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La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team earned its second straight win with a 42-6 victory over Jamestown College (N.D.) Saturday afternoon at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. The Eagles improve to 2-3 on the season while the Jimmies fall to 2-4. It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
Jamestown, a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), took the opening kickoff, but fumbled on its second play from scrimmage. Lance Johansen fumbled with UW-L's Jake Meckstroth recovering the ball at the Jimmies' 29-yard line. Three plays later, Mike Butterfield hit Tony Bilderback with a 27-yard touchdown pass with 12:59 remaining in the first quarter. After Justin Huinker's extra-point, the Eagles led 7-0.
The Jimmies punted on their next possesion and the Eagles made it 14-0 as Butterfield scored on a 14-yard run with 9:50 left.
UW-L made it 16-0 with 7:35 remaining in the first period as a bad snap on a punt was covered in the endzone by Jamestown.
Huinker later gave UW-L a 19-0 lead wiht 2:43 remaining in the first quarter on a career-long 50-yard field goal. It is tied for the second-longest field goal in school history. Dewey Stendahl made a school record 51-yard field versus St. Norbert College (Wis.) during the 1969 season.
Johansen cut the lead to 19-6 with 11:46 left in the second quarter on a one-yard run. The extra-point attempt was blocked by Derek Dreher. UW-L led 25-6 wiht 1:26 remaining in the half after Ben Hertrampf's 23-yard touchdown run. The Eagles led 25-6 at halftime.
On Jamestown's first possession of the second half, UW-L's Alex Barr returned a Jimmies' fumble 47-yards for a touchdown and 32-6 advantage.
In the fourth quarter, Huinker hit a 25-yard field goal with 12:59 remaining for a 35-6 lead and Jared Stan finished the scoring with a nine-yard touchdown run with 5:27 left to make it 42-6.
UW-L finished with 438 yards on offense, including 226 rushing and 212 passing. Hertrampf had 117 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown while Kevin Lindh had 64 yards on nine attempts and Stan 48 yards on eight carries with one touchdown.
Butterfield was 17-of-27 passing for 212 yards and one touchdown. Bilderback finished with six receptions for 119 yards and a touchdown.
Jamestown totaled 141 yards, including 20 rushing and 121 passing. Johansen had 34 yards rushing and a touchdown on 36 attempts. Brad Lint finished 19-of-30 for 109 yards. He was sacked three times. Matt Wilson had five receptions for 50 yards.
The Jimmies won the time of possession, 32:32 to 27:28, but finished four-of-15 on third-down. The Eagles were six-of-14 on third-down.
Jack Leahy led UW-L with 15 tackles, including 10 unassisted. He also had one sack as the Eagles led the Jimmies to 2.1 yards per play on offense. John Rozek had eight tackles while Ryan Immel and Meckstroth each finished with six. Immel and Donovan Winter also recorded a sack for UW-L. The Eagles had 7.0 tackles for loss.
Andrew Hammond led Jamestown with eight tackles. He one quarterback sack and 3.0 tackles for loss. J.T. Petsch and Kenny Allen each finished with seven tackles.
UW-L returns to action Saturday, October 15 hosting UW-Eau Claire at 11:30 a.m. on Family, Friends & Alumni Weekend.
UW-La Crosse Earns Second Straight Win
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La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team earned its second straight win with a 42-6 victory over Jamestown College (N.D.) Saturday afternoon at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. The Eagles improve to 2-3 on the season while the Jimmies fall to 2-4. It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.


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… The pitfalls of poverty
cbncompass.ca/Opinion/Columnists – Dara Squires opens up about the pitfalls of poverty
February 06, 2014. Dara Squires
I don't think it's too hard for most people, especially here in this province, to imagine what it's like to not have enough money sometimes.
Anyone who lived through stretching out student loans and meagre part-time income while studying knows what it's like to be waiting for that cheque so you can buy food, or pay a bill, or get that winter coat you need. Anyone from my parents' generation knows — if only from watching neighbours — what hunger is.
It's different, of course, when you have a family to support and when it's your own family. But one would think there'd be some understanding and empathy for the situation of those of us who scrape by the skin of our teeth from one paycheque or benefit's payment to another.
Yet, poverty, or being "poor" is filled with societal shaming, judgment, levelled criticism and disdain — even here.
I have a decent job, but I went five months without one — scraping by on self-employment income. But it doesn't matter how good a job I have, as the single mother and sole support of three young children, I pay so much in childcare in order to work that sometimes I'm better off scraping by. The fact is, I'm the working poor. But I hate to admit it. The concept fills me with shame. And pain. And stress. Lots of stress.
Being judged
If you've never had to go to a food bank or ask for help at Christmas so your kids can have food and toys, then you have no idea how much it hurts, how your chest tightens and your face flushes and your heart withers a little in your chest. Because you know there's no validation. It is wrong to be poor. And everyone is judging you.
I scrape by socially too. I've got a job, an education; I'm well-spoken and dress well. Most people can't tell just by looking at me. We don't hear as much judgment as that single mom on social benefits and her kids.
Except we do. Or I do at least. I try to protect the children from it. But at work, out in the community, on open line shows, and even from my own friends, I hear the words of hatred and disdain of the poor.
Poverty is something we all fear. It hangs over each of us; we'd prefer to think that the people who suffer from it — and the ensuing judgment — did something to deserve it. That way it won't happen to us … if we're careful.
A small luxury
Of course you wouldn't believe a word of this if you saw me at Starbucks drinking a $4 latte. And sometimes that is what I do. Sometimes I have $5 left to my name before I get paid again and I can't buy groceries or pay bills or get the children anything and the anxiety and stress build.
I can't stop to meditate or do yoga or even have a hot bath because I'm working, thinking, pitching another article or social media client on the side, trying to figure out how to make more money so this doesn't happen next month. The fact is, if there's $5 in my pocket, it makes no difference to my monthly budget. It won't be there every month. It won't pay my bills. But if I spend it on something for myself, a small luxury I usually deny, it may help me figure my way out of this mess by making me feel "normal" for a moment.
Except poor people aren't allowed to buy Starbucks. At least, according to most in society they aren't. They're not allowed to get expensive haircuts or buy their kids electronic toys. And they're definitely not allowed to smoke.
I don't smoke now, but I have. At the worst points in my life financially, I have. Because the one thing that always comes with poverty is stress, anxiety, and depression. And while you might judge your poor neighbour who finds the money to spend on smokes, what you might not realize is that cigarettes are cheaper than most prescription anxiety and depression medication when you don't have insurance. They work quicker too. They also act as stimulants, which when you can't sleep from the anxiety or you're scraping both ends of the candle with multiple jobs, can be a lifesaver.
At $8 a pack, they're a small luxury that does add up each week, but when you owe $500 on your light bill, that $8 makes such little difference in those calculations you always run in your head.
Plus, it costs more to quit. A person who can spare $8 a week would be hard pressed to spare $50 in one shot for a smoking cessation aid. I'm not justifying or encouraging smoking, but I am discouraging the ongoing judgment — my latte, my neighbour's cigarettes. Why do these things matter so much to observers?
Life on the edge
Those observations that come with judgment never seem to catch the fact that we cut our own hair, buy all second-hand clothes, stretch juice and milk with water, stretch meat with beans, stretch another season out of our kids' snowpants, stretch electric heat with sweaters and blankets.
A paycheque, stretched just enough, can keep you out of disaster. But every month you live in the disaster zone. One wrong step, one unexpected expense, can spell catastrophe.
So when you find $5 in your pocket and you've survived another month, maybe you treat yourself. Or when you're living on the edge and can barely drag yourself through, maybe you medicate yourself with nicotine. That lump that appears in your throat every time you spend money on anything other than food can be banished for a moment when you sip that foam or inhale that draw.
We, the poor, don't get vacations, spa days, new clothes, steak dinners, nights out, or any other big expense luxuries. What we do get is moments stolen from anxiety and small dollars stolen from a tight budget so we can feel, for even just a second, like we can do this.
But we do it, always, with the eyes of judgment upon us. Knowing I have no savings for retirement, can't take my kids to Disney, and will never buy a new vehicle or new furniture hurts a bit sometimes. But the real pinch of poverty comes from the comments I hear daily that ask why I have it so good when other people have to work for their luxuries.
The shame is more stressful than the lacking.
— Dara Squires is a freelance writer and mother of three.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Square" director Jehane Noujaim has won the documentary prize from the Directors Guild of America.
LOS ANGELES (AP) � "The Square" director Jehane Noujaim has won the documentary prize from the Directors Guild of America.
Noujaim was among the early honorees at Saturday's ceremony honoring directors in film and television. "The Square," which was acquired by subscription service Netflix last year, depicts the tumult of the Egyptian Revolution beginning in 2011.
"I'm very humbled and very grateful," said Noujaim, whose previous documentaries include "Startup.com" and "Control Room." ''This film is the most deeply personal film I've made, watching my country change before me when I never thought change was possible. It redefined my understanding of what was possible."
The other early winners included:
� Comedy series: Beth McCarthy-Miller, "30 Rock."
� Reality: Neil P. DeGroot, "72 Hours."
� Variety: Glenn Weiss, 67th annual Tony Awards.
The awards could push David O. Russell's con caper "American Hustle," Steve McQueen's historical epic "12 Years a Slave" and Alfonso Cuaron's space saga "Gravity" into the Oscar forefront as the films have emerged in a close three-way tie over the past few weeks.
The tight race between Russell, McQueen and Cuaron "means that I am going to be sharing time with them quite a lot and that's fun!" said Cuaron on the carpet before the 66th annual ceremony. "It has been a great celebration with your peers."
