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Michelle Felt
This week, Contributing Writer Michelle Felt shares step-by-step instructions to transform organic kitchen scraps into nourishing, fermented fruit vinegars. Enjoy!
Fermentation obsession is in full force at our house. For at least the last 4 or 5 months. It started with lactic acid fermented or 'raw' sauerkraut. Which for some reason I still haven't posted about. I feel that's craziness, especially as I opened our 3rd batch of sauerkraut yesterday and started our first batch of pickles last night. The sauerkraut, I've been making in our first ever Harsch crock. Those delicious experiments are for another day.
The idea to make my own pineapple vinegar came about after I referenced the amazing resource, Wild Fermentation by Sandoor Katz. I first checked out this book at the library along with a bazillion other books in order to soak up as much information as I possibly could about home fermentation and specifically lactic-acid fermentation. Lactic-acid or lacto-fermentation is basically what happens when your starches and sugars in your fruits and vegetables start to break down and change to lactic acid. This happens because friendly bacteria (think about the stuff in yogurt) is munching away at the sugars in your fruits/veg. This type of fermentation not only preserves the fruit but also increases its nutritional content (Vitamin C, B12, healthy flora). Very soon, I found that his book, was worthy of gracing my book shelf - it is a wonderful read - giving you inspiration to delve into all things 'fermentable'.
I've done a few posts on how to cut your own pineapple. One with a pineapple corer and the simple knife route. Cutting your own pineapple is way cheaper than buying store bought and now you have a way to use the outer skin too, using all the bits, except the crown, but maybe I can think up something for that. I was working on the corer post when I came across Sandoor's recipe for Pineapple Vinegar. Say what?
I'll be honest I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with it, but so far I've used it in a very good smoothie (see below) and I'd also like to use it in a quick salad dressing, so stay tuned.
What you need:
- sharp knife
- cutting board
- skin from one organic pineapple
- a wide-mouthed jar that can hold about 8 cups of water + pineapple
- 1/4 cup sugar (I used organic evaporated cane juice sugar)
- water (preferably filtered)
- some cheese cloth or a nut milk bag you won't need to use in the next 3 weeks
Please note, I think the jar I used was cute and it worked, but next time I would like to try one with a wider opening, to allow more air circulation during the fermentation process.
Start by placing 1/4 cup sugar in your jar and adding a little over 4 cups of water (about 1 quart). Swish it around until the sugar is dissolved.
Then cut the pineapple skin into small chunks (I even removed the bit around the crown). Make sure to remove any additional fruit that is along the skin, perfect for noshing on the job. I found it helpful to prop the pineapple strip upright instead of laying it down, it was far easier to cut this way. Places pieces in your jar of sugar water as you go.
Once all the pineapple has been placed in the jar, cut a piece of cheese cloth large enough to cover the opening and down the side of the jar about an inch. The cheese cloth will keep dust and bugs out of your business.
Secure with a rubber band and set in an out of the way place to ferment for the first week at room temperature. After 7-8 days the liquid should darken and that is when you will strain the fruit pieces and continue fermenting the liquid until it turns to vinegar about 3-5 weeks later.
Here's days 1-4 and you can see the liquid darken and the bubbles grow a little more each day!
Strain the fruit pieces using a colander to drain 'vinegar' into a bowl. Discard or compost fruit pieces. Return 'vinegar' to original fermenting container and replace cheese cloth and rubber band. Continue fermenting the liquid another 2-4 weeks; stirring and agitating every once in awhile. Depending on the average temperature of your home this could be 2 weeks if it's warm and humid or 4 weeks if it's between 66-69F (like our house).
Wow and already 4 weeks later (38 days) from straining the fruit, the vinegar is done. The color looks like pineapple juice and I'm pretty sure it has 'mother' just like Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar does. Cool!
Empty into a jar and secure with a lid. I've been storing mine in the refrigerator.
Random Bits:
- The smell in the beginning will be 'yeasty', like beer. It's pretty cool. By the end, the vinegar smelled like vinegar and a little bit beer. I think with a wider jar opening and periodic swishing the vinegar smell will be stronger.
- At the end of the 1st week, when I strained the liquid, I did not have mold growing on the fruit, but I imagine if you are in warmer climate this could happen. Just skim it off OR try to keep the jar in a cooler room of your house (about 69F).
- Just like making our sauerkraut in our crock, this was pretty uneventful. I took pictures along the way to help jog my memory and give you an idea of what it will be like but yeah this was on the easy side.
