Warren appearance, posted online by an individual who says he or she is not affiliated with the campaign, Warren answered the charge. "I hear all this, you know, 'Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever,'" Warren said. "No. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own — nobody.
"You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police-forces and fire-forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory — and hire someone to protect against this — because of the work the rest of us did.
"Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea. God bless — keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is, you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."
That's the culture of interdependence that turned what was narrow toll road to the American Dream into a wide, paved road that was open to all. That's the culture of interdependence that built the middle class. That culture of interdependence has been under assault by "unleashed greed" for "thirty troubling years."
Her prime time slot introducing Bill Clinton was perhaps a nod to Warren's contribution to the Democrats' message. True to form, Warren used that spot to expand the idea that's been borrowed by every Democratic speaker so far. Where before she defined the culture of interdependence, better known as the social contract, last night Warren pinpointed the severity of the threat to the culture of interdependence, and what that means for millions of Americans and their families.
People feel like the system is rigged against them. And here's the painful part: they're right. The system is rigged. Look around. Oil companies guzzle down billions in subsidies. Billionaires pay lower tax rates than their secretaries. Wall Street CEOs–the same ones who wrecked our economy and destroyed millions of jobs–still strut around Congress, no shame, demanding favors, and acting like we should thank them.
Anyone here have a problem with that? Well I do. I talk to small business owners all across Massachusetts.
Not one of them–not one–made big bucks from the risky Wall Street bets that brought down our economy. I talk to nurses and programmers, salespeople and firefighters–people who bust their tails every day. Not one of them–not one–stashes their money in the Cayman Islands to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
These folks don't resent that someone else makes more money. We're Americans. We celebrate success. We just don't want the game to be rigged. We've fought to level the playing field before. About a century ago, when corrosive greed threatened our economy and our way of life, the American people came together under the leadership of Teddy Roosevelt and other progressives, to bring our nation back from the brink.
…The Republican vision is clear: "I've got mine, the rest of you are on your own." Republicans say they don't believe in government. Sure they do. They believe in government to help themselves and their powerful friends. After all, Mitt Romney's the guy who said corporations are people.
No, Governor Romney, corporations are not people. People have hearts, they have kids, they get jobs, they get sick, they cry, they dance. They live, they love, and they die. And that matters. That matters because we don't run this country for corporations, we run it for people. And that's why we need Barack Obama.
Our long march towards increased inequality hasn't gone unnoticed by ordinary Americans. Nor has the "rigged system" that drives it. That's why it's good to hear the Democrats talking about both, because the majority of Americans are primed to embrace a bold economic agenda to rebuild the middle class and right our rigged system. The American people "get it."
Given stagnating wages and frustratingly high unemployment, it's unsurprising that popular opinion has turned against the rich.
Inequality is not merely a material issue. It permeates our society in myriad, unpleasant ways. A new Pew Survey takes the temperature of the Americans on the rich, and most are not happy. A majority (65%) of respondents realize, and are 57% unhappy that, the distance between rich and poor has grown over the past decade. Beyond income, poorer respondents reported being more unhappy, less healthy, and less satisfied with their jobs. The survey finds material status to be correlated with well-being.
Particularly interesting is that most respondents think that the rich are less honest than the poor or middle-class. More than half saw the rich as greedier than other people, and a plurality believe they're less honest. This underscores other surveys that find a record low amount of trust in institutions.
…Taken in sum, these findings demonstrate that the gulf between rich and poor isn't an abstraction. It has real societal implications. Policymakers ignore it at their own peril.
No wonder Democrats are getting props for "message discipline," this week.
Democrats have what could be a winning message, and every speaker so far as echoed and expanded upon that message. Tonight President Obama has a chance to close the deal, by telling Americans how he and his party will not only turn that message in to effective policy, but fight for it.


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"He asked if I wanted to be on," says McHale, "and I said, 'Well, make sure the money is the highest you've paid anyone, and then I'll do it.'
"I got $6.8 million for my appearance. It was great."
Perhaps. But whatever McHale was paid, his real prize was getting to play a character so far from the snarky class clown he's established as ex-lawyer Jeff Winger on NBC's "Community" (whose debut was postponed indefinitely last night) and on E!'s "The Soup."