Summing up the last few months, McQueen said awards season has been, "intense, pleasurable, stimulating and riveting."
The DGAs could further complicate the race by choosing still-viable nominees Paul Greengrass ("Captain Phillips") or Martin Scorsese ("The Wolf of Wall Street") for its top honor � outstanding directorial achievement in a feature film.
But so far, the outcomes in this year's Oscar derby make that unlikely.
The cast of "American Hustle" took home the award for outstanding performance at the SAG Awards last Saturday, just a week after it gained momentum from its best comedy win at the Golden Globes. Then last Sunday, the Producers Guild of America � a usually reliable Oscar bellwether � produced a tie between "12 Years a Slave" and "Gravity" for its top prize. Meanwhile, "American Hustle" and "Gravity" tied for a leading 10 Oscar nominations on Jan. 16, with "12 Years a Slave" close behind with nine. Each was nominated for best picture.
Other nominees for this year's best picture Oscar include "Captain Phillips," ''Dallas Buyers Club," ''Her," ''Nebraska," ''Philomena" and "The Wolf of Wall Street."
In the 65-year history of the DGAs, the winner has failed to also take home the best director Oscar only seven times. Ben Affleck won the guild award last year for "Argo" but was denied a best director nomination at the Oscars. However, like many DGA winners, "Argo" went on to win the best-picture prize at the Oscars.
The DGA and Oscar feature director contenders usually match up closely and this year is no exception, other than for Alexander Payne's "Nebraska," which received an Oscar bid, but was denied a DGA nod.
This year marks the first DGA nomination for McQueen and if he wins for "12 Years a Slave," he would become the first black director to earn the guild's feature film accolade.
Cuaron and Greengrass are also first-time DGA nominees.
Other than the Writer's Guild Awards on Feb. 1, there are no major awards before the Oscars. Hollywood's high season goes quiet for a few weeks as several thousand members of the motion picture academy have the last word with their balloting.
Jane Lynch is hosting Saturday night's untelevised DGA awards with presenters including Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington and Steve Coogan.
AP Entertainment Writer Derrik J. Lang contributed to this report.


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DOVER — The high school softball and Division II lacrosse all-state teams were released on Friday.
In Division I softball, Dover High School first baseman Bridgette Rollins and Spaulding first baseman Cat Tewell were named to the first team. Dover third baseman Maddie Sullivan was named to the second team.
In D-II, Coe-Brown's Kenzi Allis and Corinne LeMauk were named to the first team, along with Portsmouth's Mariah Crisp. Named to the second team were Coe-Brown's Jaedyn Bedell, Kingswood's Megen Pollini, Oyster River's Emily Brisard, Portsmouth's Christina Jones and St. Thomas' Cecilia Chrisom. Portsmouth's Victoria Griggs was honorable mention.
In Division III, Prospect Mountain's Sahara Brown and Somersworth's Erica Boulanger were named to the first team. Farmington's Ashlyn Martineau and Prospect Mountain's Alexa Hingston were named to the second team, and Farmington's Jennelle Thompson was honorable mention.
In D-IV, Newmarket's Savannah Jordan and Portsmouth Christian's Jill Rogers made the first team. Nute's Whitney Brooks and PCA's Nicole Dudley were named to the second team.
@Subhead:STA's Kane D-II defensive player of the year
DOVER — St. Thomas Aquinas' long stick middie Caleb Kane was named Division II defensive player of the year, as well as first team all-state.
Joining Kane on the first team were teammate Sebastian Olsen, Portsmouth's Charlie Duprey, Colin MacDonald and Anthony Kurylak, and Dover's Liam Murphy.
Second-team honorees included STA's Noah Schwaegerle and Nate Arsenault, Portsmouth's Peter Hamblett and Matt Doskocil, Dover's Cam Rewucki and Spaulding's Trey Scott.
Softball, boys lacrosse all-state teams named
DOVER — The high school softball and Division II lacrosse all-state teams were released on Friday.


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/var/log/messages.log doesn't exist anymore
The following information is outdated: To determine how your buttons or Fn shortcuts are recognized, run the following command from a terminal as root:
# tail -f /var/log/messages.log
axper (talk) 16:59, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Slimlock configuration
on a macbook air 4,2 i could not get the suggested configuration for slimlock on lid close to work:
DISPLAY=:0.0 su -c - username /usr/bin/slimlock
i had to use:
su -s $USERNAME /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/slimlock"
(suggested complimentary configuration)
Screen Brightness
I had no luck with a screen brightness step of 1, in acpi handler. Adding these clauses to handler.sh works better.
video/brightnessdown) bl_dev=/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0 actual_bl=`cat $bl_dev/actual_brightness` # Lower brightness has no effect until it is lowered enough to change actual_brightness. # Brightness less than 10 causes problems when increasing! while [ $actual_bl -gt 10 -a $actual_bl == `cat $bl_dev/actual_brightness` ] do echo $((`cat $bl_dev/brightness` - 1)) > $bl_dev/brightness done ;; video/brightnessup) bl_dev=/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0 actual_bl=`cat $bl_dev/actual_brightness` # Change in brightness has no effect until it is changed enough to change actual_brightness. while [ $actual_bl -lt 100 -a $actual_bl == `cat $bl_dev/actual_brightness` ] do echo $((`cat $bl_dev/brightness` + 1)) > $bl_dev/brightness done ;;
Dave Cohen (talk) 12:34, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
Banner to warn users that logind already implements some of these tips?
Hi! I think it can be useful if we put a banner on top of this page to warn users that logind already implements some acpid features. Eventually we can highlight which of these features are already implemented, and a link to the systemd wiki page. Nierro (talk) 17:40, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
- The Power Management page (a section from systemd was recently moved there) links to this page correctly, but you are right - some note to read Power Management#Power management with systemd first would be useful. But I'd still keep the old examples using pm-suspend etc. until pm-utils is finally deprecated. -- Lahwaacz (talk) 17:51, 3 August 2013 (UTC)


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From darkness, dignity: Why sexualized violence must move from the shadows
When I was overwhelmed by a mob of men in Tahrir Square in Egypt last February, I was filled with the certainty that I would die there. In my mind, I could see an image of my body lying discarded in the dirt.
It struck me that it would be a truly meaningless death.
And yet I was so shocked by the sexual assault, that instead of fighting for my life, I was at first fighting for my dignity. I kept appealing for mercy, begging them to stop in the midst of the violence and the chaos, as they tore my clothes from my body and raped me with their hands. Hundreds of them.
What was driving this futile plea?
My faith in the sanctity of women in this Islamic society. I had been told so often by Muslim men and women in all different societies and countries over so many years that women were sacred. Protected. More valued even than in the West.
I had been told not to judge through a Western prism, but to open my mind to a different way of life, one that is steeped in a higher moral value where women may appear to be denied many of the rights I enjoy in Western society, but actually they are valued in a different, more meaningful way.
In my own experience, I had found myself frequently surrounded by Muslim men who were caring, protective, mindful of my status as a woman, respectful, and supportive. Some risked their lives for me. Foreign women often enjoy a place in Islamic society that is denied to local women in that culture. In Afghanistan, for example, I could enjoy eating a meal with men and I could have real, close, treasured friendships with men to whom I was not related by blood or marriage—something unheard of for Afghan women.
I realized when I thought about this afterward, that from Ramallah to Baghdad to Kabul to Islamabad, I had been shown so much kindness and care from Muslim men, and been told so often that women were to be protected above all else, that something in me in the middle of that terrible evil kept believing these men would stop.
I had lived on my own with Afghan soldiers for three months during the war with the Taliban and no one had dared lay a hand on me or show me disrespect. On the one occasion that someone did, my Afghan host hunted down the guilty man and put a gun to his head, ready to avenge that wrongdoing with one word from me.
I wanted my dignity restored, but not at the cost of a life and so managed to persuade him to let the man live.
This was what drove my belief at first that someone, something, would stop these men. Because everyone who was watching, everyone who was fighting for a piece of my body knew that what they were doing was wrong.
Of course, it didn't end that way. And it was chance—chance that the seething mob stumbled into a corner where I was trapped between a group of women and some tents, and chance that my CBS security man Ray Jackson was able to break free and compel nearby Egyptian soldiers to act—that I was carried from that square alive instead of dead.
And what I did not know then was how deeply entrenched sexualized violence is in Egyptian society. Or that agents from the Mubarak regime, intent on discrediting the revolution, had targeted me deliberately and incited the mob. Nor did I know that other female journalists were attacked that night, albeit none as severely. And I could not have known that there would be more attacks in the months that followed, until foreign female journalists would be advised by at least one international press freedom group not to travel to Egypt—handing the regime the propaganda victory they had sought.
I never understood before my attack that sexual violence is another form of oppression. A very effective means for men to not only dominate women, but also to deny them their rightful place in society. It is not as noticeable in Western societies like the U.S., because women are more powerful than in an Islamic country like Egypt. But it is still true.
I was able to reclaim my life because I could go home to a free society, stand tall, and be open about what happened to me. I could do that without shame. Without fear of retribution. And I could emerge with my dignity restored.
I could do all of that first because my husband, my family, and my company all stood by me. And when they did, my country did too. I say "my" country because, despite having been born in South Africa, America is where I have made my life. It is home.
And it felt like the whole country stood together, with few exceptions, in condemning what was done to me. Support even came from across the world.