- I know I bolded organic pineapple in the ingredients but it is VERY important to use organic produce when fermenting, especially something like this, where you're soaking fruit skin for a week. You don't want pesticides or nastiness going into you or your ferments. That being said - with all the pesticides used on conventional fruit and veg to prevent them from turning quickly, those same monsters are going to prevent your cabbage or whatever from properly fermenting and prevent the good bacteria from doing its job. You'll end up wasting the 4 weeks of time and produce. Buy organic for these projects.
I look forward to doing this one again or making other fruit scrap vinegar!
Michelle is a graduate of the Raw Gourmet Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Having grown up in the suburbs of Chicago, she has recently relocated to Portland, Oregon, where the produce is crazy fresh abundant and the culture is as thick as the Midwest's humidity. She loves raw foods and advocates for eating with realism and relish. "Approach each eating experience as an opportunity to nourish your body, eating the best you can, in the moment."


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|2011-04-04, 08:46
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Join Date: Mar 2011
The plot looks quite predictable. A bit is not enough. I kind of remember having watched an anime similar to this one in the past and the plot usually unfolds the same way. Still, I find these sort of series very enjoyable. The characters have a solid character, you can tell every one of them will play a role in the story, not like Infinite Stratos and that stupid harem Ichika got (all the girls in the class were after him after all. We should label them as girl1, girl2... who have some lines in the whole anime and that's all). Anywho, I think this is going to be one of the strong points of this series.
Also, you're right, the girl is clumsy, meddlesome and really immature. That's what makes the story worth developing. We'll see her grow and learn how to live in such a harsh environment. At the same time makes the plot not that interesting because we somewhat know what will end up happening, but heh, the point is to see how they get there.
The animation style is excellent, the characters (male and females) are mighty cute and the old hag looked awesome. I hope they keep the episodes on a high budget though. I don't like when I can spot mistakes and errors all the time.
Anywho, I have great expectations for this anime series. I hope it doesn't let me down.
|2011-04-04, 08:47
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Speculation is wrong.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Paris
According to the life she had with her mother, she's kind of an adult. An adult who doesn't really have exp in life. She's a little bit naive, but not silly. Clearly, she doesn't think like a normal teenager.
She's not being rude for acting like she does. She's just arrived in another "world", where she doesn't get how things have to be done. She needs some time to adapt...
Steping before someone to take his defense is not silly either. I would have done the same (to be put right back in the place I belong for steping in business that doesn't involve me at all...).
She is just acting like she would have back at home. But now, she's dealing with people that won't allow a 16year old girl to do things her way.
|2011-04-04, 08:54
|Link #283
Senior Member
However, I'll admit she's kind of impulsive once she arrives at the hot springs inn. I myself felt she was a bit too eager to rip out plants at a place she just arrived at.
It's hard for me to be hard on Ohana for her mistakes, though, because she pays quite the price for each of them, lol.
While I disagreed with her ripping out the "weeds", she didn't deserve to have death wished upon her for it, lol.
|2011-04-04, 08:59
|Link #284
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Iwakawa Base
Age: 26
I disagree. Her behaviour isn't abnormal because it's just the way she is. It's still the same country, and while it's nothing like that at all, she did expect something different (more normal) by going to her grandmother's. Well, she does kinda force her own views on the others but let's see how that will play out. I agree with the weed pulling though... oh well.
|2011-04-04, 09:01
|Link #285
Last Engage
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Florida
|2011-04-04, 09:06
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Witch of Betrayal
Join Date: Jan 2006
I like the characters, very strong personalities, and after just one episode they've become fairly memorable. And it's as if they're really living a life instead of just having been written for the sake of the story. Then again there isn't much of a story yet...this is a romance, right? If the show goes somewhere interesting with that, I'm sold.
|2011-04-04, 09:10
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Age: 32
I'm very much amused by the fact that the supposed real-life location for Kissuisou (located in Kanazawa city, the capital of Ishikawa prefecture) is an already demolitioned hotel that went bankrupt in 1999 and was later on a gathering place for bousouzoku gangs and the homeless.
|2011-04-04, 09:12
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 30
Remember that though she came from a relatively abnormal family, and she is naive and has never worked in an environment full of apathetic people before.
Everyone has their own way of being friendly and respect, though concepts differ entirely from generation to generation and people to people. The onsen used as an image to show how the work traditions have been mired in the past, but nonetheless is the harshest punishment for any youth at the age of 16 who are simply going about their lives without any aims or dreams.
