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Not yet, unfortunately.
I am really going to miss Sicilian blood oranges! Driving around, I can see them turning orange on the trees but it's just not quite time for them yet. It's almost a crime to leave the island before getting to taste one last glass of blood orange juice…
Our time here is nearing an end and I can say now that we are officially homeless. After hours of move-out cleaning, we are now completely out of our house and into a hotel. We don't leave the island until early Friday morning but there are a million last minute details to keep us busy in the meantime.
I do plan to keep posting for the next few days in order to keep up with National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo), but you won't be seeing much food since I don't have a kitchen. And, as of tomorrow, I won't even have a car to get to any Sicilian restaurants!
But, I might have a few recipes and photos tucked away. I'll see what I can do!
I guess you must have mixed feelings about leaving – good to get back but sad to be going. I hope the actual journey/move goes well for you.
What will be your first foodie purchase or thing to cook when you get back, that you have not been able to get hold of or make in Sicily?
Good wishes,5:31 pm Nov 13th, 2007
Good luck with the move Nicole! You are a real trooper to keep posting through all of this. You must have such bittersweet feelings about leaving. I've always wanted to visit Sicily. It looks like a truly beautiful place.6:03 pm Nov 13th, 2007
Nicole, this should have been for Halloween! Has panic set in yet that you're actually leaving Sicily?
I hope the move is easy… just try to enjoy a few days being homeless!6:28 pm Nov 13th, 2007
How sad that your leaving such a beautiful place Nicole 🙁7:34 pm Nov 13th, 2007
I am however happy you will be closer to me so I can personally taste all of your blogged foods more often.
I love blood oranges, my Mom has a beautiful tree and brings over baskets full of them. I personally like making Bloodtini's, (when I'm not preggo)…mmmmmmm
We'd love to hear from you even if you post couple of pictures. Have a safe trip back home!7:48 pm Nov 13th, 2007
I love, love, love blood orange juice!9:02 pm Nov 13th, 2007
Blood oranges are great. I don't remember if I had them in Sicily or somewhere else though.9:12 pm Nov 13th, 2007
Good luck! Blow kisses into the island wind and know you'll be back one day!9:16 pm Nov 13th, 2007
I saw those for the first time about 20 years ago when I was in Italy. They really kind of creeped me out. I guess I am too conditioned towards the food in the local grocery store.10:44 pm Nov 13th, 2007
That is just bizarre, I have never seen anything like that! Wish I could try it. I wish you well on your move!12:06 am Nov 14th, 2007
Nicole, I've never had blood oranges. Does the juice taste different from regular oranges?12:38 am Nov 14th, 2007
Nancy: I'm not sure what my first purchase or meal will be when I get back. I honestly don't feel like I've been missing out on much since we've been here. Since we're on a military base, we have access to a fairly decent American grocery store and anything I can't get here, I can usually order online (we also have access to an American post office so it's not that expensive). I guess I'm probably looking forward to Mexican food more than anything! But it will definitely be nice to get back to the states and spend time with friends and family!
Anali: Thanks! Even though it's been a little difficult to keep posting, I'm glad that I signed up for NaBloPoMo. If I hadn't, I would most likely be neglecting Pinch My Salt and it's always hard to get started again after I take a break!
Curt: You're right, I didn't even think about that! I was just browsing through some older photos yesterday and these jumped out at me.
Ruby: I already have plans to try to get some of your mom's blood oranges! Lucky for us, they do grow in the valley! Not sure about southern California, I'm sure I'll be able to find some. The problem is that they are probably fairly expensive and I'm used to buying a crate of them for five bucks or so!
Emon: Thanks!
Katie: I love it too! In Italy, even the orange juice you buy in grocery stores is red most of the time because the Sicilian blood oranges are so popular.
Jason: I can't remember if we had them while you were here. We probably bought some at that little Farmer's Market, that's where I was buying them a lot last year.
Amanda: I'll try it! 🙂
MyStarbucks: They are certainly startling if you've never seen them before. I had them occasionally growing up in California so I was already used to the look of them!
Andrea: They do sell them in the United States but they are definitely harder to find!
Cynthia: They don't taste that much different than other types of oranges. And just like regular orange juice, it just depends on the oranges! But I haven't had many bad oranges in Sicily!9:21 am Nov 14th, 2007
Nicole – Good luck with your move!3:39 pm Nov 14th, 2007
I love blood oranges and your photo is absolutely gorgeous!
Good luck with ur move Nicole. So will you be moving back to US or other place?? I had Italian soda with blood orange ( traders joe). but never tried the fruit/juice.4:28 pm Nov 14th, 2007
The thing I was saddest about when leaving Italy was the blood oranges. They are still my most sentimental food! Good luck with your move!7:08 pm Nov 16th, 2007


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The building without a sign near the Westar Federal Credit Union looks like a small hotel to people driving past on Route 5 headed into Syracuse. Maybe it's offices or apartments?
The 7,200 square-foot building that fronts on Hambeltonian Way in the Wellington development will be a World of Wonder day care center. The sign should be going up next week, said owner Jodi Valentine-Sanson.
The day care center is licensed to care for 74 children in the space it currently rents at 5633 W. Genesee St., in Camillus across from St. Joseph's Church, she said.
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It turns out I'm not the only one to have called "game on" in the oil sands. Macquarie is out with the first volume of its new "In Situ"-ation Report, which focuses on emerging themes in the oil sands sector. As the title of the report implies, front and center is the rise of SAGD production.
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Actually, SAGD stands for steam-assisted gravity drainage. This is the most common form of in situ (Latin for "in place") production, in which bitumen flows through a wellbore, rather than being mined. As I wrote when Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY ) stormed into the oil sands, in situ production is thus much closer to conventional oil recovery. The tar-like bitumen just needs a little extra heat to get it flowing to the surface.
Macquarie estimates that SAGD production in Western Canada has doubled in the past two years, to 220,000 barrels per day. Hundreds of thousands of additional daily barrels are under construction, with BP's (NYSE: BP ) Sunrise project and ConocoPhillips' (NYSE: COP ) next phase at Surmont representing two of the most recently greenlit projects.
I've been writing about in situ operations like Devon Energy's (NYSE: DVN ) Jackfish project and Suncor Energy's (NYSE: SU ) Firebag project since 2007, but it really wasn't until the fall of 2009 that I realized how attractive these projects are relative to conventional open-pit mining.
While they have their own emissions issues to deal with, SAGD operations can potentially have a considerably lower environmental impact. Project developers can ramp up operations in stages, stretching out an otherwise very front-loaded capital cost. Per-barrel costs are significantly lower than those at oil sands mines, putting SAGD breakeven economics at a 14% discount to mines with integrated upgrading capacity and a 28% discount to non-integrated mines. Finally, a great majority of Canada's oil sands are amenable to the technique. The report says that 80% of the region's oil requires some form of in situ recovery.
Lower costs and a bigger exploitable resource? Sign me up!
Not all SAGD is a slam dunk
So how do we judge the performance of the many SAGD players? Macquarie suggests focusing on the following factors: the cumulative steam-oil ratio, the average bitumen rate per well, and time taken to reach steady-state production.
The steam-oil ratio (SOR) is important for many reasons. A lower SOR implies lower capital and operating costs, lower energy usage, and lower emissions. Cenovus Energy (NYSE: CVE ) is one of the champions in this category, with Foster Creek and Christina Lake boasting some of the lowest SORs in the sector. Suncor's MacKay River project is another low-steam leader.
In terms of average production per well, Suncor's Firebag is way out in front, with Devon's Jackfish and Cenovus' Christina Lake making strong showings.