For Sutter, getting actors to play way sleazier than type has become something of a hobby.
Over five seasons, he has employed novelist Stephen King as a "cleaner" who disposes of dead bodies; Tom Arnold and David Hasselhoff as porn producers; and, this season, Disney Channel/"High School Musical" star Ashley Tisdale as a hooker who was beaten to a pulp by club matriarch Gemma Teller, played by Sutter's wife, Katey Sagal.
"I like the casting to be fresh," he says.
The casting of Harold Perrineau as criminal mastermind Damon Pope — who so far this season has burned a teenage girl alive as her father looked on, and forced Sons president Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam) to choose a member of his own club to be killed — may surprise those who mainly knew Perrineau from his work on "Lost."
And, over the series' run, Sagal has also stretched her talents beyond what she had done before.
"Harold's a seasoned actor, but it's definitely a much more original casting decision [in that role] than a guy who usually plays a heavy," says Sutter.
"I always like to give people the opportunity to do something different."
As handsomely as the show is doing, it would be surprising if more actors weren't lining up to have Sutter knock them down a peg. This season's Sept. 11 premiere was watched by more than 5 million viewers.
McHale's appearance started as something of a joke last November, when Sutter and Sagal appeared in a comedy bit on "The Soup."
Sutter and McHale joked then about the comedian appearing on the show at some point. So, when Warren was being cast, McHale came to mind.
"Warren is this con man working a couple [of] different angles, ripping off older women and stuff like that," says Sutter.
"It's definitely a character that's darker and slimier than Joel has played before, and he was great. We introduce him in this episode, and do just horrible things to him in the next one."


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Some things were meant to go together: Fried chicken and waffles. Leprechauns and rainbows. Batman and Robin. Well, actually, wait a minute. Not that last one anymore. The brooding Bruce Wayne of today doesn't quite mesh with the punny sidekick of the 60s—unless you're in the mood to laugh your ass off.
The rest of this week's top comedy videos, including a Sex House, cheap wine, and yet another Batman spoof, can be found over at Splitsider.
Other highlights from the week in comedy:
-Daniel Tosh got himself in some trouble.
-We followed the deep vein of dark comedy throughout the entire career of Breaking Bad's Vince Gilligan. Oh, and how does a Saul Goodman spin-off sound?
-Arrested Development starts shooting in one month!
-Nerd boners: Charlie Kaufman, Dan Harmon, and Dino Stamatopoulos started a Kickstarter for a new stop-motion animated film.
-We looked at the lost projects of John Hughes.
-We rounded up some videos of Fred Armisen's early, pre-SNL comedy.
-We asked you to please leave Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson alone.
-We survived the 14th annual Del Close Marathon.
-We talked to Eric Andre, Kitao Sakurai and Andrew Barchilon about The Eric Andre Show.
-We had some Bathroom Thoughts.
-We looked at Billy Crystal's contributions to SNL.
-We looked for a glimpse of Lewis Black in Basic Black.
-Seth Meyers isn't leaving SNL after all.
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Kids These Days Are Playing With Blocks
What is the latest cutting edge trend in the education of our best and brightest children? Blocks. Playing with blocks, made of wood. They wrote a whole damn story about it, in the newspaper there.
Eva Moskowitz, the former city councilwoman who runs a fast-growing network of charter schools, said her schools had created a "religion around blocks," and she proudly advertises their fully outfitted block labs alongside the chess program and daily science classes. The International School of Brooklyn is developing a program using blocks to reinforce foreign-language acquisition. And Avenues, the for-profit school scheduled to open next year in Greenwich Village, is devoting a large section of its kindergarten floor to a block center.
Blocks, made of wood. You know. Blocks.
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Delaware State Plants
State Flower: Peach Blossom
Passage of the act to adopt the Peach Blossom on May 9, 1895, was prompted by Delaware's reputation as the "Peach State," since her orchards contained more than 800,000 peach trees yielding a crop worth thousands of dollars at that time.