Her honesty is probably something that will make a difference in the lives of the people around her - though it seems that her environment will help her reflect that attribute to someone who needs it most, namely herself.
|2011-04-04, 11:19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 27
Yeah, honestly that girl is so sweet and i can't believe anyone can find it in themselves to hate her. I really loved this episode. The quality and depth just completely blew me away.
I do hope things look up for her. She was really hard done by and I feel so sorry for her. Geez i can't recall the last time I felt such an emotional attachment to a character after just a single freaking episode.
|2011-04-04, 12:10
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Mainly the part on the left.
Lots of comparisons with TT, indeed.
Michi = Hiromi, then? Maybe?
*starts drooling for love drama*
|2011-04-04, 12:29
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: United States of America
Age: 27
And whether or not she grows into a proper grandmother later on doesn't change the fact that she is quite the bitch and everyone else who works in the inn takes from her personality as well. It's not rare at all though. Work is hard and everyone who puts work before other things is more or less like that. Life is harsh. But I agree that people aren't as mean as they first appear to be. Everyone has a soft side to them. I don't know if you ever worked in an inn (I have) and the owner was pretty much like this grandmother here. But you have to come to think of your staff as your family to get any work done and I am sure this Granny here considers Minchi as such. In fact, I really liked the fact that she hit Ohana when requested. She didn't hit Ohana earlier not because she was her grandchild but because she was new. At least she is fair. Much better than some nepotistic old hag.
|2011-04-04, 12:55
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cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
I watched Dog Days prior to watching this one. I was cursing myself for wasting my bandwidth and precious time. So with a sour mood I watched this after carefully reading the synopsis from AniDB. And .....
Everything about this episode is near perfect. It's as good of an episode as it can be with a setting that can be found in so many of the classics. I loved it.
|2011-04-04, 13:17
|Link #293
Me at work
To me she's showing ignorance rather than arrogance,big difference.
|2011-04-04, 13:35
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
In this kind of shows, main characters are usually "inexperienced" about the world around them at first ,but they will develop themselves and become better in the future. If they are perfect from the first ep, what development would they show us?
Yes, story is predictable ,but since you can predict the goal of this show, you should change from thinking "What is the ending?" to "how it will proceed to an ending?" I use this method and can have fun with all shows.
|2011-04-04, 13:50
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Guangdong , PR China
Bingo. Can't agree more. As for the grandma,I think actually she is not a bad guy as we have seen so far.There must be some reason to make her act in this way. Here are the reasonings:
1. Ohana's mother has a bad relationship with her mother, who is also Ohana's grandma. This is very obvious clue since we can see there is some rumor about naohana's mother in the inn. (A very sultry person? maybe....) We also can know that grandma is a very serious person, so it's not very hard to imagine how grandma will feel shame of her daughter's life. Since Ohana is risen by such an immature mother, it's normal for the grandma to think that this grand daughter is just a mirror of her mother. As a result, the grandma has sufficient reason to have a bad impression about this energetic but reckless girl.(Like mother, like daughter?LOL)
2. We all know in the business world one thing we hate most is that the boss recognize and promote people not based on what the have done (work performance),but who they are (the relative of the boss). Grandma is good at doing business and develop the inn quite well, so she must know that appoint people by favoritism is the wrong thing to do, otherwise it will definitely affect other employees' royalty and morale.
That's the reason why she will punished Ohana so seriously (Those are pretty heavy Claps!) to show that she will treat all employee fairly without partiality.
Believe me that no one is really bad in this show. Even the grandma may have her own tough story we haven;t seen yet.I guess the theme of this show is focus on communication,between friends, between lovers, and between different generations. And this is also the style of P.A Work : Always showing people the warm and positive sides about the life.
Anyway ,we will see what happen next week.
|2011-04-04, 14:45
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Miria's #1 Disciple
Join Date: Apr 2007
I'm surprised anyone can dislike the main character for acting the way she is. She was "raised" by a single irresponsible mother and has never had a job before.
She was abruptly abandoned by her mother and forced to live with her grandmother, who is not only strict, but has reason to dislike her.
Now she has to work to earn her living in a new environment with no friends and no one to relate to. Any attempts at being friendly were either rejected or backfired on her and everyone already sees her as her Mother's daughter before they even get to know her.
Frankly, I'm impressed she had the strength of character to stand up to her grandmother and state her opinion. The grandmother actually looked like she was impressed as well, so I hope she quickly comes to understand that her granddaughter isn't a lost cause like her disowned daughter was/is.
|2011-04-04, 15:15
|Link #297
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Regardless of who is at fault though Grandma is really looking for someone to blame, she had no to right to hit an employee who is also a minor.