The time it takes a project to reach steady-state design capacity has a big impact on net present value, and flat-out failure to meet design capacity can really tank returns. A SAGD project reaching only 80% of design capacity would probably not break even at today's oil prices.
Who are the standouts?
Devon's Jackfish project comes out near the head of the pack. The company has retained Jackfish while putting billions of dollars worth of other assets on the sale block in order to focus on shale and other onshore resource plays. Devon clearly recognizes that it has a very special asset on its hands. At the end of the day, though, Jackfish only represents about 6% of Devon's total estimated onshore resource potential.
Cenovus Energy, the integrated oil spinoff of EnCana (NYSE: ECA ) , really looks like the best of the bunch. As we saw before, Foster Creek and Christina Lake are both big winners. I'm very interested to see how the firm's solvent-aided process affects performance at Narrows Lake, the firm's next major SAGD project. The co-injection of butane along with steam promises to both drop the steam-oil ratio far below peer levels and improve the project's bitumen recovery factor. Cenovus' combination of proven experience and technological leadership in the sector is a very appealing one.


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The league also writes that it is interested in a different option: "greening the I-405 corridor with urban parks and commercial blocks to significantly increase the value and redevelopment potential of areas that are not benefiting the Portland residents to their full potential."
Capping I-405 was a dream of former Mayor Vera Katz, who also supported burying Interstate 5 east of the Willamette River. Mayor Sam Adams recently revived the I-5 discussion, revealing a plan that would bury a section of the freeway without displacing businesses. (That's assuming there's ever any construction money for the huge project; there isn't any now.)
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Egyptian-born Haitham Eid, 28, said that when he came to the United States three years ago, he discovered that most Americans don't know much about Islamic art. Now a graduate student in Southern University at New Orleans' museum studies program, Eid said he hopes to help change that, with the International Muslim Artists Exhibition 2007, which opens Saturday with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture and History, 1418 Gov. Nicholls St. in the Treme.
The exhibit, features 75 works by artists from five countries. Though traditional Islamic art concentrates on decorative geometric shapes, Eid said visitors to the exhibit will find examples of everything from impressionism to cubism, by contemporary Muslim artists who are "active, learning, and not separating (themselves) from what's happening in the world."
Eid hopes the exhibit will help erase current misperceptions. Muslims, he said, have been stereotyped in the United States, much like American Indians and African Americans. Americans, he points out, are likewise stereotyped in the Muslim world as imperialists.
"I'm here in America," he said. "I don't have any problem with fellow Americans. We have to resist this negative direction with more interactive events that create talking and understanding of each other and our civilizations."
Eid, whose father Abdelrazek Eid, is a well-known Egyptian artist, plans to stay in New Orleans after graduating, possibly opening a permanent Muslim art gallery.
The opening reception is free. Regular admission is: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $3 for students and children. Regular hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4. The show continues through Nov. 12.
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Extreme Dog Grooming: Have We Gone Too Far?
Posted on Jun 27, 2013 by Jason
Dogs have long been known to be man's best friend. Surely, then, we should treat them with the utmost respect and dignity? Obviously we want to show off our pride and joy, but with the ever-rising popularity of dog shows, are people going too far to show off their canine friends? There is a disturbing trend emerging for extreme grooming and it appears that people will go to any length to grab attention and ensure all eyes are on their dog.
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As bizarre as it might sound, people actually appear to be treating their dogs as fashion accessories, rather than living animals. Celebrities have promoted the trend for some time by carrying around tiny dogs wherever they go, as if they are designer handbags. What's more, when carting them around gets too much, they just squish them inside their bag and leave their little faces poking out the top for the paparazzi to get a good shot of them. Naturally, these poor little pooches are dressed accordingly to match either their owner or the handbag.
The attention-grabbing trend is promoted further when dogs are dressed head-to-toe in designer gear. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of a decent dog jacket. We have a quilted one for our miniature Yorkie so he doesn't freeze on his winter walks and he loves it. But it's practical and simple, not encrusted in diamanté with a designer name scrawled across it. While I was in New York in December, I saw a dog dressed up as Father Christmas, complete with a little hat, waist belt and tiny brown boots. Boots for dogs?! Whatever next?
Grooming or Reinventing?
I thought that was just a one-off case of a slightly barmy woman mistaking her dog for a dress-up doll and thought nothing more of it. But then I saw something that made me realize there are people out there who have a whole different idea of dressing up their dogs. Take the fine example below to get just the briefest idea of what people like to do to their dogs in the name of style:
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that is in fact a Labrador dressed as a tiger. Lilo the "tigerador" was decorated in "animal safe dye" for a four-year-old tiger-lover to enjoy at her birthday party. Lilo is stuck with the new coat for a good few months before the owner, 22-year-old Matt Curran, plans on having it re-done with something different. He said: "We're thinking a zebra or something next time. It's something different."
I'm not really sure why he can't just visit a wildlife park if he wants to look at different exotic animals, rather than using his poor dog as a sketchpad.
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Now that is a hideous idea in itself, but when you start talking about intergrooming, you realize that a bit of dog painting is really not that big a deal, in comparison. This intensive grooming concept is carried out by the die-hard dog groomers of the world, in a bid to win the coveted Intergroom Creative Challenge. May I introduce you to Josh:
I'm not even sure what breed this dog is supposed to be, but rest assured there is a canine in there somewhere. He has been turned into an eagle and I can honestly say I have no clue what they've actually done to him to make him look like this. It's hard to tell what is the dog's own hair and what has been added on. But the poor pooch surely can't see past his artificial afro?
This gorgeous Airedale terrier is now a Muppets monstrosity, with a Gonzo for a tail. What on Earth would possess someone to dress up a dog like this? But it seems that there are actual shows devoted to this kind of thing. It's just another prime example of animal exploitation for the entertainment of humans.
Future Trends?
These images appeared online after it was announced that hairspray would be allowed for the use on dogs at Crufts. Now, personally, I think that's a bit much. Dogs aren't meant to wear beauty products, nor do they need them. They look gorgeous when they are healthy and clean, not primped and primed to within an inch of their lives.
However, with 3,000 of these intergroomers turning up to showcase their "skills" at shows, is it just a matter of time before this "style" starts trickling down to the more well-known shows? Will we have a fancy dress award at Crufts in the future? For the sake of the dogs, I seriously hope not.
Now, I'm off to let my dog roll around in the mud and rejoice in the fact that he is free from fragrance, faux fur and frilly skirts.
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The plan sounded good. Take the 9:50 a.m. Amtrak train to Chicago, arriving at 11:34 CDT. Take a taxi to the Chicago Line Cruises dock for a 1 p.m. departure on a 90-minute architectural river cruise. Then lunch, maybe a little shopping before heading to Union Station for a 6 p.m. train to Kalamazoo. I'd booked the Amtrak and cruise tickets online, so we were all set.
Best-Ever Friend Dave and I arrived early at Kalamazoo's Amtrak Station, parking in the long-term ramp across the street. Inside the station at the Quik-Track ticketing kiosk, I scanned our receipt's bar code, and out popped our tickets.
Admiring the beautiful station, we sat down to wait. I love trains. I love Chicago. I was excited. So was Dave.
But at 10:10 when our train hadn't arrived, I went to the ticket booth to ask about it. There, a small sign said all westbound trains are 45 minutes to one-hour late because of track speed restrictions. Uh-oh!
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• For more details about Chicago's architecture, go to chicagoarchitecture.info.
With only a 90-minute window to get to the cruise, our schedule was in disarray, and we hadn't even left yet.