But my heart is with all those women—and men—who live in places where they are not allowed to speak out. Where they are forced to carry this terrible secret, their burden of shame, in silence and in darkness for all their lives. I cannot imagine anyone can ever be whole again when they live like that, their soul always in shadow.
We all know this can happen anywhere, in any society, to anyone.
But it must never be tolerated or excused.
Or become a way of life.
(Click here to read Women Under Siege's analysis of how sexualized violence is used as a weapon of war in Egypt.)
Lara Logan is a correspondent for CBS' "60 Minutes," and CBS News' chief foreign affairs correspondent, a position she has held since June 2008. Logan's reporting on Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has earned her multiple awards, including two Emmys, two Overseas Press Club Awards, a DuPont-Columbia Award, an Edward R. Murrow Award, as well as five American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Awards.
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Robo Voices and GPS Girls
In last week's New York Times Style section, there was an article that explored our inherent attraction to the GPS voice, a connection that takes our relationship with machines to a whole new level. According to the article, we were originally supposed to take directions from men. But car companies switched the GPS to a female voice since they rated higher in friendliness and were more likely to be comforting to a lost traveler. Indeed, drivers all over the world have responded to "American Jill," "Australian Karen" and "Español Paulina." Though these faceless ladies have inspired their fair share of lascivious blog posts, Australian Karen, through her website www.thegpsgirl.com, has been praised for her role as a marriage counselor. As quoted in the Times, her soothing voice "takes the focus off blaming one person or another." Australian Karen (aka Karen Jacobsen) has proven she is more than just a pretty voice. A songwriter and inspirational speaker, she has recorded seven albums and helps people find their "inner-


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$500 tips given in brother's memory
Server Beth Foster is surprised by the $500 tip at Thr3e Wise Men in Indianapolis, generosity that helped her pay her July rent.
Seth Collin gave out the first tip last July, just days after his brother, Aaron, died, leaving a will that said his family should go out for pizza and leave the waiter or waitress an "awesome" tip.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Beth Foster thought maybe she had done something wrong as she noticed the cameras and looked down at the $500 in front of her.
Then she started to cry. Could this tip be for real?
It was.
The bundle of $20 bills given earlier this month to Foster, a waitress at Thr3e Wise Men in Indianapolis, made her the 54th server in the country to benefit from an Eastern Kentucky man's request that after his death, a pizza server be given an "awesome" $500 tip.
"When something nice happens to someone, their instinct is to think that it's actually someone trying to be mean to them," said Seth Collins, of Lexington. "People just don't expect a random act of kindness."
Collins, 33, said he gave out the first tip last July, just days after his 30-year-old brother, Aaron, died, leaving a will that specified his video games should go to his nephew, that his computer should be given to a friend — and that his family should go eat a pizza and leave the waiter or waitress an "awesome" $500 tip.
Seth Collins videotaped his first big tip and put it on Facebook, where online friends urging him to keep going donated $1,000 to the cause by the next day. That grew to about $60,000, with donations from around the world.
As of this week, Collins had given out 56 tips in 19 states, for a total of $28,000.
By the end of October, he hopes to give out a tip in each of the 50 states — and he set out for the West by car earlier this week. Missouri and Illinois were among his first stops.
"It never gets old, and I know I would be happy to just continue doing it forever," said Collins, who was working as an information technology director when his brother died but has been laid off.
Seth's mother, Tina Collins, said her sons weren't particularly close while growing up in Pike County in Eastern Kentucky. While Seth was inclined to stay inside and read the encyclopedia, Aaron could be found outside on his bicycle, she said.
"They were so different, so they didn't really hang together a whole lot when they were younger," she said. "But here they are in Aaron's death, working together to make this great thing happen."
Seth Collins said that even as a child, his brother was obsessed with ensuring that people were properly tipped, and he would take notice when he thought their parents didn't tip well enough.
"He would grab a couple bucks out of his own pocket, it would have been his allowance money, but he would have tossed that on the table to help bolster the tip," Collins said.
He said that Aaron got the idea of leaving a big tip about five years ago at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Texas. A friend who was with Aaron told him that a new waitress who had messed up his drink order said she was contemplating quitting, claiming she wasn't cut out to be a server.
Aaron left her a $50 tip along with a note that said "don't give up," Collins said. "He saw the change that it had made in her."
Collins said he and his brother grew closer over time, and both went into information technology. Aaron was a computer technician in Lexington when he died.
He was hospitalized on July 3, 2012, and died four days later, Collins said. Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn said in a phone interview that the death was ruled a suicide.
Collins said his brother's will was found on his computer, and it contained several requests. He didn't want people to buy flowers and he didn't want an elaborate funeral, asking instead that people celebrate his life with a beer.
And he wanted someone to get a big tip.
In fulfilling the tip request, Collins often takes family members and friends along — his mother and father, Gerney Collins, accompanied him to Indianapolis when he gave Foster her surprise tip.
During the pizza parlor visits, Seth Collins will whip out a video camera to capture the server's reaction as he hands over the stack of cash along with a note that explains why the tip is being given.
He said people often think it's a prank. Foster said she at first was worried Collins was investigating the restaurant.
Foster, a 2012 graduate of Marian University in Indianapolis who wants to become a teacher, said the tip meant she was able to pay her July rent, allowing her to stay in the house.
She said she paid the rent with all of the $20 bills except one.
"I took one of the 20s and I put it in a frame," Foster said. "It helps me remember that there are not only good people out there that did something so generous, but it also means through the roughest phase, the hardest times, there is going to be a light at the end of the tunnel."


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Mar 23, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio. – Making her third appearance at the NCAA Fencing Championship junior Robin Shin (Brookline, Mass.) finished in 20th place in the sabre competition. The lone Division III representative, she defeated foes from Notre Dame, St. John's, Harvard, North Carolina, and UC San Diego.
Shin edged out Lian Oser (Notre Dame), 5-4, who ultimately captured eighth place. She dismissed Martyna Wieczorek (St. John's, 16th place) and Kara Lee (Harvard, 17th place) by 5-3 margins and then topped Gillian Litynski (North Carolina, 18th place), 5-4. Shin's final victory was a 5-1 decision against Elissa Gesner (UC San Diego, 24th place).


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Terez Spitz Katz
Born: 1865
Buj, Hungary
A religious Jewish mother of nine, Terez settled with her husband, Jakab, and children in Zalkod, a small town in northeastern Hungary. Jakab ran a general store. Terez tended their sprawling farmhouse. She baked black bread in their wood-burning stove and canned the peaches and plums she gathered with her children and grandchildren from the family orchards.
1933-39: My oldest daughter, Sadie, is visiting from America. She comes with us every Friday when we take the horse-drawn wagon to the synagogue in the next town. We stay with friends and return the next day after sundown. Sadie wants us to return to New York with her. On her trip over, she stopped in Hamburg and says she saw Nazis marching in the streets. She's afraid. We've told her not to worry: It all seems so far away.
1940-44: Four weeks ago, on March 19, 1944, German forces occupied Hungary. Several days ago, rough Hungarian gendarmes ordered us to abandon our house and most of our belongings and to report to the nearby town of Nyireghaza. Here thousands of Jews have been concentrated. We have to live in a squalid apartment and it's hard to wash because it's so crowded. The food we brought from home is running out, and we're becoming weak. What will happen to us all?
Terez, Jakab and about 25 of their relatives were among some 435,000 Hungarian Jews deported in the summer of 1944 to Auschwitz. Terez perished at age 79.


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Rolling Stones to Meet Regarding 50th Anniversary Plans
A day after we learned that rumors of the legendary's groups pending retirement were unfounded, there's now reportedly some movement in the Rolling Stones camp.
Rolling Stone magazine reports that the group is meeting to discuss plans to mark their 50th anniversary and may try to get in one show this year, with a larger run to follow in 2013. Guitarist Keith Richards was quoted as saying, "I'd like to get a couple of shows down and see how it goes, but I'd love it."
The band reportedly met in late April in New York to rehearse for the first time since their 'A Bigger Bang' tour ended in 2007. The group will reportedly meet up again in July in London to discuss further performance possibilities. "It's all very hush-hush," says Richards. "I'm going over to London for a bit, so I'll find out more then."
The guitarist also suspects the topic of a new album will also be broached, though nothing is set in stone. He adds, "I'd love to get some tracks down and see what songs we've got. And that goes along with part of getting the band back together and getting things moving. So I'd love to cut some tracks, yeah."
As for that April rehearsal, it was tied to a new Rolling Stones documentary. The band had a film crew on hand as they played such favorites as 'Beast of Burden,' 'Fool to Cry,' 'Gimme Shelter,' and 'Respectable' among others. The film is expected to debut this fall.


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Pediatricians need to manage efficient patient encounters and spend less time on processes like writing refills or completing charts. At the same time, billing staff needs to ensure charges are captured accurately and in accordance with E&M documentation guidelines. Offices still relying on paper charts or an antiquated practice management system will have a tougher time achieving these operational efficiencies than a practice using pediatric electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR) software.
Pediatric EMR systems will have unique features and functionality for pediatric clinics. For example, most systems will have immunization management that tracks vaccines, connects with state immunization registries and notifies providers when a vaccination is due. Pediatrician EMRs will also have preterm, infant and child growth and BMI charts. They will have some level of reporting for school and camp physical forms, VFC eligibility status, HEDIS immunization compliance and more. Finally, most systems will have customizable templates and workflow designed for pediatricians.
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|The EMR needs to address the high-volume, short notice, rapid turnover nature of a pediatric clinic. It should also offer the ability to capture and protect sensitive childcare information, as well as support different family structures based on the practice environment.