In the end Grandma is the one at fault since one she accepted/hired Ohana in the inn, two she didn't assign somebody to teach Ohana the ropes.
|2011-04-04, 15:20
|Link #298
Miria's #1 Disciple
Join Date: Apr 2007
Partially true, but hitting the employee thing is more of a culture thing imo, it could even be that she is the girl's guardian, since she is also living at the inn.
Remember, a minor in Japan is <14, so they technically aren't minors.
|2011-04-04, 15:30
|Link #299
Join Date: Mar 2009
Age: 30
I had fun with this episode. So I'm going to continue the series. A good way to introduce the main character in the city but the situation to put her in the inn was disappointing.
The mother really put me off and so did the grandmother. I'm sure the grandmother will win me over in time, but I'm not sure about the mother.
Ohana has alot to learn, But I'm sure that's exactly what this story is going to tell. Predictability is fine, execution is crucial.
Looking forward to the next episode!
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Empire Theatre
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The theater was used for live performances in 1984, according to this LA Times item from September of that year:
Marga Lopez, Maria Teresa Rivas and Blanca Guerra will reprise their roles in "Ausencia de Diosâ€, an abridged Spanish-language version of John Pielmeier's "Agnes of God†that will play additional performances today and Saturday at the Fiesta Theater, 2131 W. Pico. (387-8882).
Migratory address? I think it's probably so. The 1915 City Directory lists a Cate & Swann Theater at 2127 W. Pico. The 1914 building at that address probably was built as a theater.
The parcel on the corner of Pico and Lake is given a Lake Street address by the L.A. County Assessor's office, and it too is occupied by a building erected in 1914, but from Ken's photos and the Google Maps view, it looks like the Empire was in the building east of that, on the lot the Assessor's office still lists as 2127 W. Pico. They give the 1914 building there an effectively built date of 1922, so the original theater was probably expanded at that time.
Listed as the Empire Theatre in the 1929 Los Angeles City Directory, but with an address of 2129 W. Pico.
I remember seeing the remake of DOA here in 1988. It was pretty rundown from what I remember.
The parcel profile report for this address from the L.A. city planning department gives a construction date of 1914 for the building now on the site. It doesn't reveal whether the building was built specifically as a theatre or not.
Here are some July 2007 photos:
There's some renovation going on. I wasn't allowed in to look around.
The 1967 Los Angeles yellow pages lists the Fiesta Theater at this address.
The Empire Theatre is located at 2131 W. Pico Blvd.
The Empire theatre dates back into the early 30's. During the mid to late 70's this theatre ran adult films. Before it closed and sat for a few years. A new independent operator tried to reopen the house, but after about a year it closed again. During that time the theatre was named the Fiesta Theatre. Soon after that a church started to use the theatre.


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As a youngster, I used to shop at Park Market (at the site of the former J.J. Newberry's building on Main Street, Stroudsburg).
As a youngster, I used to shop at Park Market (at the site of the former J.J. Newberry's building on Main Street, Stroudsburg). During the Christmas season, the market would come alive with the holiday spirit as decorated wreaths crowded the sales area. Could you share some of the history about the market, which was a large part of my youth?
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In 1927, Mary Driebe Smith and her husband, Fred, opened a fresh fruit and produce market at the corner of Main and Sixth streets in Stroudsburg. Six years later, the business was moved across the street and renamed Park Market.
Mary's brother, Edward K. Driebe, and his wife, Mary, who moved from Scranton to Stroudsburg, bought the popular market from the Smiths in 1940 and operated it for several years, advertising frequently in the local newspaper.
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Hernandez was a maintenance worker at the Summer Breeze apartments when on Dec. 31 he and a supervisor reportedly tried to perform a citizen's arrest on Soriano, who they suspected of burglarizing cars
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The online petition garnered more than 500 signatures as of Friday. Family spokesman Gina Gates said the defendant, who on Friday postponed a plea entry, was trying to thwart a series of crimes given short shrift by a budget-starved police force. He is due back in court Feb. 15.
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Please, can someone be kind enough to provide me with a list (?) of differences between the Eastern and the Oriental doctrines?