When the train arrived an hour late, we boarded, still hoping to get to the cruise on time. I didn't know a train could go so slowly. Then, delays stopped the train completely. At 1:10, we arrived at Union Station.
Hurrying, we hailed a taxi, and soon we were at the Chicago Line Cruises dock, 465 McClurg Court. I showed our tickets to the clerk.
"We're all booked up until 8 p.m. tonight," she said.
I explained we had a 6 p.m. train to Kalamazoo. She furrowed her brow, pecked on her computer keyboard, and handed me two tickets for the 2 p.m. cruise. I thanked her profusely.
Boarding the boat, we sat on the upper deck in the shade, enjoying the complimentary cold pop and cookies while waiting for departure.
As the boat sailed out of Ogden Slip, the docent began her very informative narration about the city's architecture, making Chicago's skyline come alive.
For example, the Swissotel is triangular in shape so every room has a fantastic view. The Blue Cross/Blue Shield building was designed so that 24 stories could be added later, which was done in 2007.
Passing the Jewelers Building, built in 1926, we learned about the security procedures jewelers used in the building's early days. They drove their cars, loaded as they probably were with precious gems, into a freight elevator and then were lifted to their floor.
The Fulton House, built in 1908 as a cold storage warehouse, had thick walls and no windows. When it was renovated for residential use decades later, 500 windows were cut in.
We sailed past the former Montgomery Ward catalog warehouse, built in 1908, which angles along the course of the river.
Along with the architectural details, our docent explained how the river was not always a desirable place to live or work because it was polluted. So sometimes, buildings were constructed with their "backs" to the river. But since the river has been cleaned up, all that changed.
The cruise is a mini-course in architecture, helping you see the buildings with a more discerning eye.
After the cruise, we discussed having lunch. At the end of the building where the cruise office is, I saw a sign for Quay Restaurant and Bar, with an arrow pointing up the steps. The posted menu looked good.
In the restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows, we sat at high counter-style tables overlooking Ogden Slip and watched passengers board the boat for the next architectural cruise.
We ordered puree of watercress and celery soup with crispy pancetta and Yukon gold potatoes followed by the Quay Chicken sandwich (smoked mozzarella, black forest ham, garlic chili mayo) for me and a Wisconsin cheddar burger for Dave. Everything was delicious.
Then, the taxi whisked us to Union Station where we found hundreds of people and their luggage sprawled all over the departure lounge. What was this?
Waiting passengers told us their 4:10 train to Michigan had been delayed. It was now 5:30.
In the hubbub, it was hard to hear announcements and to distinguish between Train 354, our train, and Train 364, the delayed train.
When we finally got the go-ahead to board, the agent told us to board the train on the left track — which was wrong. Fortunately, we asked the conductor who said to get on the train on the right. Everyone who boarded our train asked, "Is this train 354?" The conductors also made announcements to make sure everyone was on the right train.
The train departed promptly at 6 p.m. And it was smooth railing to Kalamazoo, arriving as scheduled at 9:30.
So, now that you're forewarned, you can enjoy taking the train to Chicago.
I'm ready to do it again — despite my best-laid plans going awry.


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Interview: Monica Culpepper on 'Survivor: Blood vs. Water'
Runner-up discusses her lone vote, husband Brad's bad edit
It may not quite equal Sue Hawk's "rats and snakes" speech from the original "Survivor" Final Tribal Council, but Monica Culpepper had a moment in Sunday's "Survivor: Blood vs. Water" finale that stands as its own definitive statement-of-values.
Well into a Final Tribal that became a referendum on Monica's sincerity and her possible ulterior motives, the "One World" veteran just broke.
"Have you all never met a nice person? Have you all never met someone who wasn't selfish?" Monica asked.
It perhaps says something that Monica received only one vote from the "Blood vs. Water" Jury, a nod from Vytas who was stubbornly sticking to his word to not give eventual winner Tyson his vote.
In her exit interview, Monica discusses whether nice people can win "Survivor," why "Survivor" conspired to keep us from realizing how much everybody loved Brad Culpepper and why she's done actually playing "Survivor."
Click through for the full Q&A...
HitFix: So how closely had you anticipated the way the votes played out last night at the live reveal?
Monica Culpepper: I had a very strong feeling that Tyson had won the game. And, of course, I was hoping for second and that's a win for me.
HitFix: What do you make of Vytas giving you his vote and how important was that in terms of getting you that second that you wanted?
Monica Culpepper: Yeah, I feel like with Vytas he was not willing to draw rocks for Brad and that's what ended up spending him when Caleb had that last minute/hour flip on, "Wait a minute," you know, you're playing with the 21 Player with Probst. Brad was never going home that night. And Probst keep peppering Brad with questions and he said, you know, "Brad, do you think about what type of moves you're gonna make on what might impact your wife on the other side?" And Brad said, "Well, of course. Voting somebody out it doesn't have a leveling on the other side, you know, is something to think about." And right then Caleb thought, "Whoa, Colton's just quit. I'm going to Brad before he gets me." So they get to that Tribal and, of course, Vytas is not wiling at that point in the game to draw rocks for Brad. And I think it was almost like Vytas's redemption and love for Brad that he just wanted to say "I have a say in this." And he did say to me in the end when he hugged me and he said, "You know you got my vote because I've never seen, and I'm a huge fan of this show, somebody take so much heat out here no matter what they did." And he said, "I looked at you and thought you were just so strong." And that Tribal went on for over two hours. And it was every third question was for Tyson or Gervase. And I kept getting hit with the same exact questions over and over and over again. And for that he rewarded me the vote and it meant a lot.
HitFix: Talking about that, what response had you expected from the jury and what did you sort of learn or get from the way that they actually did respond to you at that Final Tribal?
Monica Culpepper: I was prepared for the fireworks that that Final Tribal was, because look at what every Tribal was before that. The disappointing part to me is typically when you see people try to get someone's vote, they talk about game play, they talk about strategy, they talk about "Survivor." And truly, Dan, I was hurt to the core out there because they made it personal. They attacked what my kids were gonna think about me, what America was gonna think about me, hat my husband who matters so much -- who's my life and world -- was gonna think of me. The names that they called me and the things that they said, I was really prepared for anything and I got it, you know, at the Final Tribal. And finally I just gave up and said, "You know, I really don't know what you people want from me. Have you just not yet ever met someone nice?" I'm just nice, you know. I mean I gave the Reward away when I won the challenge because I felt greedy. It felt greedy to stand there and eat hamburgers and hot dogs and soda and French fries with one other person when eight people are starving. And that's just the way I am, you know. And maybe people haven't seen somebody nice on "Survivor" and perhaps it would come across disingenuine, but everyone has apologized. Everyone has reached out with so much love. I think when they saw it on TV that perhaps, "Wow, I looked not nice." And all's well that ends well. A second place for me is just an incredible feeling and a win.
HitFix: Do you think that your second place finish proves that nice people can do well on "Survivor" or do you think that it proves that nice people can't *win* on "Survivor"?
Monica Culpepper: I think perhaps nice people can win. I think there was a lot of talk and feeling that "Brad and Monica's position in life is going to sway my vote. It's not gonna change their life." And I feel like that played into play. And I would be sad, everybody is a different person and I do think that nice people can win "Survivor." Bob Crowley is a nice person and he won "Survivor." You know, everyone kept saying make your big move, make your big move. But my big move was my social being. What a brilliant position to be in going into the last three Tribal Councils as the vote. I was guaranteed Final 3 and I was picking who I want to go with. There is merit in social maneuvering like that. You know, blowing somebody up or sending them home? I mean, truly Hayden came across to me with his comments, "But you're a lap dog." Really? You're the lap dog because you're the one that needs me right now, you know. Had he played it socially a little bit better, your life in this game wouldn't depend on Monica. And, you know, I took a lot of heat from the way he wanted to attack and play it but it was really, "I think you're my lap dog, you and Ciera, because you need me."