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|Drug interactions and dosage calculations are their own beast in a pediatric practice. Many award-winning EMRs have dosage calculators and drug interaction checking and alert systems to ensure the patient is being treated safely and appropriately.
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|Particularly in infancy, pediatrics involves well visits and preventive care as much as treatment of illness. In addition to standard well visit templates, many EMRs include templates for school, sports, camp and daycare physicals. If this is a major part of your practice, check to make sure you can produce these forms electronically in ways the agency/facility will accept, which will save valuable pediatrician time by not having to fill out forms manually.
|Pediatric SOAP notes templates
|Sample templates include: flu, allergies, abdominal pain, school excuse, ears, appendicitis, reflux, vomiting/diarrhea and viral infections.
|Immunization management
|Administering vaccines is a major component of a pediatric practice, making immunization management critical in a quality EMR. A recommended immunization schedule enables alerts and automated reminder letters, customizable to the patient and the practice. The most efficient systems can obtain paper or electronic parental authorizations, and the immunization order should fully document all aspects, including site location, lot number and reaction, if any.
|Age- and gender-specific growth charts
|A pediatric EMR should document birth and prenatal history and be able to chart and calculate growth patterns and document developmental milestones, automatically graphing vital signs to growth charts. When it comes to documenting age, a pediatric EMR needs to be much more specific than a generic one: make sure your EMR can record the age in months, or even days or hours for a neonatologist.
|Parental consent forms, school excuse letters, patient referral letters and physicals are just a few of the forms of correspondence a pediatrician has to handle. Most EMRs generate these documents electronically on your customized letterhead, ready to be emailed or printed.
Pediatric EMR software can be combined with medical billing software and medical scheduling software as an integrated medical system, whether seeking the best solo pediatric EMR system, or a more complex EMR for a larger practice. Pediatric billing software helps billing staff check in patients, verify eligibility, code diagnoses and procedures and more. With a long list of pediatric EHRs on the market, our analysts provide EMR reviews for pediatricians and can help your practice select the best system for your needs.
As electronic medical record trends change, there's a trickle-down effect into the pediatrics software market. Here are some current trends, and why you should keep them in mind when choosing the best pediatric EMR for your practice.
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DOVER, Del. - Wesley College's Shane McSweeny (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) threw for 336 yards and five touchdowns as the Wolverines downed Hobart 35-28 in the NCAA First Round.
The Wesley defense also came up big in the game, stopping the Statesmen three times inside the five yard line during the game.
The Wolverines got on the scoreboard first as McSweeny hit Jared Morris (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East) for an eight-yard touchdown midway through the first quarter. The play capped an eight-play, 41-yard drive.
Wesley's passing game showed its big play capability on its next possession. On third and 16 from the Wesley 28, McSweeny found Steven Koudossou (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) for a 72-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead with 4:03 left in the opening period.
The Statesmen put together a 13-play drive during the end of the first quarter and the opening of the second period. Hobart drove as deel as the Wesley two on fourth and goal, but Jeff Morgan (Vineland, N.J./Vineland) stuffed Bobby Dougherty for a five-yard loss to snuff the opportunity.
Defensive lineman Nick Auriemma picked off a screen pass later in the second quarter as Hobart took over at the Wesley 12. One pass from Kelly Olney to Brendan Hatlee was followed by three straght rushes by Dougherty, who eventually scored on a one-yard run to cut the Wolverines' lead in half.
McSweeny, however, found Koudossou on Wesley's second play of its next drive for a 66-yard score and the Wolverines' quickly rebuilt their two score advantage.
Hobart benefitted from another Wesley miscue as Reggie Robinson recovered a fumble that started an eight-play, 32-yard drive capped by a one-yard plunge by Steven Webb.
Matt Barile (Bel Air, Md./Fallston) was on the receiving end of a 42-yard touchdown on Wesley's next drive with just 17 seconds to go in the half as the Wolverines went into the locker room ahead 28-14 behind 249 yards and four touchdowns from McSweeny.
The Statesmen cut it to a one-score game in the third period when Drake Woodard blocked a punt and Devin Worthington returned it 24 yards for a touchdown to make it 28-21 with 8:01 left in the quarter.
Wesley followed it with a 13-play, 60-yard drive that ate up over seven minutes of game time, ending with McSweeny hitting Sean McAndrew (Lanoka Harbor, N.J./Lacey Township) in the back corner of the end zone on a 15-yard score for a 35-21 lead.
Three straight incomplete passes forced Hobart to punt, but the Wolverines fumbled the return to give the Statesmen the ball at the Wesley 16 yard line. A penalty and an seven-yard completion set up a one-yard run by Webb that cut it to 35-28 at the end of the third quarter.
Kelly Olney hit Elvin Souffrant for 34 yards on Hobart's first possession of the fourth quarter and the Statesmen continued to move into Wesley territory eventually making it inside the five yard line. Webb was thrown for a one-yard loss by Devin Hardy (Baltimore, Md./Eastern Tech) and Paul Gilstrop (Lindenwold, N.J./Paul VI) on first down. Dakevis Howard (Wilmington, Del./Concord) broke up a pass on second down and Dominique Herald (Newark, N.J./Pennington School) hurried Olney on third down. On fourth down, Olney overthrew Junior Woodard in the end zone as Wesley came up with another red zone stop.
After a Wesley punt, the Statesmen again moved down the field inside the red zone with a chance to tie the game. On first and goal from the 10, Olney rushed for a yard, then hit Souffrant for a seven-yard gain on second down. On third and goal from the two, Mike Asiedu (Yonkers, N.Y./Gorton) and Leon Jones (Lindenwold, N.J./Lindenwold) stuffed Webb for a three-yard loss. Fourth down again saw Olney look in Woodard's direction, but the pass was incomplete as the Wolverines held with just 1:43 to play.
Two runs by McSweeny picked up a first down and Wesley was able to run out the clock.
In addition to his performance passing, McSweeny rushed for a team-high 61 yards, one more than Askia Jahad (Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown). McSweeny reached a pair of milestones in the win. He topped 7,000 yards passing in his career and tied Jason Visconti for second all-time at Wesley with 77.
Koudossou had a career day with five catches for 166 yards and two long touchdowns.
Defensively, Asiedu was all over the field making 14 tackles to lead Wesley. Howard had seven tackles and was disruptive in coverage, breaking up five passes. Morgan had six tackles, two for loss and a sack.
For Hobart, Olney was just 16-of-37 for 211 yards. Webb rushed for 45 yards and added another 93 receiving.
Robinson led the Statesmen with a game-high 15 tackles, forced a fumble and recovered another. Dane Wilcoxen had 1.5 sacks. Auriemma had 1.5 tackles for loss in addition to his interception.
Wesley outgained Hobart 473 to 291, but four Wolverine turnovers and 157 penalty yards helped the Statesmen stay in the game.
With the victory, Wesley has now won at least 10 games six times in the last seven years and has won at least one NCAA Playoff game in each of those seven seasons.
The Wolverines will face Linfield on November 26 in the NCAA Second Round.
Hobart Coach Mike Cragg on his team's ability to stay in the game every time Wesley scored: "We kept fighting to come back. Fighting to stay in it. It really showed a lot of heart."
Coach Cragg on his team's chances in the fourth quarter: "We had opportunities late to tie it and just had to connect on some passes, but there was an overthrow."
Coach Cragg on Wesley's wide receivers: "They have some great weapons at wide receiver. They are really fast. We were in a nickel and knew they were going to pass, but a kid still got five yards behind us. They have great talent and did a great job."
Coach Cragg on his defense holding Wesley to just seven second half points: "We tried to get more pressure. We run blitzed and pass blitzed. We were behind so we felt we had to gamble a little more. They couldn't connect with some open guys. We used the blitz to try to confuse them and slow them down."
Wesley wide receiver Steve Koudossou on why he was able to be successful in the game: "It's just hard work. Our coaches push us to get better every day."
Koudossou on having to hold on for the win: "We knew we had to stick together. We talk about that a lot. We just stuck together and things didn't get rough."
Koudossou on Hobart: "All week our coaches said it was going to be a good game and you can't take anyone lightly."
Wesley Coach Mike Drass on Hobart: "I just want to congratulate them on a great season. They have an outstanding team. Coach Cragg has been first class all week and they just have a great team. It was a great game."
Coach Drass on turnovers: "We're going to have to watch this film and talk about turnovers and field position. Giving them the ball in our territory gave the opportunities to tie the game."
Coach Drass on penalties: "I want to watch the film. I can't believe we had 13 penalties. I want to watch the film so we can teach the team to do better."
Coach Drass on the win: "Winning is never easy. No matter who you're playing, executing and winning is never easy."
Coach Drass on the defense: "Hobart made some plays, but I thought we tightened things up in the red zone and made it difficult for them to score."
Coach Drass on defensive stands: "We tried to get some pressure. We knew it would be a three-step drop to get the ball out quick. We tried to play some press coverage at the line to get some contact. On one of the plays, a good pass would've gotten them a score."
Coach Drass on Steve Koudossou: "He averages way over 25 yards per touch. We're trying to get him the ball more. He's really becoming a better receiver as the year goes on. He's already a great runner. He's a guy over the next few years who should continue to develop."
Coach Drass on Hobart's Kelly Olney, playing due to a concussion to Nick Strang: "We thought both quarterbacks were good when we watched film. We looked at nine (Olney) and thought he was special player."
Wesley quarterback Shane McSweeny on Hobart: "They fought hard and played great. We gave them some opportunities with some mistakes. You can't give a team life and you have to give them credit for playing a great game."