It seems that there is a slight difference in the understanding of the role of civil authorities in the Church. The EO seem to uphold a higher view of the power and role of Orthodox Christian civil authorities (mostly as historically manifest in the Byzantine Emperor), whereas the OO tend to view their role as lower and more subject to the clergy. What makes me think this is that in the events of the Chalcedonic schism, the EO thought it was entirely proper and valid for the Emperor to unilaterally depose various clergy of the Church (even Patriarchs) from their positions because of non-adherence to the Imperial religion, whereas this was rejected by the OO, and the only time they have ever accepted such a role is when it was in cooperation with high ranking church authorities. Further, the Photian schism among the EO and RC is further proof of this, because the EO judged it legitimate for the Emperor to depose Patriarch Ignatios from his Patriarchal seat in Constantinople and elevate Photios in his place, whereas the Bishop of Rome (at first) rejected the legitimacy of this move.I'm wondering what others here think of this?
Hi all,Firstly I have a request to Salpy to please allow some debate on the issue and not shut out opposition in some distant corners/communities to which no one has access rights or visits.Deusveritasest has criticized (subtly or not) the teachings of the Eastern Orthodox Church, so we (EO) should be granted the right of defense.
"First off, you're really not supposed to criticize moderators or their actions in public."
Quote from: Salpy"First off, you're really not supposed to criticize moderators or their actions in public."What's this? Are we in the military?
Respect the mod/admin staff -- The moderators and administrative staff of oc.net keep this place running tidy. While you don't have to agree with a particular decision they make, we ask that you at least respect it publicly. If you feel the need to appeal or disagree with a decision that was made, please do so privately via PM. If you just have general complaints and want to go right to the top, please contact one of the Admins: Fr. Chris, Fr. Anastasios, or Robert.
The Oriental Orthodox use more incense.
Ethiopians IMHO have better food
Quote from: prodromas on August 10, 2009, 10:10:39 PMEthiopians IMHO have better foodIS OUTRAGE! WE HAVE PIROHY AND BORSCHT AND KVASS!
Quote from: prodromas on August 10, 2009, 10:10:39 PMEthiopians IMHO have better foodNay, as a Slav, I have to say that nothing beats Greek food. Galaktoboureko = food of the Angels.
Dear all,I would like to invite everybody to hopefully a very interesting debate on the very core doctrines of our two congregations. I hope that we would try to examine with the most accuracy possible to us the teachings we hold and by this maybe we would be really able to realize the differences (if any) and ultimately the Truth (as far as possible to us).The place where the discussion could happen is the private forums section:http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/index.php/topic,22648.0.htmlFor access rights to this section please write a PM to Fr Chris.I humbly ask the participants to abstain from any heated discussion involving personal attacks or the discussion of historical issues.Let's try to concentrate on the real force of our teachings and examine everything for consistency with the true Light revealed in our hearts (as far as possible for humans).Humbly yoursCyril
How in Mor's good nameone hundred fifty four postsNo Rachel Weisz picSelam
Quote from: HandmaidenofGod on August 10, 2009, 11:22:56 PMQuote from: prodromas on August 10, 2009, 10:10:39 PMEthiopians IMHO have better foodNay, as a Slav, I have to say that nothing beats Greek food. Galaktoboureko = food of the Angels.You haven't tasted my special cinnamon spiced baklava.
Btw, do Armenians eat stuffed vine leaves (dolamdes in greek/ wara' ainab in arabic)?
Poles an Belarusians eat stuffed cabbage leaves. Me stepgrandmother makes the best ones!
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Mea Culpa. I am now on the Datone Jones bandwagon.
He had 19 tackles for a loss in 14 games this season. He's strong enough at the point to push his blocker into the backfield — something we recently highlighted as a key need for Bill Walsh defensive tackles. He also has a good enough first step, repertoire of moves (swim, spin, club, rip) and explosion to shoot a gap and make his presence known.
One of my big issues is execution. Given how often Jones has success in 1v1 battles, he should be even more productive. I'm a little surprised watching the tape that he only manufactured 6.5 sacks in 2012.
Actually, Sports-reference.com only has him down for 5.5 sacks last year, but that's beside the point. I had no idea that Jones' numbers were that good last year. 5.5 sacks is more than solid even for a hybrid player, but the 19 TFL's really caught my eye. TFL is one of my favorite stats because it is essentially a measure of dominance.
The reason I initially didn't like Jones was because I saw two games of his and didn't see the upper body strength or block shedding techniques, nor did I see production. He was a stonewall machine. But with numbers like those, I have to assume I just caught a poor sample. I watched the Stanford game at the end of the season a few days ago, and he was sensational in that game against one of the best offensive lines in college football. Then I watched the combine where I thought he was easily the fastest/quickest DT in the draft.