HitFix: So you were the swing vote in those three votes but you stuck with Tyson and Gervase on all three of them. How close at any point did you come to breaking away?
Monica Culpepper: I was handcuffed. Hayden was Mr. Congeniality out there. If I made a move with Hayden and Ciera, number one it's dumb because I'm No.4 with them. Whoever comes out of Redemption Island's it's gonna be three with them and perhaps [unintelligible] the biggest move in the game. I was a selfless player out there. I've won three Individual Immunities. The biggest threat I go five. And Hayden, if I flip it's not gonna be "Look at Monica's move." It's gonna be, "Look how manipulative Hayden and Ciera are. They got Monica to split." That was the climate and culture out there. So I was handcuffed. And I really kind of felt what Gervase said at the Tribal Council before that when he said, "This isn't 'Big Brother,' this is 'Survivor.'" And out of respect for every single person that's ever gone through the rugged brutalness of the game of "Survivor," I didn't want a guy who won "Big Brother" to win "Survivor," too.
HitFix: I kind of like that. Now at the reunion show both you and Brad made reference to the edit. Watching the show this season, what was the biggest difference between what was shown on TV and the experience as you remembered in your head?
Monica Culpepper: The biggest thing is Brad was absolutely loved by his tribe. They never wrote his name down. They had absolutely no footage of, "Gosh, I want this guy gone." He was so entertaining and so loved by them. It was a paranoid move by Caleb, who was affected by the 21st Player in the game, Jeff Probst, that Brad went home. Yet the "F-U Brad Culpeppers" and the "F-U Brad Culpeppers" that kept coming on really were idiotic and it's unfortunate that their voice, because it was so loud, somehow was able to cloud people's mind about Brad. Candice never spoke to Brad once. And that was disappointing.
Candice was angry at me and it was all dropped from the edit. Jeff had yelled at us on the beach and said, "Monica, I wanted a f-ing good answer. I don't want beauty pageant answers. I want an answer that's the truth." So we asked everybody why they wrote down Candice and people said, "We should have coffee. I don't know you." "We haven't met." Of course, Colton said, "I heard ca-ca-ca and I wanted to say -andice and not Colton." And then he calls on me and says, "Why did you write down Candice." And I said, "You know why I did? I do know you. I think you're beautiful. I think you're intelligent and I think you're the least trustworthy person here and the biggest threat to me and that's why I think you should go." And she said, "It's Survivor. Of course you're gonna tell lies." And Rupert behind me said [in a very fine Rupert impression], "Ho, ho, ho. No you don't have to tell lies, Candice. You can be honest out here." And, you know, Rupert kind of touched my shoulder. Well from that point forward all that vitriol and hate that she threw on Brad was really directed at me and it was unfortunate that my husband beared the burden of the edit of her voice. And it was paralyzing. I mean it was so upsetting. And Jeff had said to me, "I've not really ever seen a player take it as hard as you took it from Day 1 to Day 39 on the last Tribal Council." And he said, "I just want you to know I was touched by your story and I was touched at what a nice person you are. One of the most touching moments in the history of the show and thank you for that." And he said, "I get you and I get Brad and thanks for sharing your story." And so there we are.
HitFix: Well I guess I'm sort of wondering how much your experience out there was negatively impacted by the negativity that was sort of ultimately directed at Brad and if you think that you still would have done as well if it had just been you out there and would it have been better even if you hadn't had to deal with that negativity and you could have played a hundred percent just as Monica.
Monica Culpepper: Absolutely not. I got second place because of the moves that Brad and Tadhana made in the beginning of the game. Think about it. John was a force to be reckoned with. He would have been fantastic in challenges on the Individual Immunities. He's in his twenties. He's well educated. He would have been tough to beat. Marissa was almost, you know, just a round peg in a square hole or a square peg in a round hole, however you want to put it. The vote was six to one. It wasn't Brad's choice to send out Marissa. So the moves that he made put me in position. Also, you know, I was Tyson's No.1. Had Rachel not been gone, I guarantee she'd have been Tyson's No.1 and worked with him. So the moves and the things that happened and the sacrifices that Brad made, I think, helped me in the game because when we got to the Merge I was flooded with stories about, "Oh my God, we absolutely adored your husband. The football stories. The life stories. He was just comedy hour all the time" and they were so endeared to him that they really weren't after me or paying attention to me until they finally realized, "Wait a minute, she's in a good position and I need her to further myself." So playing with Brad was, it took two to get second place and I genuinely feel like that.
HitFix: Okay. And Ciera told you a lot of things about things that Gervase and Tyson were saying about you to try to sway you out there. Watching the episodes and seeing sort of some sense of what they did or didn't actually say, how did that sort of make you feel about that alliance that you had as you were going along watching the season?
Monica Culpepper: I was with Tyson and Gervase. Tyson is hard to read. You saw me asking him, "Are you sure? Are you sure." People judged me and said, "Whoever says 'Are you sure?' to someone on 'Survivor'?" Play with Tyson Apostol. You see how he is. He's snarky. He's hard to read. And so I knew they were with me, but they made me feel unsure when he played that Idol. And I thought, "They're a twosome and am I the third wheel?" You know, hard to play with. How did she make me feel with those comments truly? Dan, I came home inside-out. And it became personal out there and they hurt me to the core. I'd be a liar if I told you they didn't. And I just thought, you know, what are you gonna do? Am I gonna quit? No, I don't even know what that means. What a terrible example. We're so philanthropic in our town. You know, we mentor kids. We're parents. We're out there and that's not in my nature. So it's just continued to be you. Stay higher than all that. Don't become them. And, you know, the cream will rise to the top. And it did. You know, second place for a 43-year-old scrappy mom from Tampa is a win. It truly is.
HitFix: Feeling that way and sort of having seen how this season sort of impacted your life outside of the game – Do you sort of leave the "Survivor" experience fully satisfied or do you still have some craving to go back and get first place now?
Monica Culpepper: I am wholeheartedly satisfied. At the end of the day, you have campfire stories to tell with your grandkids and Brad and I have some great stories. Do I want to play "Survivor" again? No. You've seen my story. I don't have the make-up to be something that I'm not. And to win three Individual Immunities, the most out there, is amazing. Would I have liked to tie Kim and Parvati for four for the most and Jenna? Sure. Did it happen? No. To win the food challenge and be the only woman to do so is fantastic. And I had a great experience but I think I'll give somebody else a turn. And more than anything I'd like to see Brad go out there and get a chance to play "Survivor" for himself, because he really genuinely put me first. In every move that he made he wanted me to get redemption since I didn't get a chance to play the game on "One World" when I was blindsided by Colton. And nothing would give me more pleasure than to see him get a chance to go out and play. And I think next time you see me on "Survivor" is when Brad gets to the loved ones visit and I fly out and I'm there with him. And hopefully they'll give us a food challenge so that he can win Individual Immunity that night.
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Wagner College Athletic Director Walt Hameline announced that six former student-athletes will comprise the 2010 Seahawk Hall of Fame class. Peter Demeropoulos (Football), Arthur DiMella (Football), Mayuko Koshiba-Perpetua (Women's Tennis), Billy Kurisko (Basketball), Brenda Milano (Women's Basketball) and Rich Negrin (Football) were selected on the merit of their athletic prowess. The seven-person class will be inducted on October 23, 2010 when the Green & White host Duquesne at 1:00 pm.