Delaware Code Title 29 § 308
State Herb: Sweet Golden Rod
Adopted June 24, 1996, Sweet Golden Rod ( Solidago odora ) was named Delaware's State herb. Members of the International Herb Growers and Marketers Association of Delaware suggested that the herb "Solidago Odora," commonly known as "Sweet Golden Rod," because of its beautiful golden blossoms, would be especially appropriate as the designated herb.
Sweet Golden Rod is both indigenous to Delaware and widespread throughout the State where it is commonly found in our coastal areas and along the edges of marshes and thickets.
Delaware Code Title 29 § 313
State Tree: American Holly
Adopted May 1, 1939, the American Holly ( Ilex opaca Aiton ) is regarded as one of Delaware's most important forest trees. Often called Christmas holly or evergreen holly, the tree has dark, thorny-leaved foliage and red berries. In Delaware, the tree can reach a maximum of 60 feet in height and a trunk diameter of 20 inches.
Delaware Code Title 29 § 305
State Fruit: Strawberry
Adopted May 13, 2010, the strawberry is an important product of Delaware's agricultural industry. Delaware strawberries are bred for taste, not to be big or last a long time on a store self.
Learn more about strawberries in the "Food for Thought" PSA brought to you by the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
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Locomotive catches fire while pulling cargo train through Steamboat
Steamboat Springs — A locomotive engine caught fire early Wednesday morning while chugging west through downtown Steamboat Springs. The blaze was put out by Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue a short time after an onlooker first reported the visible flames.
Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue Chief Ron Lindroth said the Union Pacific train was being pulled toward Craig by three locomotive engines when the diesel generator in the middle one caught fire at about 8 a.m.
A resident reported seeing the fire at West Pine Grove Road at 8:07 a.m.
Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue, Routt County Communications and Union Pacific worked together to identify a location west of Steamboat city limits where the train could safely stop and be away from the urban center.
The train arrived at the Duckel's crossing at 8:23 a.m. Firefighters were on scene by 8:30 a.m. and used fire extinguishers to knock back the flames so they could gain access to the engine compartment and finish off the fire with a fire hose.
Lindroth said no one was injured and that the locomotive is inoperable. He said Union Pacific disabled that locomotive and continued the cargo train to Craig later Wednesday morning using the two functional locomotives.
The railroad tracks were shut down until the train was able to continue its journey west, Lindroth said.
Lindroth said the locomotives burn diesel fuel to generate electricity, and the trains are powered by that resulting electricity.
Because some of the cargo train's cars were transporting fertilizer, he said it was important to get the train outside of the city and to make sure no diesel came in contact with the fertilizer.
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Smith River Kayak Tour
July 27, 2017 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 11:30 am on Thursday and Friday, repeating until August 18, 2017
Details available at: https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/kayaktours.htm
For a safe and enjoyable experience, only a limited number of participants can be accommodated on each tour. Space is available on a first come-first served basis, only; reservations by telephone, email, or fax will not be accepted.
Visitors can sign-up no sooner than one week before a scheduled tour (e.g., as early as Friday for a tour scheduled the following Friday) and must do so, in person, at the Hiouchi Visitor Center (1 mile west of Hiouchi, Calif. on U.S. 199, open 9 am–5 pm daily).
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Updated Family Tree Record for Captain John James Stanaway - AVAILABLE NOW
Fully updated and revised edition of
"Tides of Time - Captain John James Stanaway"
Now available as a beautiful hard bound 2.6kg volume to be treasured and handed down for generations to come.
Printed to order only, so you can have blank pages inserted in your section thereby keeping your own family updated.
Over 12 mths work has gone into updating this massive family record. 15,068 descendants in the book.
To order your copy please email me at [email protected] with your connection to the family and I'll send you ordering details.
Captain John James Stanaway and his descendants to 2012
I now have available a revised version of the 1985 edition of "Tides of Time" Captain John James Stanaway"
This has been updated over the last 12 mths to include all descendants since the last printing and you can get a copy by contacting me at [email protected]
Wendy Clarricoats
Descendant of J J Stanaway
John James Stanaway Family Tree Book
I am producing an electronic copy of the "Tides of Time. Captain JJ Stanaway" for anyone who is interested.