And today I saw the Senior Bowl practice video from your article, and it's clear that he has rare quickness. He dominated. In fact, he even looked like one of the quickest DEs when he lined up out there. Last week I thought it was funny how Datone Jones' 40 time was actually faster than Bjoern Werner's. I'm not laughing anymore.
But I think what really struck me was how Jones, at least based on what youtube provides us, seemed to get better as the season went on, during a season where he was showing massive statistical improvement. Jones TFL number compared to his previous season almost tripled. Could it be that Jones is a rising star? Maybe, maybe not. But the signs are there. That's worth a #25 pick, IMO.


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Located 26 kilometres from Kutaisi in the Imereti region, the village of Esteri was for a good place for employment due to its proximity to the second biggest city in Georgia. Champagne production and tea growing were two of the Esterians' main economic activities.
There are 700 household and 2,030 people living in Esteri today. Back in 2002, there were 1,200 households and 6,700 residents.
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the slow decay of local enterprises, the village's recipe for survival became migration.
'There are no private companies in the village. The only employment you can get is in working your own land, which might or might not produce enough for your own needs' Lali Kapanadze, former tea farmer.
According to one of the inhabitants, Tamaz Sumalanidze, 30% of Esteri's inhabitants left the village. There were two alternatives, as far as migration was concerned. One meant moving to Tbilisi; the other meant travelling to Russia, Turkey or Greece.
The migrants have been sending remittances back to their families. Women are mainly going to Greece; for them, finding jobs there is easier than for the men. They are working as babysitters, cleaners, etc. Until the crisis in relations between Russia and Georgia, the villagers were moving to different cities in Russia, mostly to work in construction. After Russian-Georgian relations deteriorated, however, they were expelled. It was now to Turkey that they travelled in search of seasonal jobs. These are one- or three-month jobs, primarily related to processing tea and collecting hazelnuts.
Imereti farm house. Photo: flickr/SusanAstray
Tea cropping used to be central to the village economy.
Over a cup of imported tea from India, Lali Kapanadze, a former tea farmer, said:
'Tea used to be one of the main exporting items of Georgia but now it is all imported.'
According to agricultural statistics for 2007, tea leaf production decreased in Georgia from 581,000 tons in 1985 to 7,500 tons in 2007.
Due to economic conditions and migration, the village population is shrinking. With the birth rate significantly lower than the death rate, the village is also rapidly aging. In 2007, only 11 people were born and 42 died.
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- DWS-3160-24PC - 20 ports
Number of Combo 1000Base-T/SFP ports
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- DWS-3160-24PC - 4 ports
RS-232 Console Port
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SD card slot
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PoE Supported Models (Standard(s)/Number of Ports/Maximum Power Budget)
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Switch Capacity
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64-Byte Packet Forwarding Rate
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Packet Buffer
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- DWS-3160-24PC - 282,541 hours
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- DWS-3160-24PC - below 30 °C (86 °F): < 39.8 dB, over 30 °C (86 °F): < 51.8 dB
Heat Dissipation
- DWS-3160-24TC - 128.6 BTU/hr
- DWS-3160-24PC - With 370 W PoE load: 1593.5 BTU/hr
Power Input
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Power Consumption (maximum)
- DWS-3160-24PC - 467 W (full PoE load)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
- DWS-3160-24TC - 440 x 210 x 44 mm (17.32 x 8.27 x 1.73 inches)
- DWS-3160-24PC - 440 x 310 x 44 mm (17.32 x 12.20 x 1.73 inches)
- DWS-3160-24TC - 2.55 kg (5.63 pounds)
- DWS-3160-24PC - 5.24 kg (11.55 pounds)
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- SNMP v1, 2c, 3
- sFlow
- Dual Image Support
- Web GUI
- Command Line Interface
AP Management
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- Remote AP Reboot
- AP Monitoring: List Managed AP, Rogue AP, Authentication Failed AP
- Client Monitoring: List clients associated with each Managed AP
- Ad-hoc Client Monitoring
- AP Authentication Supporting Local Database and External RADIUS Server
- Centralized RF/Security Policy Management
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- Automatic AP Transmit Output Power Adjustment
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Managed Unified Access Points
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Access Control & Bandwidth Management
- Up to 32 SSID per AP (16 SSID per frequency band)
- AP Load Balancing based on the number of users or AP utilization
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L2 Features
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L3 Features
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- ARP Proxy
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- TACACS+ Authentication for Management Access
- SSH & SSL Support
- MAC Filtering
- 802.1X Port-based Access Control & Guest VLAN
- Denial of Service Protection
- Dynamic ARP Inspection
- Protected Port
- Broadcast Storm Control
- Access Control List
LAN Flow Control
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- Back Pressure in Half Duplex Mode
- Head-of-Line Blocking Prevention
QoS (Quality of Service)
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- Wireless Multimedia (WMM)
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- Double VLAN
- Voice VLAN
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- Security Profile
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Opinion: Why Children Are Fleeing Central America
Americas Columnist Mary Anastasia O'Grady on how America's drug habit has fueled violence in the "Northern Triangle" of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. Photo credit: Associated Press.