Demeropoulos (Class of 1983) anchored a powerful offensive line that led the Seahawks to a combined 25-4-1 record (.850) over his three varsity seasons. Playing with Hall of Famer Selwyn Davis, he helped Alonzo Patterson gain 1,487 yards rushing in 1981 and 1,351 yards in 1982. In his final campaign, Demeropoulos was named to the Associated Press All-American Second Team and the CoSIDA All-American Second Team. Following graduation he signed a contract with the Philadephia Eagles.
DiMella (Class of 1988) was a member of a strong defensive unit that helped the Seahawks to a 37-9 record over his four years. Serving as a captain for the 1987 Division III National Champions, DiMella recorded a team-best 149 tackles en route to being named to Pizza Hut All-American Second Team, GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team and to the ECAC All-Metro Team.
Koshiba-Perpetua (Class of 1994) enters the Hall of Fame with the distinction of being just the second former tennis student-athlete to garner induction (Patrice Jordan, 1992) after graduating with a 63-13 singles record and 38-23 doubles mark. She also advanced to three-straight NEC Singles "A" Flight Championships while helping lead the program to a second place team finish, matching the top performance in school history. Following graduation, she played on the World Tennis Association professional circuit, achieving rankings of #714 in singles and # 528 in doubles while rising as high as # 52 among all Japanese professionals.
Kurisko (Class of 1991) was an all-around stalwart for the Wagner Basketball team averaging 14.6 ppg, 4.9 apg, 4.1 rpg and 2.0 spg while serving as the starting point guard all four years. For his career, he scored over 1,400 points ranking eighth at the time of his graduation and currently ranks among the top-10 in steals (199) (3rd), assists (496) (6th) and field goals made (532) (8th). A Second Team All-NEC selection in 1991, Kurisko led the league in assists as a junior (6.8 apg) and steals (2.5 spg) as a sophomore. Following graduation, he played on the New York Knicks summer league team, overseas for a number of years and for the world famous Washington Generals. A standout lacrosse player in high school, he is the all-time New York prep leader in goals (120) and turned down a scholarship offer from traditional power Syracuse.
Milano (Class of 1995) enters the Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility. Milano was a four-year stalwart on the women's basketball teams of the early 1990s. She averaged 12.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 4.5 apg for her career and was named to the NEC Second Team as a sophomore and to the All-Newcomer team as a freshman before being beset by injures. Milano scored 1,046 points despite playing just 84 career games and graduated as the 12th-highest scorer in school history (currently 21st). She also ranks among the program leaders in assists (382) (6th) and steals (148) (8th). A two-year captain and Team MVP, she is currently the head coach at St. Francis (NY).
Negrin (Class of 1988), along with DiMella, are the first two members of the vaunted 1987 National Championship football team to earn induction into the Wagner Hall of Fame. An exceptional blocker, Negrin helped the Seahawks to a 37-9 record over his four years and is the only Seahawk lineman to be named All-American two-straight years, earning First Team accolades as a junior from Football News and as a senior from Kodak, Football News and Pizza Hut. Additionally, he was named to the Second Team as a junior by Pizza Hut. A two-year captain, he anchored a line that averaged more than five yards per carry over his four years and was "the rock around which Wagner College's offensive line was anchored," according to the Associated Press. Following graduation he signed a professional contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Something is not quite right with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
That might sound like a ludicrous statement to some, considering the league's reigning Most Valuable Player is on pace to shatter Dan Marino's record for single-season passing yards (though Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers might make Brady a bridesmaid in that quest this season), yet it's impossible to ignore Brady's struggles over the past three games.
Just start with the numbers:
So what gives? Theory No. 1 questions whether Brady is truly healthy.
"We list [ailments] on the injury report every day in practice and every week based on what his current status is, so that's what we'll continue to do," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said when asked about Brady's health on Wednesday.
Brady has not been on the injury report this season, though you can't help but wonder if he's ailing. He does have a history of toughing out injuries, regardless of the severity, including three cracked ribs and a broken right ring finger that he reportedly played through during the 2009 season.
During the Fox broadcast of the Patriots-Cowboys game in Week 6, Brady was shown with a wrap around his right forearm and elbow while talking with offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien on the sideline (this after a drive in which Brady took a pretty good shot to that region when linebacker Anthony Spencer landed on him after a quarterback scramble). Brady led the Patriots to victory that day in the final minutes, but did throw two interceptions and finished with his lowest single-game quarterback rating of the season (82.3) to that point.
In the two games since, even with a bye to rest up after the Dallas game, he has sported a tennis elbow brace on his right arm. Brady threw two more picks in each of those two contests and his deep passing has suffered. Not only did Brady appear to miss open downfield targets by hanging passes to Taylor Price (versus the Steelers) and Chad Ochocinco (versus the Giants), he didn't generate a completion of more than 28 yards in either game.
According to deep passing stats logged by analytical site ProFootballFocus.com, Brady has been among the worst at downfield throws this season. On 34 attempts of 20 yards or more, Brady has completed a mere nine, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Give him credit for three drops and his accuracy percentage would still be a mere 35.3 percent, ranking him 23rd among the 35 quarterbacks eligible. By comparison, Philadelphia's Michael Vick (14-of-29, 4 drops, TD, INT) is first at 62.1 percent accuracy, while Rodgers (15-of-29, 2 drops, 8 TD, INT) is fourth at 58.6 percent. Heck, Matt Cassel (11-of-33, 2 drops, 2 TD, 2 INT, 39.4 percent) currently ranks higher than Brady.
Theory No. 2 considers whether Brady is just enduring a string of bad bounces, most notably a number of tipped passes that have led to interceptions. It's a theory his coaches and teammates can get behind.
One season after throwing a mere four interceptions, Brady has already thrown 10 picks at midseason. He's on pace to easily top his previous career high for interceptions (14).
"A few of those picks have been a lot of batted balls up in the air by defensive linemen, things like that, coming off guys' helmets," suggested Deion Branch.
Said Belichick: "I think you can look at each play and, obviously, there's something that went wrong. A couple balls have been tipped, a couple balls I'm sure he'd like to have back. I'd say for the most part, I think he's throwing to the right guy."
But even Brady sounded somewhat hesitant about Theory No. 2, putting the blame on himself for ill-advised throws in general.
"Just decision-making," Brady said. "I've just got to make better decisions."
Which leads to theory No. 3: Brady is being hindered by leaning too heavily on top targets Wes Welker and Rob Gronkowski.
In Sunday's loss to the Giants, Brady targeted Welker (10) and Gronkowski (15) a whopping 25 times -- more than half his total throws (49). No one else on the team had more than six targets. Yes, the duo combined for 17 catches for 237 yards, accounting for much of Brady's total production, but how much can Brady get by relying on two players?
There's a scene in the NFL Network's "Bill Belichick: A Football Life" in which Belichick is at a coaches meeting during the 2009 season and laments how the Patriots have no other offensive weapons when teams take away both Welker and Randy Moss.
The Patriots certainly appear to have more individual talent on this year's team, but the production from Branch and tight end Aaron Hernandez has been inconsistent and nobody else has really stepped up, particularly among the wide receivers.
In desperate need of a touchdown late in Sunday's loss to the Giants, Brady threw three straight passes at Gronkowski, connecting on a 14-yard score on a do-or-die fourth-down attempt (only to be spoiled when the Giants answered with a touchdown drive). At times it seemed like Brady had predetermined where he was going.
"If they're open, they get it," Brady said. "If they're covered, you throw to someone else. If you put other guys in position and they're open first, they get the ball. Really, the guys that are going to get the ball are guys who are open. You're never trying to just force the ball. I don't think I've ever -- "
Then Brady caught himself.