It's a time consuming process but hope to be finished within a month or so. It will be a very large file so will
be posted out on on a USB stick.
Having looked into the costs of reproducing the book as a hard copy it was going to come in at over $400 so this will be a cheaper option for people at $69.00 NZD plus postage
If anyone would like their info in the book updated please let me know. You may have new family members since it was first published in 1984 that need to be inputted. If you can please give lineage so I can find relevant chapter in the book (see below my signature)
Please email me if you'd like to go on the list to be notified when electronic copy is ready.
My email is [email protected]
Wendy Clarricoats
(daughter of Phillipa Ceruti > Mary-Agnes Stanaway > Joseph Patrick Stanaway > Henare Joseph Stanaway > JJ Stanaway & wife #3 Henipapa.)
Descendents of JOHN JAMES STANAWAY?
I have the book Tides of Time, John James Stanaway that was compiled by Merv Marinner and his wife in the early 80's.
At the time it was a soft cover book but absolutely huge so wasn't lasting very well.
I pulled mine apart and got copies done for each of my kids and had the hard cover bound. They now look awesome.
If anyone out there would like a copy please feel free to contact me and I'll start looking into what it will cost to get them printed.
I'm happy just to cover printing costs and postage to you. You will find that quite a bit unfortunately as the book weighs a ton and ends up the size of a rheam of copy paper and just as heavy.
I have added pages to it also,those that I've been aware of anyway.
The only people not in it will be those born after 1980 I think, apart from my additions.
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A nuclear plant near Houston is about to run out of workers, an example of an industry in dire need of a new workforce. Here are some sample nuclear jobs, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute.
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Adrian Peterson is in for repairs.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Minnesota Vikings running back was expected to undergo groin surgery Thursday morning, according to a source close to Peterson. The team later confirmed Peterson underwent successful groin surgery and that the running back is expected to make a full recovery in six weeks.
ESPN.com's Josina Anderson first reported the news.
This marks the third consecutive year Peterson has had surgery in the offseason. He underwent ACL reconstruction surgery on his knee in 2012 and sports hernia surgery in 2013. The most recent procedure is considered to be more minor for the 28-year-old, who was NFL MVP last season.
Speaking of ACL surgery, St. Louis Rams left tackle Jake Long has undergone reconstructive surgery on his knee, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Long suffered the injury in Week 16, but he waited four weeks so his torn MCL could heal.
Long was ranked the seventh-best left tackle in football this season, according to Pro Football Focus. He signed a four-year, $34 million contract with the Rams last March after spending his first five seasons with the Miami Dolphins.
Peterson should be ready in plenty of time for Vikings' organized team activities. Long's status is less certain, though there is optimism he will be ready for the start of the 2014 season.
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The Raspberry Pi Foundation US Hackspace Tour is coming! Liz writes –
Rob Bishop is one of the Raspberry Pi Foundation's developers and a super-enthusiastic tech-evangelist type. He's volunteered to go visit a number of hackspaces in the US in a sort of Regency Grand Tour style (only with aeroplanes and a backpack full of computers) to spread the word about Raspberry Pi and to give some hands-on workshops to help kickstart your projects.
The events at each hackspace will consist of an informal talk, Q&A session, demo and hands-on workshop. He's also going to run a show-and-tell session to allow you guys to come and share your projects with rest of the community and he'll award prizes on behalf of the Foundation for the best project at each event; we're also organising some small giveaways. And yes, we will be selling Raspberry Pi's on site! Eben and I are hoping that we might be able to join him at one or two of the venues too; watch this space.
18th September – Make.SI (Staten Island, NY) – Evening event, starts at 7pm – Sign-up
19th September – NYResistor (Brooklyn, NY) – Evening event, starts at 6pm – Sign-up
22nd September – HackManhattan (NYC, NY) – All day event – Sign-up
23rd September – Alpha One Labs (Brooklyn, NY) – All day event – Sign-up
26th September – HacDC (Washington DC) – Evening event, starts at 7:30pm – Details
29th September – Noisebridge (San Francisco, CA) – All day event – Details
30th September – Hacker Dojo (Mountain View, CA) – Afternoon event, starts at 1pm – Details
2nd October – Nullspace Labs (LA, CA) – Evening event, starts at 7pm
3rd October – 23b Shop (Fullerton, CA) – Evening event, starts at 7pm
6th October – ATX Hackspace (Austin, Texas) – Evening event, starts at 6pm – Details
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Mike Redmond's response to Braves wondering if Marlins stole signs: 'We got in their heads a little.'