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The Liberal National Party candidate in the knife-edge central Queensland seat of Capricornia says the popularity of mining magnate Clive Palmer may have hindered the coalition's chances.
Australian Electoral Commission figures show show Michelle Landry trailing Labor's Peter Freeleagus by 140 votes in the Rockhampton-centred seat, with the Palmer United Party's Derek Ison on 7.9 per cent of the primary vote.
Ms Landry, who also ran in 2010, says Mr Palmer's high profile attracted voters.
"They were more voting for Clive than anything else. They certainly weren't voting for the candidate ," she told AAP on Sunday.
"They have had a huge amount of votes ... which is interesting considering we haven't even seen the candidate in Rockhampton."
Asked if the Palmer United Party's strong showing had hurt the coalition's chances of a clear victory in the seat, Ms Landry said: "That's probably true."
Ms Landry said Kevin Rudd's replacement of Julia Gillard as prime minister in June may have also stopped Labor from being routed in Capricornia.
"If Gillard had stayed in there, it would have been a total whitewash," she said.
"With Kevin, they did have a resurgence. That had turned around in the last couple of weeks."
Katter's Australian Party attracted a smaller 5.3 per cent of the vote, which Ms Landry blamed on a Labor preference deal.
"A lot of graziers and people like that were pretty upset with that little deal," she said.
"A lot of those votes did go to the Palmer party that would have gone to the Katter party."
Ms Landry has 35,345 votes and 49.9 per cent of the two-party preferred vote, compared with 35,485 for Mr Freeleagus.
Retiring Labor MP Kirsten Livermore had held Capricornia since 1998.


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The Chicago Teachers Union agreed on Tuesday to end its strike, allowing 350,000 students to return to classes on Wednesday and ending a tense standoff. However, the contract still requires ratification by the union's 26,000 members. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.
CHICAGO – Now that the Chicago teachers strike has ended, it is inevitable that people will try to figure out who won and who lost. But more might be gained if we went beyond that.
What if more time were spent thinking about what students and the country gained from this strike, because it focused attention on the debate over teacher evaluations, the weight that is given to standardized tests and the growing demand for education reform?
Broken system
A lot has been said about the need to get rid of bad teachers and the union that protects them. The truth is union leaders will tell you they don't like bad teachers, either. But the union would argue that it's not their job to weed out bad teachers. Rather, they say, school leaders should do a better job identifying bad teachers and weeding them out.
In Chicago, according to a 2009 report by the New Teachers Project, 91 percent of teachers were rated "superior" or "excellent" by school principals. Out of the nearly 30,000 teachers in the city public school system, only a small fraction received an "unsatisfactory" rating. But with student achievement at such a low level, clearly something must be wrong with how the evaluations were being done.
So this is a good time to consider who's responsible, in addition to teachers, for what happens in school. I spoke with several teachers on the picket line over the past few days who were concerned that they didn't have books to start the school year. Why isn't everyone up in arms about that?
Other teachers told me that they were assigned to classrooms outside of their area of expertise. One woman on the picket line told me she had taught English last year but she was trained to be a gym teacher. "I just tried to help out where there was a need," she said.
Biggest losers of Chicago's teachers strike? The students, critic says
Does anyone really believe she is the best English teacher for Chicago kids?
Should those students and that teacher be judged on how well she's able to prepare them to take a standardized test?
And don't think this is an isolated, one-of-a-kind situation. It's not. You will find similar stories in schools all across this nation.
In Finland, where students far out perform American kids, they don't take standardized tests at all. Students are measured by how well they do on their classroom work and drills.
There is a collective national will in Finland to educate all students, and there's a plan to succeed. Finland starts by hiring the best and the brightest to teach. Finnish teachers are required to have a master's degree and teachers come from the top 10 percent of college graduates. Compare that to the U.S., where 47 percent of America's teachers come from the bottom third of their class, according to a 2010 McKinsey report.