"Well, I shouldn't say that. I have done that, where you pick [your target] before the play and usually it doesn't go very well," he said. "A lot of times you try to just read it out. You know the route, you know the coverage, you know the matchup, you read it, you make a throw using good technique and try to throw the ball with accuracy. We could bring one of you guys out there to play quarterback if we told you who to throw to before the ball was snapped. It wouldn't be very good."
Regardless of the reason he's been off, Brady has still been very good. But the easiest way for the Patriots to get their offense back on track is for Brady to get himself right.
Chris Forsberg covers the Patriots for ESPNBoston.com.


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NASCAR has seen attendance decreases "in nine of the first 10" Sprint Cup Series races this season, according to attendance estimates cited by Nate Ryan of USA Today. Bristol Motor Speedway was down 14 percent for the March 21 Food City 500, while Phoenix International Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway were both down 13 percent for the April 10 and April 25 races, respectively.
Friday's SportsBusiness Daily linked to the story.
Ryan noted that tracks are "scrambling to launch new ticket promotions virtually on a daily basis." Bristol Motor Speedway this week announced it would "sell a limited number of $109 tickets to its Aug. 21 night race as a single event (instead of packaged with other races) and Talladega Superspeedway unveiled ticket prices tied to the record number of leaders (29) and lead changes (88) in its April 25 race."
Darlington Raceway has "cut admission on more than 40,000 seats" for Saturday's Sprint Cup Showtime Southern 500. The price decreases are "part of a companywide initiative" by ISC, which has "slashed prices on more than 500,000 tickets."
VanDerSnick: "A number of our ticketing strategies are working. But our sport is comprised of Middle America, and [it's] going to take time before the economy starts driving employment and consumer confidence."
Does NASCAR have a problem, or is the dwindling attendance overblown? What do you think?


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - PLEASANT PLAINS - Located in a tiny corner office of his Pleasant Plains-based repair shop is a stack of family photographs, some CDs, a radio, tiny television set, and a refrigerator.
"If you're going to spend 80 percent of your life at the place you work, you better make it like home," says Jack Graziano, owner of Hollywood Garage, a vehicle repair and body shop that boasts a unique collection of license plates, oil cans, statues and classic car parts that were recently checked out by cast members of the hit History show "American Pickers."
Graziano is busy at the Amboy Road site every weekday fixing classic and modern cars and motorcycles, keeping his shop clean, and most importantly, spending time with his 26-year-old son, Steven.
"I love it. We're here all day together, me and him," he said, adding that his son has worked on vehicles since he was 14. While the two occasionally argue after rubbing shoulders day in and day out – "agreeing on lunch is a big accomplishment," says Graziano – their working relationship is strong.
"At the end of the day, it's 'I'll meet you home, Dad,' and 'I'll meet you home, Steve.' That's the way it should be," the shop owner said.
Graziano's is the third of four generations of hard-working car enthusiasts. His grandfather started the family craft back in the 1920s. The family has owned several shops in Brooklyn throughout the past few decades. The only active Graziano site right now is the Pleasant Plains location, which opened in the early 2000s.
At Hollywood Garage, the Grazianos undertake major car repairs on hot rods, other classic vehicles, and new models. Be it engine repairs, transmission fixes or body work, they get it done. And get it done right.
"This is what we do. God chose us to do this, and we make the best of it, and we always enjoy doing it. We're creative artists," explained Graziano.
Creative is the key word, and for Graziano, it goes beyond vehicles.
The Grant City resident has managed to turn junk into treasure. Just on his shop alone exist car parts, such as a tail light, to bring character to operation. On the side of it is part of what appears to be a missile that's been artfully placed in the wall.
The purple front end of a classic car has rested for years on a portion of the shop.
Inside, you'll find countless oil cans that will eventually make up the Manhattan skyline. Each can serves a purpose, says Graziano, who picked them up over the years at various yard sales and swap meets across the country.
"Yard sales are fascinating. You never know what you'll find at one," he said, noting some of the oil cans have come from as close as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and as far as California.
"There are so many artifacts in here, so many things in here we use," he said. "If we put it away in boxes, we don't see it and don't use it."
Some of the visible items include license plates from Nevada, Virginia, Texas, Arkansas, Indiana, Nebraska, and other states. A miniature Texaco truck, crucifix, framed photographs, tools and gas station signs can be found just several feet away. Several large fish statues found in the trash have been painted to have colorful teeth and lips; another was designed to have characteristics of a hot rod.
"We collect everything," said Graziano last Friday, as he and his son were preparing to repaint the floor while cleaning the shop. "We're just making room for more (stuff)."
When Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz of "American Pickers" visited in March, they purchased a 1949 Pontiac dashboard, a piston lamp, a gas tank painted by Graziano's son with different designs, a motorcycle gas tank, and a tool box.
"Frank and Mike were wonderful people to deal with," said Graziano, adding Hollywood Garage was one of 16 prospects that the show chose to visit. "Once they'd seen Hollywood Garage, that was it. They knew they had a special place."
Hollywood Garage is located at 6581 Amboy Rd., Pleasant Plains. For more information, call 718-356-4147.


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Well, at least one Super Bowl Sunday event was a success for the locals.
It wasn't the one at MetLife Stadium. It was a mile up the hill in East Rutherford, where the town held the Super Bowl Party that dare not speak its name.
That's because the NFL banned the town in which the Super Bowl is being held from using the words "Super Bowl" to describe its big party.
Perhaps the intent was to depress turnout. If so it, it had the opposite effect. When I arrived at the "East Rutherford Tailgate Party" around 2 p.m. I saw lines of people stretching down the block waiting to pay $10 to enter.
"We expected a couple thousand people," said East Rutherford Mayor Jim Cassella. "We had 6,000 tickets printed up just in case, but they were gone so fast we had to find some other stickers."
By the time I arrived, the ticket-takers were down to using Magic Markers to mark the palms of those who paid. Soon they stopped collecting altogether, like Woodstock. I half-expected to hear "It's a free concert, man!" from the tent where a rock band was playing. The crowd was so thick it took me five minutes to make it over there. There, I found the B Street Band hammering out all the good Springsteen songs and none of the bad ones.
Cassella told me people were coming from miles away, apparently because they saw him appearing on TV news talking about how his town was being shortchanged by the NFL. Many just wanted to be near the action, he speculated.
"They just wanted to make themselves a part of it," he said. "We're just a long pass away from the stadium."
That long pass would be less than a mile from where he was standing to the stadium gates. You could drive it in five minutes. But thanks to the NFL's policy of banning anyone from entering the stadium on foot or getting dropped off by a taxi or shuttle, the only way to cover that mile was by train. Make that two trains. First you had to catch one going east past the stadium over the Hackensack River to Secaucus — and then another returning back over the river to the stadium in East Rutherford.
That was bad enough. Worse, the trains from the Rutherford train station to Secaucus were running only every two hours.
"Again they screwed us around," Cassella said of NJ Transit. "They aren't running any extra trains."
When I had spoken to NJ Transit officials last month, they promised plenty of extra trains. But when I got to the Rutherford station, I ran into a couple who'd come in from Denver who were staring at the schedule, wondering when the next train would come. It turned out it wasn't leaving for an hour-and-a-half.
They told me they were staying with a friend nearby and the friend had every intention of dropping them off at the game. But thanks to the NFL's nutty rule, they instead ended up spending a big chunk of their Super Bowl Sunday standing on a platform looking down empty tracks.