McSweeny on the Wesley defense: "The defense played great. We put them in some tough spots."
Jeff Morgan on defensive stands: "We knew somebody had to make a play. We knew we had to get the stop."
Morgan on penalties: "We had a lot of penalties. Personal fouls. It's dangerous in the playoffs because everyone is on the same level. We need to regroup and play with discipline."
McSweeny on the win: "We didn't win maybe the way we wanted, but Coach just says advance and that's what we work for. We have a great defense with Jeff Morgan, Chris Mayes, Mike Asiedu and they're not going to let us lose."
McSweeny on Koudossou: "No one is going to bring him down on the first tackle. He's going to make someone miss."


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WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. House voted 416-5 Thursday to bar the Obama administration from placing ground troops in Libya.
The vote was the latest indication of congressional concern the administration might be thinking about expanding the role of the U.S. military in North Africa, The Hill newspaper reported.
The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act was sponsored by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., and followed a Wednesday voice vote to accept an amendment from Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., saying the NDAA does not authorize further military action in Libya.
Congressional critics complain the administration has yet to seek congressional authorization to use force in Libya, which under the War Powers Act must come within 60 days after the start of hostilities.
The Hill said President Barack Obama repeatedly has ruled out the use of ground troops in Libya. Wednesday, Obama said the lack of ground troops would limit airstrike operations.
Earlier, U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., said Obama is breaking the law in Libya because he failed to get congressional approval for the action.
Amash and other lawmakers from both major parties criticized Obama during a hearing in Washington Wednesday.
"The undeniable conclusion is that the president is breaking the law by continuing the unilateral offensive war against Libya," Amash, a conservative freshman testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee said. "The tragedy, for our system of self-government, would be if Congress continued to do nothing."
Amash has proposed a bill to end funding for the engagement until the president gets congressional authorization, The Washington Post reported.
Under the War Powers resolution Obama was supposed to get Congress' authorization to continue the operation in Libya beyond 60 days. Obama sent a letter to Congress asking it to pass a resolution supporting U.S. action in Libya.
NATO members are conducting most of the airstrikes with U.S. forces flying the majority of the reconnaissance, surveillance and refueling missions.
U.S. aircraft account for a quarter of the approximately 150 missions flown each day by NATO forces, the report said.


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Atlanta Falcons
Potential UFAs: CB Juran Bolden, S Keion Carpenter, RB Travis Jervey, QB Doug Johnson, TE Brian Kozlowski, S Gerald McBurrows, LB Twan Russell, LB Artie Ulmer.
Potential RFAs: TE Sean Brewer, PK Jay Feely, OG Kynan Forney, OG Roberto Garza, WR Quentin McCord, LB Karon Riley, LB Matt Stewart.
Analysis: Carpenter might not start following the team's bye, and he likely is on his way out. Bolden's situation will depend on how well he plays during the second half of the season and if his recent legal problems don't continue to be an issue. Johnson brings a lot of extra baggage from the first half of this season, and the Falcons may be looking to start over at the backup QB position. Considering the struggles the Falcons have had this season, there is a feeling that the team is due for a shakeup, which could mean that none of the free agents are in good shape to return. Ulmer is a solid special-teams player who always seems to be around the ball, so he could get a little more of a look for next season. Stewart and Garza both are solid role players, but the Falcons aren't about to open their wallets wide for a pair of players who aren't considered superstars. Still, they would like Garza to continue to develop, and the Falcons should give him that chance. Same goes for Stewart, who could get a three- to five-year contract extension in the next several months.
Carolina Panthers
Potential UFAs: OG Kevin Donnalley, WR Kevin Dyson, LB Greg Favors, S Deon Grant, CB Reggie Howard, OG Jeno James, PK John Kasay, LB Jason Kyle, TE Kris Mangum, DE Kavika Pittman, OG Tutan Reyes, LB Lester Towns, DE Al Wallace, TE Jermaine Wiggins, OT Matt Willig.
Potential RFAs: LB Brian Allen, S Jarrod Cooper, FB Nick Goings, RB Rod Smart, WR Steve Smith, S Travares Tillman.
Analysis: The Panthers will take a long look at Donnalley, but his status will hinge on the team's efforts to re-sign James. If James returns, Donnalley could be out of a job. Donnalley has helped rookie Jordan Gross adjust to the NFL, and he could get more consideration for his help in that area. Dyson's situation is a little more tricky. He has been out for the first couple of months with an Achilles injury, but if he is productive when he returns to action, he could be re-signed as a replacement for Muhsin Muhammad, who is in danger of becoming a salary-cap casualty. Kasay would like to end his career in Carolina, but the Panthers aren't going to sling big money his way. Among the restricted free agents, Smart and Smith are valuable, but the Panthers won't do more than throw mid-level money at them because they don't want to fall into salary-cap hell. Smith's negotiations with the team already have been a little tempestuous, but everyone seems to be back on the same page, and he is expected to re-sign with the team.
New Orleans Saints
Potential UFAs: QB Todd Bouman, CB Fakhir Brown, RB Ki-Jana Carter, OT Spencer Folau, C Jerry Fontenot, S Victor Green, DT Grady Jackson, RB Fred McAfee, TE Walter Rasby, LB Derrick Rodgers, FB Terrelle Smith, CB Fred Thomas.
Potential RFAs: S Steve Gleason, LB Sedrick Hodge, DT Kenny Smith, TE Boo Williams.
Analysis: Fontenot and Jackson both are huge question marks, and chances are the Saints won't make a big push to keep either one. Folau likely won't be re-signed either, mostly because he hasn't fit very well into New Orleans' system this season, but Green is a priority. The Saints like Green and the depth he gives them in the secondary, and considering the lackluster play of Tebucky Jones, Green could become the team's best safety by the end of the year. McAfee, Rodgers and Thomas will get serious offers from the Saints, and Rodgers in particular stands to profit from a solid season. The Saints would like to keep some continuity on the defensive side of the ball, and the stoppers will be the priority this season. Thomas is a quality special-teams player and a solid corner, but considering that the Saints just re-signed WR-RS Michael Lewis to an extension, the team won't be willing to pay big for another big special-teams contributor.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Potential UFAs: WR Reggie Barlow, OG Cosey Coleman, LB Jack Golden, OT Cornell Green, RB Thomas Jones, QB Shaun King, DT Warren Sapp, RB Aaron Stecker, P Tom Tupa, LB Nate Webster, TE Todd Yoder.
Potential RFAs: FB Jameel Cook, DT Chartric Darby, S John Howell, DE Ron Warner, DE Ellis Wyms.
Analysis: Coleman appeared to be on the way out after last season, but a good summer and solid play during the preseason earned him a starting job. He figures to get something worked out with the Bucs because his versatility has made him very valuable. The big question, however, is what the Bucs will do with Sapp. He still believes he is one of the premier players in the league, but he will be 31 after the season and hasn't been quite as productive this season. If Sapp sticks to his guns about getting major money, the Buccaneers might let him walk. Head coach Jon Gruden would prefer to keep Sapp around, but Sapp's off-field antics have made him a distraction as well. Sapp has limited his leverage with his actions, and considering that the Bucs just gave DT Anthony McFarland a five-year, $34 million extension, there might not be much money left for another high-priced defensive tackle. Webster's play in relief of the injured Shelton Quarles could earn him some market value. Tampa Bay would like to hold on to him, but the Bucs won't break the bank for Webster.
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys
Potential UFAs: C Gennaro DiNapoli, CB Mario Edwards, DE Ebenezer Ekuban, DE Eric Ogbogu.
Potential RFAs: DT Willie Blade, RB Aveion Cason, OT Javiar Collins, RB Troy Hambrick, C Matt Lehr, S Lynn Scott, LB Markus Steele, TE James Whalen, WR Randal Williams.
Analysis: The good news is that there are no must-sign free agents who are expected to command high salaries. The biggest unrestricted free agent is probably Edwards, who is starting while CB Derek Ross works his way back. And with Ross, Donald Mitchell (who is out for the year) and Pete Hunter in tow, Edwards is not a priority; the market will dictate whether he will return. Unless Ekuban makes a huge turnaround in the second half, he likely will be a goner as well. Ogbogu has shown promise, but they certainly are not going to break the bank for him. With promising rookie C Al Johnson the future at the position, it's likely the team will bring back just one between Lehr and DiNapoli. The team probably will tender offers to most of the remaining restricted free agents. The cap situation is fairly strong considering the team's youth and lack of major contracts other than WR Joey Galloway.
New York Giants
Potential UFAs: C Chris Bober, CB Ralph Brown, WR Ron Dixon, QB Jason Garrett, DT Cornelius Griffin, S Johnnie Harris, LB Dhani Jones, CB Kato Serwanga, LB Brandon Short, DE Keith Washington.
Potential RFAs: DT Lance Legree, QB Jesse Palmer, CB Will Peterson, TE Marcellus Rivers.
Analysis: The market for Bober, one of the team's most promising linemen last season, probably increased -- ironically enough -- when he played some at right tackle in emergency duty. Bober is far better at center, his more natural position, and he has struggled at right tackle, but tackles can command more on the open market. After seeing what the losses of ORG Jason Whittle and ORT Mike Rosenthal have done to the team, the Giants most likely will do their best to bring Bober back and surround him with fresh talent. Brown probably is playing for a contract, but he'll never be more than a nickel back in New York. Perhaps some team will like enough of what it sees in Brown, who is filling in indefinitely for the injured Peterson, that it will overpay for him - in which case, the Giants likely would let him walk. Sources close to the team indicate it might like Jones a shade more than Short, but the team would like to keep its two starting linebackers in place. Dixon, Garrett and Palmer likely could be elsewhere next season. Griffin is a tossup, but the team has first-round pick William Joseph in waiting.