MIAMI _ Manager Mike Redmond shot back at the Braves for wondering if the Marlins were stealing signs in Miami's three-game sweep in which it outscored Atlanta, 23-7.
"We definitely got a rise out of them," Redmond said. "We got in their heads a little. If they're trying to figure out why we're getting so many hits, that's a good thing. We're making them sweat."
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Microsoft has been officially silent about plans for a successor to its Xbox 360 video-game console, but here's a telltale sign that things are ramping up behind-the-scenes: The company is boosting security to an unprecedented level in the area of the Redmond campus that is home to the Xbox team, GeekWire has learned.
The company notified employees this week that it will be implementing new physical security measures — limiting employee access at four key Xbox and Interactive Entertainment Business buildings to ensure confidentiality of upcoming products.
It's the first time Microsoft has taken this step on such a broad scale. The move represents a cultural shift, giving Microsoft's key consumer products a level of security more along the lines of those implemented by Apple.
Microsoft hasn't said when its next console is launching, and executives didn't reference any specific product plans in their communications with employees this week. However, if the company were aiming for a fall 2013 launch of a new console, it would make sense for preliminary systems to start arriving soon for internal use and testing.
The changes will affect Microsoft Studios A, B, C, and D, on the west side of state Route 520, starting early next month with Studio A and rolling out to the other buildings by the end of the month.
Under the new policy, only employees and vendors in Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business or assigned to the buildings will have open access. Other employees and vendors who need to enter the buildings for business reasons will need to go through an online registration process or register at the buildings as visitors, escorted by another employee with access to the buildings. The changes don't impact the Commons area in the middle of the Xbox campus.
The changes are part of a broader plan to improve Xbox security, including document management. Over the summer, apparent details of the next Xbox version were made public in what was described at the time as the "Mother Of All Microsoft Leaks."
Microsoft has historically had an open access policy across its Redmond campus, with employees able to visit any building, with rare exception.


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Omniglass SCT is pleased to announce the rehiring of a key former Omniglass employee, Jordan Ferrone. Jordan had joined Omniglass in 2011 as the Technical Services Analyst where he took on responsibilities such as product design, project management, technical sales … Continue reading →
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Denver, Colorado — Republican pundits and Romney insiders are barely containing their joy in the wake of Wednesday's presidential debate, which was widely scored a TKO for GOP candidate Mitt Romney — by just about everybody.
We hit the"spin room" to find some pretty big smiles on the faces of the Republican pundits. And tellingly — there weren't too many Democrats in the crowd to talk to the hungry press corps about President Barack Obama's performance. That said it all.
First, we'll let you hear from Romney chief strategist Stuart Stevens, who talks to the SFChronicle/SFGate.com Shaky Hand Productions videocam about what this night will mean to his campaign. One word: reset.
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Can America code its way to more factories?
Software is eating manufacturing right in front of us.
One of the simpler stories we tell about the global economy involves still-industrializing markets taking over much of the world's manufacturing, while advanced economies provide the design, software architecture and innovation. It's a useful framework, but it doesn't take into account innovation coming from emerging markets, and perhaps more importantly, it doesn't account for the ways that making software can help make physical things.
Marc Andreessen, internet investor and visionary, says that software is eating the world, and while his investment advice doesn't always make a ton of sense, he has a point about the way the economy is changing. One piece of evidence is the decision by Siemens, the German industrial giant, to open a factory in North Carolina last year to manufacture gas turbines for power plants. While there were lots of reasons to do this, including investments in local infrastructure and sales financing from the US Export-Import Bank, another reason is the highly skilled workers clustered around the state's "research triangle" of universities and high-tech industry.