I decided to take the train as well, challenging myself to try to accomplish what seemed impossible — getting from downtown East Rutherford to that big game in town by mass transit. I managed to make it in 40 minutes, not bad — except for the fact that I could have walked it in 20.
But the people who came through an hour or so earlier weren't so lucky. One news report talked of fans collapsing as they were crammed into lines awaiting security screening. An NJ Transit official denied anyone collapsed. But he didn't deny that fans chanted "New Jersey, your Super Bowl sucks!" And he didn't deny that they had to wait an hour to board trains.
The spokesman, John Durso Jr., said NJ Transit had predicted about 15,000 people would take the train to the game, but were surprised that more than 22,000 did.
Surprised? With parking passes scarce and overpriced, the train was the only alternative for most fans from New Jersey. The NFL had scheduled plenty of charter-bus service from Manhattan but, there was just one bus stop on the west side of the Hackensack River.
"For whatever reason, they screwed the people who live west of the stadium," said Cassella.
They did indeed. Once I got to the game however, I concluded that the people who paid $10 to party in East Rutherford ended up getting a far better deal of it than those who paid hundreds of dollars to attend what was billed as "the first mass transit Super Bowl."
Let's hope it's the last.


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John Smeaton, Lehigh's Vice Provost for Student Affairs, stated that the investigation into the November vandalism of the UMOJA House will soon take a new step in an email sent to members of the campus community Tuesday.
"A group of fact-finders will soon be interviewing a number of students and other individuals who may be able to provide further information on what happened that night," Smeaton wrote. "Their work will supplement the continuing investigations by the Lehigh University Police Department and the Office of Student Conduct and Community Expectations."
The vandalism, which took place at approximately 2 a.m. on the morning of Nov. 6, included egging and graffiti-ing of the house and the surrounding area. The graffiti, spray painted in red, included racial slurs. No one has been apprehended for the crime at this point in time.
The UMOJA House, a dwelling where many students underrepresented in the campus population have traditionally chosen to live while attending the university, derives its name from the Swahili word for "unity."
Smeaton added that the General Counsel's Office has already contacted a number of individuals to schedule interviews regarding the event.
"University policy prohibits retaliation against any individual who participates as a complainant or a witness, or provides any information in connection with an investigation of discrimination or harassment," Smeaton said. "Lehigh is committed to pursuing the truth, but it will only be through the efforts and cooperation of the entire Lehigh community that those responsible will be identified and held accountable for their actions."
Anyone with information about the incident is strongly encouraged to contact the Office of General Counsel at 610-758-3572.
Story by Brown and White news writer Becca Bednarz, '15.


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New York Yankees bloggers take a closer look at Phil Hughes' return to the mound last night in the Yankees' 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Pinstripe Alley has high hopes, despite some minor discomfort:
What I didn't like was how fast he lost his velocity. From 91-93 in the first, it dropped to 89-90 in the second. Hughes also didn't have great command, especially of his best pitch, his curveball. He was able to get by though because of his cutter, which served as his 'go to' pitch.Depressed Sports Fan says the best thing about Hughes' return is that he took on the look of Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn (played by Charlie Sheen) from the movie Major League.
We could see how good his stuff is - he just needs to improve his command. Once he can throw all his pitches for strikes at will, he'll be a force.
Replacement Level merely says Hughes' return is at least promising:
I thought Hughes looked ok. He was hitting 92-93 consistently and featuring a cutter more often. Obviously his command was not right, but I'm more concerned about his physical health and tools right now as far as what that means for his future, and for that I think last night was encouraging.Yankees GM Blog feels this is all part of the process:
Everyone warned of growing pains for this year; we are feeling them now.Yankees Daily feels Hughes has some flaws:
Lay off of Phil - while he might not turn out to be Johan or Smoltz or Randy Johnson, there is still plenty of time for that to happen.
Phil Hughes has talent but in my opinion his problem is that he gets rattled easy and this makes for a high pitch count...Once some one gets on base when Hughes is pitching, he starts getting nervous and it looks like he is sweating.What's your take on Hughes' return? Comment below.


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My mom was not always a Kung Fu black belt. Like many women of her generation, she worked extremely hard raising children and managing our home. She lived oversees twice—in Germany and in Switzerland—for my father's job. When we were out of elementary school, my mom fixed timepieces in a watch factory and then slogged away at an insurance company call-center. She discovered her true calling after we all left for college: She took up tai chi to help her aching back. My mom did not know then that these first tentative steps were the beginning of a career. Now my parents' home is full of medals and trophies won, certificates earned, and weapons my mom wields. Dad's adjusted to carrying her cache of swords, staffs, fighting fans and other assorted bludgeons, but she's not quite accustomed to the accolades she receives as a well-respected martial arts instructor. From house frau to crouching tiger—she reinvented herself.
We constantly allow—encourage, even—politicians, celebrities, and all too many televangelists to reinvent themselves, but we rarely give ourselves the same permission. We imagine our own identities as fixed and unchangeable.
In this light, I recently reconsidered a conversation I had with a friend last year. While discussing her house renovations, I asked if she had taken any "before and after" pictures of the work they'd done. She replied quickly and decisively, "Oh, no. We're not those kinds of people." I was struck dumb: What does snapping a few home remodeling pictures say about a person? And why is she so adamant that they are not "those kinds" of people? We regularly and unconsciously define ourselves against an imagined Other and then use this comparison to create a sense of ourselves. Based on our memories and stories we tell about ourselves, these notions are just that—ideas. We make these stories The Story of our lives. And The Story—if we let it define us—limits us, reducing the choices we imagine for ourselves.
Ulric Neisser—the highly influential psychological researcher—challenged our long-held beliefs about the accuracy of our remembered stories. Neisser died in February, and Douglas Martin of the New York Times remembered him as a scientist who "helped lead a postwar revolution in the study of the human mind" through his research on perception and memory. He resisted the dominant post-WW II psychology discipline, behaviorism, and in the process created a new field—Cognitive Psychology. As Martin explains, Neisser's research showed that "memory is a reconstruction of the past, not an accurate snapshot of it." People think they remember actual events in near-perfect detail when they actually remember memories—and in some instances they remember memories of memories. Not great stuff upon which to build a static identity.
Years ago an acquaintance of mine wanted to quit smoking, but—in addition to the addiction itself—she simply couldn't get beyond her self-concept. When she saw joggers zip past her house, she mocked the runners, inwardly or with her friends. She never imagined that she could be that runner she was so busy ridiculing; she defined herself as A Smoker. Then it occurred to her that this was simply a story she told about herself, and she could actually tell a different story. Over time she altered her ideas about herself and tried out another identity: Runner.
It is difficult to change the story if your friends discourage it. Nicholas Christakis, a social scientist and internist at Harvard, and James Fowler, a political scientist at UC San Diego, document this difficulty in their groundbreaking social network mapping of the famous Framingham Heart Study (FHS). This research—originally started in Framingham, MA in 1948 with over 5,000 subjects—is a cardiovascular study that now spans three generations. Christakis and Fowler mapped the social networks of the original FHS participants and discovered that obesity, smoking, and even happiness appear to be passed among friends and families just like viruses. There is strong evidence that the 12,630 individuals in the FHS social network spread obesity person-to-person. If your friends or family members became obese, you were much more likely to become obese yourself. They theorize that obesity becomes normalized among cohorts, and this shifting view of obesity makes it much more permissible to gain weight. Similar patterns emerged when they tracked smoking rates among the FHS social network. Says Fowler, "People quit together, or they didn't quit at all." They even observed that happy people tend to hang out with happy people and spread happiness within their social networks.