Philadelphia Eagles
Potential UFAs: DE Marco Coleman, LB Carlos Emmons, DT Paul Grasmanis, RB Duce Staley, CB Bobby Taylor, CB Troy Vincent, OG Bobbie Williams.
Potential RFAs: LB Keith Adams, RB Correll Buckhalter, QB A.J. Feeley.
Analysis: The big news of training camp was the absence of Staley, who wanted a contract extension beyond this season and held out nearly a month to get it. The team didn't budge. Now Staley remains an afterthought as RBs Brian Westbrook and Correll Buckhalter appear to be the future backs. Taylor also made noise about the lack of an extention while the team was busy working on an extention for WR Todd Pinkston, whose deal could have been voided if he reached certain numbers. But Taylor thought better of holding out. One observer thinks the team - in a perfect world - would like both Taylor and Vincent back, but that is highly unlikely. They will not overpay for either one, but the Eagles will have a better shot at keeping one or both with the CB market potentially being so strong next year. If the teamdid have a preference, it might be Taylor because he is two years younger. The team has been talking about a deal informally with Emmons since this summer, and he appears to be a priority, but the team has never been too aggressive with re-signing its own linebackers early. Grasmanis is a team guy, and the Eagles would love him back, all things being equal. Feeley has said he prefers to stay put for now, and though his feelings might change at the end of the season, he appears happy where he is, and the team is too.
Washington Redskins
Potential UFAs: LS Ethan Albright, CB Champ Bailey, DT Martin Chase, OG Lennie Friedman, DT Bernard Holsey, WR Pat Johnson, LB Kevin Mitchell, S David Terrell, DE Peppi Zellner.
Potential RFAs: LB Orantes Grant, FB Bryan Johnson, WR Darnerien McCants, S Ifeanyi Ohalete, LB Antonio Pierce.
Analysis: The big name obviously is Bailey, who turned down a nine-year, $55 million deal during the preseason. One of the hangups was the reported size of the bonus, which appeared larger than it really was. Bailey's agent, Jack Reale, recently told PFW that negotiations probably would start up again in December as the season winds down and that he was optimistic the two sides could get something done. Of course, the team certainly has the option to place the franchise tag on Bailey. And the team's tenuous cap situation hangs in the balance, which also could affect Bailey's plans. The capsituation has the potential to get ugly, with decisions having to be made long-term with OLB LaVar Arrington and OLT Chris Samuels, whose contracts could become albatrosses with huge escalator clauses kicking in. The majority of the remaining unrestricted guys are lower priority, meaning the team will not overextend itself to re-sign them, but you could see a number of them return. Among the restricted free agents, McCants could be the most attractive to other teams, and someone could be willing to sign him to a big offer sheet if he continues to produce.
NFC North
Chicago Bears
Potential UFAs: S Mike Green, OG Corbin Lacina, CB Todd McMillon, FB Stanley Pritchett, OT Scott Sanderson, DT Keith Traylor, OG Chris Villarrial, WR Dez White.
Potential RFAs: OT Mike Gandy, LB Bobbie Howard, DE Joe Tafoya.
Analysis: Potential changes in key management positions could dictate the team's strategy in free agency, but keeping starting offensive linemen would figure to be a priority. Then again, current GM Jerry Angelo allowed OLT Blake Brockermeyer to walk prior to the 2002 season. The top priorities are OLs Villarrial and Gandy. Gandy has been respectable at the OLT spot and Villarrial, when healthy, is a dominant run blocker. Depending on his demands, Villarrial may not be back with OGs Terence Metcalf and Steve Edwards earning time this season. WR White may get interest elsewhere. Scouts believe White has potential, and because the Bears' rarely throw deep, are unsure whether it will be realized in Chicago. Moving to a different offense, one that emphasizes the vertical passing game more, could benefit White. SS Green has started for two seasons, but the Bears are high on hard-hitting youngster Bobby Gray. Many are of the opinion that Chicago overrated its talent in the secondary after going 13-3 in 2001.
Detroit Lions
Potential UFAs: OG Eric Beverly, OG Ray Brown, RB Shawn Bryson, QB Ty Detmer, LB Jeff Gooch, LB Barrett Green, DE James Hall, WR Shawn Jefferson, P John Jett, DT Kelvin Pritchett, CB Otis Smith, S Bracy Walker, LB Brian Williams, CB Jimmy Wyrick.
Potential RFAs: WR Scotty Anderson, LB Donte' Curry, QB Mike McMahon, RB Stephen Trejo.
Analysis: Detroit has four free-agent linebackers, but Green may be the most attractive. Because Williams lacks durability, Green is likely to get a decent offer to return with Earl Holmes, Wali Rainer and Boss Bailey already under contract. Beverly, though, is the wild card. He has been reliable as a spot starter and has the versatilty to play four positions. With 40-year-old Ray Brown leaning toward retirement, the Lions may give Beverly a starting spot. Hall has progressed, but some in the organization question whether he will ever be more than a serviceable starter. However, DE Robert Porcher cannot play forever and Hall and Kalimba Edwards would give the Lions an experienced DE rotation.
Green Bay Packers
Potential UFAs: P Josh Bidwell, OT Chad Clifton, S Antuan Edwards, WR Antonio Freeman, CB Michael Hawthorne, QB Doug Pederson, OT Marcus Spriggs, TE Wesley Walls.
Potential RFAs: S Curtis Fuller, CB Bhawoh Jue, LB Torrance Marshall, TE David Martin, DT Rod Walker.
Analysis: The Packers' offseason strategy will again be decided by QB Brett Favre. If Favre retires, the Packers will unhappily welcome around $10 million of cap space. In terms of free agency, Clifton is the big fish for Green Bay. The Packers wanted to make certain Clifton stayed healthy after reconstructive surgery in the offseason. So far, he's acing most tests. ORT Mark Tauscher is signed through 2008, but the Packers have Pro Bowl ORG Marco Rivera (UFA), OLG Mike Wahle ($5 million) and C Mike Flanagan ($1.9 million) to pay in 2005. SS Edwards is a solid starter, but the Packers have been irked by the level of play they have received from the SS position for two seasons. Nickel CB Jue is a restricted free agent but it is too early to predict whether Green Bay will bring him back. Walls, 37, is a one-year project that won't likely to be renewed.
Minnesota Vikings
Potential UFAs: RB Doug Chapman, OG Lewis Kelly, DT Cedric Killings, TE Jim Kleinsasser, OG Everett Lindsay, DT Fred Robbins, C Cory Withrow.
Potential RFAs: RB John Avery, CB Eric Kelly.
Analysis: Kleinsasser did not agree to a long-term deal in the offseason, instead choosing the one-year franchise tender. The Vikings, perhaps in part with an eye toward Kleinsasser's future, cleared the salary of TE Byron Chamberlain in October. As long as head coach Mike Tice is around, Kleinsasser isn't going to get away. He's a great blocker and a good enough receiver to be considered a weapon in this offense. OG Kelly has a lot of potential, and the Vikings have already hinted that he could be the heir apparent to starting ORG David Dixon. Dixon is on his last leg and has been spelled by Kelly at times this season. Another offensive lineman, C Withrow, has the ability to start elsewhere and has been awaiting the opportunity to test the open market for nearly two seasons. The Vikings considered trading him on Draft Day last April, but kept him as insurance for Pro Bowl C Matt Birk.
NFC West
Arizona Cardinals
Potential UFAs: CB David Barrett, TE Steve Bush, OG Chris Dishman, S Justin Lucas, CB Emmanuel McDaniel, DT Derrick Ransom, OT L.J. Shelton, C Jason Starkey.
Potential RFAs: DT Marcus Bell, WR Bryan Gilmore, PK Bill Gramatica, CB Renaldo Hill, WR Kevin Kasper, S Adrian Wilson, LB LeVar Woods.
Analysis: The Cardinals recently cut off OLB Raynoch Thompson and P Scott Player at the free-agent pass by re-signing them to new deals. With a fair amount of cap money remaining, they have talked about doing the same thing with Shelton and Barrett, by far their most coveted future free-agent commodities. But closing in on the 2003 campaign's midpoint, it seems less likely they will be able to strike new deals with either of them before the season ends. Both players could attract some interest on the open market, particularly Shelton, the team's best overall offensive lineman so far this season. As they usually do, the Cardinals will tender most of their RFAs. At one time the team considered locking up Wilson, who has great physical tools and looked like a star in the making after an impressive rookie season. But he has regressed considerably. Bush, a local product who provides good versatility, is a decent bet to be re-signed. Despite the fact OG Leonard Davis' cap number almost doubles after this season, the Cardinals again should have more than sufficient funds to shop for free agents next offseason. Look for them to be on the prowl once again for a legitimate pass rusher, among other needs.
St. Louis Rams
Potential UFAs: TE Cameron Cleeland, S Rich Coady, QB Scott Covington, P Sean Landeta, OG David Loverne, OT Orlando Pace, S Jason Sehorn, OT John St. Clair, OG Adam Timmerman, CB Fred Weary, DE Grant Wistrom, DT Brian Young.
Potential RFAs: QB Marc Bulger, CB Jerametrius Butler, DE Bryce Fisher, TE Brandon Manumaleuna.
Analysis: The Rams are expected to have in the neighborhood of $10 million at their disposal under the salary cap. If they are able to extend Pace's contract, or put the franchise tag on him again, and then also opt to cut the cord with QB Kurt Warner - which they would have to think very hard about doing, since it would result in a $4 million cap hit - most of that money would be gone. In addition, the Rams likely will put the highest tender on Bulger, who could garner substantial interest on the open market if he continues performing at his current level. Of their remaining free agents after this season, the Rams probably would be most interested in bringing back Timmerman and Wistrom, but it's unlikely they'll have enough money to re-sign both of them. Considering that Timmerman has been playing lights out as of late while Wistrom's production is down, Wistrom could be the odd man out. It's also unlikely the Rams will make much of a push to re-sign Sehorn, who has been unable to play because of a foot injury, and Young, a fill-in type on a high-priced defensive line.
San Francisco 49ers
Potential UFAs: DE Chidi Ahanotu, C Brock Gutierrez, S Ronnie Heard, TE Brian Jennings, DT Travis Kirschke, WR Terrell Owens, LB Julian Peterson, CB Ahmed Plummer, WR Tai Streets, TE Jed Weaver, CB Jason Webster.
Potential RFAs: RB Kevan Barlow, DT Devone Claybrooks, CB Rashad Holman, TE Eric Johnson, PK Owen Pochman, CB Jimmy Williams, WR Cedrick Wilson.
Analysis: Owens, Peterson and Plummer each will become free agents after meeting incentives that void their current contracts at season's end. The Niners' primary target is Peterson, who they know will be expensive, and it's quite possible they will franchise the amazingly athletic linebacker. Owens appears to have burned too many bridges and probably will be able to test the free-agent market. There's a feeling by some in the organization that he isn't going all-out because he wants to stay healthy for a future elsewhere. Even if Owens goes on a tear the rest of the season, the odds are against him returning to the Niners. The verdict remains out on re-signing Plummer, who really tailed off last season after a great year in 2001. Plummer has looked very solid so far in '03, though, and could command a $5 million to $6 million signing bonus. Barlow, the team's most attractive RFA, almost certainly will receive the high tender. Webster has been hurt a lot lately and could be expendable with second-year CB Mike Rumph starting to come on. Streets has done well lately in San Francisco, but the native Chicagoan reportedly is anxious to return to the Midwest. Ahanotu probably would be welcomed back with open arms at the right price. The team has more than a few veterans who could qualify as cap casualties, including RB Garrison Hearst (if he wears down again like he did last season), DT Bryant Young, OT Derrick Deese and possibly LB Derek Smith.
Seattle Seahawks
Potential UFAs: CB Doug Evans, LB Randall Godfrey, WR Darrell Jackson, OT Walter Jones, LB Isaiah Kacyvenski, DE Lamar King, P Tom Rouen, CB Shawn Springs, CB Willie Williams, DT Cedric Woodard.
Potential RFAs: WR Alex Bannister, FB Heath Evans, LB Orlando Huff, C Dennis Norman, OT Floyd Womack.
Analysis: There's reason to believe that, after repeated failures, the Seahawks and Jones finally might be able to reach agreement on a new long-term deal, with the Hawks upping the ante on the signing bonus beyond the $13.1 million they most recently offered him. After Jones, the two UFAs the team is expected to be most interested in re-signing are Godfrey, who has been an excellent pickup this season, and Jackson, who could be looking for No. 1-WR money on the open market. Springs has yet to show that he's fully recovered from a shoulder injury this season, and unless he comes on very strong the second half of the season, he's probably a good bet to sign elsewhere with Marcus Trufant on a fast track toward becoming the team's No. 1 cover corner. Rouen has done a better job than expected replacing Jeff Feagles and is likely to be re-signed. The versatile Womack will be offered a good tender. Don't look for the Seahawks to be as active in the free-agent market as they were this past offseason, but they still will make their presence felt, especially if a big-time defensive end or tackle is available.
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OT: Best High School Mascot Contest
USA Today will be having a contest where fans will vote on their favorite unusual HS team nickname. From the rules:
The USA TODAY HSS staff has chosen 255 of the nation's most unique high school mascots - five per state (and Washington D.C.), with voting on the state round running from Feb. 25 to March 5. The 51 winners will advance to the second round, where they will be divided among six regions. The regional round will begin March 6 and end March 14.
The six winners then will compete from March 15-25 for the chance to be named the best high school sports mascot in America.
The national winner will receive $2,000 for its athletic department. Second place will be awarded $1,000, third ($500), fourth ($250) and fifth ($100).
From the top five in each state, there are a few familiar names: the Watersmeet Nimrods, Pershing Doughboys, Goodrich Martians, Ishpeming Hematites, Kingsford Flivvers from Michigan and the Glenville Tarblooders from Ohio.


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Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney have talked _ just not about injuries
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jadeveon Clowney and Marcus Lattimore have talked since the football season ended, just not about injuries.
Yet that seems to be all everyone is talking about when it comes to the South Carolina duo. Lattimore, rehabbing from his horrific knee injury in hopes of being selected in the upcoming NFL draft, said recently that he and Clowney talk about "the future of playing the game," but they "haven't discussed what went wrong" when he was hurt.
Lattimore hasn't given Clowney any advice about his future, but says "he doesn't regret anything" when it comes to his Gamecocks career.
Because of Lattimore's injury, questions have been raised whether Clowney should skip this season, train on his own and protect a potential $22 million investment as the No. 1 pick in 2014.


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I was just in San Francisco for a hot minute. I snuck this trip in at the last minute. I was there doing some REBEL8 work. Mostly though, I just rode around on my bike and enjoyed myself with a few close friends. Art highlights this trip included the Vivienne Westwood show at the DeYoung and the Robert Crumb drawings at Yerba Buena. I was stoked to see so much graffiti too.
Here's some photos.
The REBEL8 warehouse is in center of this photo. It's always my first stop. It's where I store my old Gitane.
Fancy Buds in Frisco.
Cool, Josh. Real cool.
Happy Donuts!
Shadow play.
Tokin' in the park.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Eleven members of the MIT women's swimming and diving team will be heading to Shenandoah, Texas for the 2013 NCAA Division III Championships, which will take place from Wednesday, March 20 through Saturday, March 23. This is the most female swimmers that the institution has ever sent to nationals. The No. 7 nationally ranked Engineers won their third straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship title late last month, finishing almost 300 points ahead of the competition.
MIT saw all five of their relays qualify for the meet. The 200-yard freestyle relay, which will be swam on the second day of competition, is the Engineers' highest seeded relay in second with a time of 1:33.46, just one-tenth behind Denison University. The 200-yard medley relay is another strong event for MIT, who are seeded in third with a 1:43.89.
Senior Anna Kokensparger (Omaha, Neb.), who wrapped up NEWMACs with seven first place finishes and three new meet records, qualified in all three of her events. She is seeded second in her first individual event, the 200-yard Individual Medley, with her time of 2:03.87, just over half a second behind Emily Hyde of Amherst College. She is seeded 11th in the 200-yard freestyle and 12th in her final individual event, the 200-yard butterfly.
Fellow senior Elina Hu (Oshkosh, Wis.) has a full weekend, opening the meet with the 50-yard freestyle on the first day and ending the weekend with the 100-yard freestyle on Saturday, seeded 20th and 35th respectively. She will also be part of two relays.
Kicking the meet off for MIT on Wednesday is freshman Kate Yu (San Jose, Calif.), who is seeded 27th in the 500-yard freestyle. Next in the 200 IM will be Kokensparger and junior Katelyn Rossick (Middletown, Md.) and, to end the day, four Engineers will swim the 50 free: Hu, junior Christy Rogers (Bend, Ore.), and freshman Katie Siegel (San Jose, Calif.) and Lena Yang (East Stroudsburg, Pa.). Yang is seeded highest for MIT in the event in 13th.
On the second day, Rossick will be the lone MIT swimmer racing in the 400-yard Individual Medley, seeded 19th with her time of 4:31.30. Siegel is seeded seventh in the 100-yard butterfly with her NEWMAC and school record-setting time of 55.32. The final event of the day, the 200-yard freestyle, will be raced by Kokensparger, Yu and junior Joanna Yeh (Frederick, Md.). On Friday, Kokensparger and Rossick will swim the 200-yard butterfly, followed by Siegel and Rogers in the 100-yard backstroke and freshman Kristen Finney (Lake Orion, Mich.) in the 100-yard breaststroke.
On the fourth and final day, Yang and Hu will open competition in the 100-yard freestyle. Rogers will race in the 200-yard backstroke and Finney will wrap up the individual events in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Sophomores Emmie Ryan (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Michelle Cunningham (Wayland, Mass.) will be joining their teammates in a handful of relays.
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MS Society Scotland Rep: Result of Resolutions May Bring JKR's Return
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The Scotsman has a report online regarding the special general meetings of the MS Society Scotland taking place and a representatives belief that the possible independence of the organization could bring back former patron J. K. Rowling. As readers will recall, last April Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling stepped down from her role as patron of the MS Society due to internal conflicts. Today, the paper is reporting that with the introduction of new resolutions, former MS Society Scotland chairman Bill Findlay believes the organization could possibly see the return of J. K. Rowling. Mr. Findlay is quoted as saying:
"I would say if we got through motion three, giving us independence, she'd come back like a shot."
The paper goes on to say the following of the resolution and possible outcomes:
A special general meeting of the MS Society Scotland in Perth on Saturday will hear the result of a postal ballot of members who were asked to consider a number of resolutions.