Napoleon Hill—writer and advisor to presidents FDR and Wilson—asserted, "What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." His book, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the bestselling books of all-time and still—75 years later—makes "Top 10" lists of business books. Hill identified something that many of us know but find difficult to put into practice: Our ideas absolutely help shape who we become, and we can change these ideas to become who we want to be. So, don't dump your friends or cut yourself off from that cousin who constantly berates you about your weight or your housekeeping. But do surround yourself with people who believe that transformation is possible.
My mom's facing major surgery this year; she may have to stop Kung Fu fighting. As painful as this will be, we in her network will encourage her to transform once again. I can't wait to see what comes next.


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Maps, directories, electoral registers and rate booksMaps
Many of our maps can now be viewed online.
Some of our local street directories can be viewed online.
Electoral registers
We hope to make our electoral registers for the years 1832 to 2002 for the City of Manchester (as it was at the time) available online soon. These are arranged by ward and street. Please note that we do not have a surname index to them.
Rate books
Rate books for Manchester from 1706 to 1901 are now available on Findmypast.co.uk. Free access to the Manchester rate books on Findmypast is available in any Manchester City Council library - please ask staff to log you on.
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Christopher Pugliese began working as a deputy court administrator under court administrator Cyndi Lehr in January 2010, but his employment was terminated this summer because of his disorder, according to a lawsuit filed Sept. 6 in state Superior Court in Belvidere.
Pugliese claims that as his supervisor, Lehr grew "snippy, short and condescending" with him in May 2010 and then began engaging in behavior that humiliated and berated him.
The civil suit explains that Pugliese's diagnosis with ADHD made it difficult for him to concentrate in distracting environments. He complained to Lehr, alleging she contributed to creating a distracting environment by talking to others near his desk, the complaint reads.
On one occasion in August 2010, Lehr responded to Pugliese's complaint by telling him, "I hope you don't start using this ADHD (expletive) as some kind of excuse. If I would have known it was going to be a big deal, I never would have hired you," the lawsuit reads.
The lawsuit claims that Lehr referred to Pugliese as her "dumbass deputy" and began writing him up on incidents at work that were "either undeserved outright or overblown in importance," the lawsuit says.
Pugliese was fired July 15, according to the suit. He believes that was the result of Lehr "poisoning" the township council against him, the lawsuit indicates.
Township attorney Kevin Benbrook said township officials had several conversations with Pugliese because of issues with his work performance, but his ADHD never came up.
"The extent that he's alleging wrongful discharge because of a handicap … no one in the township was aware he had such a handicap," Benbrook said. "He was on probation for some period of time before he was terminated and was given the chance to correct his performance deficiencies. At no time did he ever suggest that he was having performance problems because of a disability."The lawsuit also alleges that Pohatcong Township was further responsible because no policy prohibiting harassment exists. Benbrook called that allegation false.
"We do have anti-harassment policies in place," Benbrook said. "In terms of the township's liability … it was never reported to us that she was harassing him, so we could never have addressed it."Pugliese is seeking punitive and noneconomic damages in addition to attorney's fees, the suit says.


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Dr. Nicole Metcalf, veterinarian at Birmingham-Jefferson Animal Control, said Dr. Larry Myers, a veterinarian and professor at Auburn University, examined the dogs on Monday.
St. Clair County District Judge Alan Furr has scheduled a hearing for Thursday on the fate of the dogs. The hearing will be held at 1 p.m. at the St. Clair County Courthouse in Pell City.
On Sept. 20, Donald Thomas, 83, was attacked and killed by two Rottweilers belonging to his neighbors, Jerry and Jacqueline Lenton. Police shot and killed those two dogs that day and took 33 other Rottweilers from the Lentons' home.
A Leeds detective testified at an Oct. 2 hearing that the dogs were aggressive and appeared dangerous while they were being seized. Furr ruled after the hearing that the dogs were to be euthanized.
Moody veterinarian Dr. Rachel Nelson last week asked the court to put that order on hold to allow the dogs to be individually evaluated. Furr denied her request to intervene in the case. But Furr today granted a request by BJAC to intervene and scheduled the hearing for Thursday.
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I like to bone and tie roasts, and leg of lamb can be butterflied, too. But if you're not a whiz with a knife, that might be a bit too ambitious.
Crush a lot of garlic cloves, mix with crushed black peppercorns and rosemary. Rub on the surface with olive oil before baking.


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Clovis is creating a task force to work on controlling the pet population.
The Clovis City Commission heard an offer from Animal Protection of New Mexico to change euthanasia methods at the Clovis Animal Shelter.
Most of Thursday's meeting was dedicated to testimony from local veterinarians and APNM employees. The issue was the carbon monoxide chamber used by the animal shelter to euthanize animals.
There are four chambers left in the state — Clovis, Jal, Lovington and Tucumcari — and APNM Legislative Director Heather Ferguson said future legislation would likely force those cities to move to the more popular method of injectable euthanasia.
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With a stay at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita in Punta Mita (Riviera Nayarit), you'll be convenient to Pacifico Golf Course and Playa Punta De Mita. This 5-star hotel is within the region of Destiladeras Beach and Rancho Mi Chaparrita. Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. When the sun is out, a round of golf or a day at the private beach are two great options for taking advantage of the fine weather. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and supervised childcare/activities. Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Punta Mita? This hotel has facilities measuring 6342 square feet (589 square meters), including conference space. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free valet parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 173 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and DVD players. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature jetted bathtubs and designer toiletries.
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Following an eight-year run in the heart of the Harrisburg City Islanders' defensive backfield, Dustin Bixler has decided to end his professional soccer career and retire.
The 6-3, 185-pound Bixler, who played at Red Land High School and Lock Haven University before joining the City Islanders prior to the 2005 campaign, was named to USL PRO's all-league team several times during his career and was tagged one of the circuit's most influential players of the decade (2001-2010).
Bixler also was tagged the most valuable player in the 2007 USL PRO championship game, a contest the City Islanders won in penalty kicks at Richmond.
Bixler, the head boys' soccer coach at Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, also was a finalist for USL PRO's 2009 defender of the year award.
Bixler finished his career as the franchise's all-time leader in minutes played and second in appearances. The 29-year-old defender, who served as Harrisburg's captain on the field and off, appeared in seven games this season for the City Islanders (12-9-8 overall, 10-7-7 in league play), starting six of those contests.
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I don't own a Isonic, but they are not rare. I sailed a few spread over the last years. It could be your sailing style requires more lift from the fin. There are 2 ways... Longer fin, but you will loose control/speed in higher wind
or just go for more flex in the fin. If you look @ select fins these models have more taillift the Select S07 softness Medium /ghost/ proslam.
On my CA speedboard (also v-bottom) it took a while before I was able to sail good speed with a standard SL7. I really prefer to sail a Select S07 M underneath my CA Speed.
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The equation given is: y′′+2y=0 y(0) = 5 y′(0) = 0
And I know how to solve it with standard methods but I need to solve it in Matlab with Euler's method.
How would I split this second order into 2 first order equations that I could plug into this code? I think it becomes v=y' and then v'=-2y... but I do not know how to plug this with v and y.
Here is example code with y'=-y (NOT second order)
% Numerical code for Euler integration of y'=-y; y(0)=1;
Tstart=0; %start Time Tstop=10; %Stop Time N=20; %Number of Time steps h=(Tstop-Tstart)/N; %Time step length
Time=[Tstart:h:Tstop]; %Time vector
y=zeros(1,length(Time)); %Solution vector
for i=2:length(Time)
y(i)=y(i-1)+h*(-y(i-1)); %Euler iteration
y_analytic=exp(-Time); %analytic solution
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