One motion, proposed by the Caithness branch, calls for the MS Society Scotland to be independent of the UK charity. Another, proposed by Mr Findlay, urges the charity's members to record a "vote of no confidence" in the UK board of trustees.
It continues: "The failure of the UK trustees to act with due care and diligence resulted in significant financial losses for the charity, damaged its public image, and brought about the loss of its highly valued and respected patron JK Rowling."
A spokesperson for the Harry Potter author released the following statement:
"JK Rowling resigned as patron of the MS Society Scotland in April and, for this reason, thinks it inappropriate to comment on the internal affairs of the charity or on the question of independence. She continues to fund research into the cause and treatment of MS, and to hope the charity resolves its difficulties."
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Can Goldman Keep Its Newly Polished Reputation?
Goldman Sachs, the poster child for Wall Street's excesses and a favorite target of the Occupy Wall Street protesters, has a newly polished corporate reputation. But can it remain untarnished? Francesco Guerrera reports on The News Hub. Photo: AP.
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Monday, June 11, 2007
Feijoa Curd
Feijoas feature prominently in my past. There is a walkway at the end of the street my parents live on, and along that walkway grew feijoa and passionfruit trees. As a child I used to yank the passionfruit that pushed through the netting and the feijoas that hung from the branches that overgrew the fence, thus going beyond the boundaries of the property and being available to the public. It was more convenient for me to procure the fruit during 1990-1995 when I had to walk up and down the walkway to and from high school every weekday. I was very lucky to reap the benefits of the over-hanging branches (these people were not commercial growers and let their trees get out of control, hardly ever pruning them). Those days are sadly gone now (not just high school but also the self-imposed pruning ban - the property must have new owners...), as are those of my mother's, when she would raid her neighbour's boundary-leaping feijoa trees at night time with her siblings and fill up pillowcases with this ripe, jungle-scented fruit.
Native to Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina, the feijoa was brought to New Zealand in the early 1900s. Since then many cultivars have been developed, the most recently acclaimed is the Wiki Tu, whose substantial fruit is almost the size of an average man's hand. Depending on the cultivar, the feijoa's skin colour ranges from the traditional green found in Islam to a very dark avocado-skin green, and which turns slightly lighter as it ripens. The skin's texture ranges from smooth to rough, and some are thicker than others. The flavour is intensely tropical, often described as the combination of guava (like feijoa, it is also from the Myrtle family), pineapple and strawberry. I prefer the tangy Poanaumu and Kakapo varieties, which were developed in New Zealand. The feijoa varieties allow for a good couple of months of availability; they mostly ripen from April through June. For more information on harvesting, storage and cultivars, visit the informative New Zealand Feijoa Growers Association website.
At first I was not sure what I wanted to do with the feijoas I bought (yes, I had to buy them because I only have one family member who has a feijoa tree, and he ate them all; I shant scold him, for he also has a tree of Fuyu persimmons, a bundle of which I ate directly from the source one rainy afternoon last week). I thought about making a chutney, per my fellow Kiwi food blogger Emma at The Laughing Gastronome), and I was also tempted to grab a spoon and devour them (I only ate one from the bunch as it had been so long since I last had one, though they apparently grow commercially in California - no one I know there had ever heard of feijoas until I asked about them). These thoughts co-mingled with the dog-eared pages of many cookery books for various curds (Nigella Lawson's cranberry curd in How To Be A Domestic Goddess, Kate Zuckerman's Meyer lemon curd tart in The Sweet Life: Desserts from Chanterelle, and Tamasin Day-Lewis' redcurrant curd ice cream in Tamasin's Kitchen Classics). It is obvious from here what I decided to do...
Feijoa Curd
500g feijoas
2 eggs and 3 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
113g/4oz unsalted butter
1) Scoop out the flesh of the feijoas and blitz until smooth.
2) Into a bowl and using a spatula, push the smooth feijoa flesh through a sieve. Remember to scrape the feijoa on the underside of the sieve into the bowl.
3) In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, yolks, and sugar.
4) Over a low heat, melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan. If you are increasing the quantity, you may want to use a wider pan in order to speed up the setting of the curd.
5) Stir in the feijoa and the egg and sugar mixture.
6) Whisk constantly over a low heat until it has come together and has thickened, almost like custard. This took me approximately 15 minutes. Do not forget to stop whisking as you do not want to cook the eggs.
7) Pour the curd into a bowl and cover once cooled. It can then be refrigerated or used immediately.
It tastes similar to banana pancake batter but with a twist of guava. This almost makes enough for two 500g jars, if you are so inclined. I have kept mine in a bowl, in which it will last for a week or so. I like to have curd on toast, and there is still plenty for me to pour into a tart shell or to put between two cakes for a Victoria sponge.
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If you have a chance, check out my foodblog over at egullet( link is in my blog). I just bought 2 bottles of manuka honey that were on clearance for 2.00 each ( canadian). I thought it was from NZ, but its from Australia.
Didn't know there was another translation of Arabian Nights. Have you read it through? I've only known the Burton version. I've taken some Amazon peaks at your book picks. Pamuk's and Henry's are especially appealing; gorgeous cover art on both.
Randi - Yes, people often think manuka is indigenous to New Zealand. The fact is that it is just as much a part of our geological history as it is Australia's. I think Australia has 30-odd species of manuka, and we have 3. Again, like feijoa and kiwifruit, manuka has just been more wholeheartedly embraced by New Zealanders, really intertwining it in our food culture.
Susan, lovie - I know that we export a lot of products that are made from feijoas, but I am uncertain as to whether we actually export feijoas themselves anymore. I know a couple of years ago shipments to California were canceled because of a pest issue. I am assuming then that they travel well. There are a couple of cultivars that have pretty thin skins, which does not make them likely candidates to export, but if we can export kiwifruit, which has a rather thin skin, then I don't see this being a problem. I really don't know what the situation is at present as to whether or not the pest issue has been resolved.
I have only just started reading the Haddawy translation of "The Arabian Nights". I chose this version because it was the most recently acclaimed translation of the texts, and its source is the oldest surviving manuscript. There are two volumes, making for a complete presentation. Didn't the Burton edition (1880s, right?) only have selected tales?
Freya, love - I did think of including the pronuciation (fee-joe-uh) in parentheses and forgot to do so. Perhaps I should slip it in. The curd is so delicious, and I had not given thought to a feijoa meringue pie, but it sounds like a good idea. I will see what free time I have this weekend to decide what to do with it.
Did you know you can eat the pretty red and white feijoa blossoms too? They're sweet, fun to toss in salads, and quite a conversation starter.
Fun post.
Brilynn - If you like that flavors that are typically ascribed to feijoas, then, I have to say that you have missed out. It is a fabulous fruit not only for curd, but a cinch to eat directly out of the skin with a spoon if you need a vitamin boost on the go.
Kelly-Jane - You can still eat them mushy, but it really is best to get them before they have browned inside, which is an indication that they have passed their peak time. I guess you're like me when you travel in that you collect cookery books along the way. It is a great way to remember where you have been.
Christina - The hedge variety tend not to fruit as prolifically, especially if they have been seed-grown. However, if you do find them, I urge you to try this curd. Even friends of mine, who grew up on feijoa, had no idea a curd could be made from it. As for the flowers, I have even put them on top of pavlovas along with slices of feijoa (which first have to sit in acidulated water to prevent oxidization). Where in SoCal have you seen them? I tried to score some when I was there, and because I couldn't, I pigged out when I returned to New Zealand for holidays, except one year when I missed the season (drat!).
Love the idea of feijoa blossoms alighting a pavlova. A perfect touch, Shaun.
Thanks for sharing Shaun.
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Miley Cyrus Goes For the Gold
Tween mogul Miley Cyrus heads into a Santa Monica recording studio, holding hands with momager Leticia "Tish" Cyrus on Friday.
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Twitter: 1-3pm EST M-R
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For Twitter, posting in the afternoon earlier in the week is your best chance at achieving a high click count (1-3pm Monday through Thursday). Posting after 8pm should be avoided. Specifically, don't bother posting after 3pm on a Friday since, as far as being a gateway to drive traffic to your content, it appears that Twitter doesn't work on weekends.
The peaks of Twitter activity fall before the optimal time to post. The peak traffic times for Twitter are 9am through 3pm, Monday through Thursday. Posting on Twitter when there are many people clicking does help raise the average number of clicks, but it in no way guarantees an optimal amount of attention, since there is more competition for any individual's attention. An optimal strategy must weigh the number of people paying attention against the number of other posts vying for that attention.
The half life of a tweet is 2.8 hrs.
Links posted from 1pm to 4pm result in the highest average click throughs. The peak time of the week was on Wednesday at 3pm. Links posted after 8pm and before 8am will have more difficulty achieving high amounts of attention. As with Twitter, avoid posting on the weekends.
Facebook traffic peeks mid-week, 1 to 3pm. While traffic starts to increase around 9am, one would be wise to wait to post until 11am. Traffic from Facebook fades after 4pm. Despite similar traffic counts at 8pm and 7pm, posting at 7pm will result in more clicks on average than posting at 8pm.
Tumblr likes to party! This network shows a drastically different pattern of usage from Facebook and Twitter. One should wait until at least 4pm to post. Also postings after 7pm on average receive more clicks over 24 hours than content posted mid-day during the week. Friday evening, a no-man's land on other platforms, is an optimal time to post on Tumblr.
Bitly traffic from Tumblr peaks between 7pm and 10pm on Monday and Tuesday, with similar traffic on Sunday.
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