Chicago teachers agree to end strike, classes to resume Wednesday
Big issue: poverty
Then there's the issue of poverty and safety and how it affects teaching and learning.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel went to court this week seeking an injunction to force an end to the strike claiming, in part, the walkout was a threat to "public health and safety."
As many as 87 percent of the public school children come from low-income families, according to figures from Chicago Public Schools.
More than 90 percent of them qualify for the free or reduced breakfast and lunch program. For many, school is where they go, not just for an education, but for food.
It's also where many children go to feel safe in a city stricken by far too much violence.
The teachers hit the picket line demanding money, a fair evaluation system and job security but, they also wanted more social workers in the schools to help them help children who have been traumatized living in broken homes and broken neighborhoods.
According to the Chicago Public Schools Employee Roster, there are 382 social workers in the school district that serves 350,000 students. If my math is correct, that amounts to about one social worker for every 916 students.
"That means social workers are doing paper work because they don't have time to do much of anything else," said Lorraine Forte of Catalyst Chicago, an independent newsmagazine dedicated to reporting on urban education.
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Not unique
Chicago's school problems are not unique. Poverty, crime and lack of resources affect schools all across the country.
Experts are quick to point out that none of these issues should be used as an excuse for failing to educate America's children. Teachers, city leaders, policy makers and education reform advocates all agree that these factors also shouldn't be left out of the conversation. And in fact, they aren't – but real solutions need to be found.
Chicago has presented an opportunity for the nation to take a closer, more thoughtful look at a multitude of reasons why schools and test scores and graduation rates are lacking. It might also inspire us to look at schools that are working to see if they could be replicated.
That's what we will be doing starting this Sunday when NBC launches its Third Annual Education Nation Summit. But what's wrong with America's schools won't be fixed if too much time is spent adding up winners and losers from one strike.
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Interesting Fact: The maidenhair tree is known as a 'living fossil', as it is the only surviving member of a group of trees dating back to before the time of the dinosaurs.
A large tree with characteristically fan-shaped leaves, the maidenhair tree gets its common name from the resemblance of its leaves to those of maidenhair ferns (Adiantum species). Its leaves are greenish-yellow, but turn a beautiful golden yellow in autumn. The maidenhair tree takes 20 to 35 years to reach maturity, and can be very long lived, with the oldest recorded individual being an estimated 3,500 years old. Maidenhair trees are either male or female, with male trees producing pollen on catkin-like cones and females producing smelly, flesh-coated seeds. The maidenhair tree has been widely used in traditional medicine in China and Japan, and its nuts are edible if cooked. An extract of the plant's leaves is now one of the most popular herbal remedies in the West, being used to treat a variety of ailments.
The maidenhair tree has been widely planted as an ornamental tree and for its medicinal properties. This species was traditionally grown in temple gardens in Japan and China, but is now popular worldwide. Unfortunately, its survival in the wild is less secure, mainly due to widespread deforestation. A few individuals are found on Mount Xitianmu in China, but it is not clear whether they are truly wild or are descended from temple garden trees. No specific conservation measures are currently in place for this unique tree, but its worldwide popularity means it is likely to persist in cultivation into the future.
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Remarks from parents, students and reformers to celebrate arrival of National School Choice Week 'Special'
by National School Choice Week
Retracing the same route that President Abraham Lincoln used to travel by train to his Inauguration in January of 1861, the nation's first-ever whistle-stop train tour for school choice is set to make four key stops in New York on Friday, Feb. 1, and Saturday, Feb. 2 (http://www.schoolchoiceweek.com/train).
"Buffalo families concerned about their educational options are valiantly leading in the fight for school choice in Western New York," said Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week. "This event is both by and for the parents, students, educators and community leaders who demand not just great educational choices, not just many educational choices, but the right educational choices for each of Buffalo's children."
Campanella will speak at the event, along with Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Malone, State Sen. Mark Grisanti, and Sam Radford, president of the Buffalo District Parent Coordinating Council.
This is the third annual National School Choice Week. Planned by a diverse, bipartisan coalition of citizens and organizations, National School Choice Week 2013 runs from Jan. 27 through Feb. 2 and will feature more than 3,500 events spanning all 50 states.
The National School Choice Week "Special" is scheduled to travel through the following cities, each of which will host whistle-stop-themed events with parents, students and dynamic speakers:
National School Choice Week is planning the event in cooperation with Buffalo ReformEd, the Diocese of Buffalo, Education Choice Alliance of Western New York, the New York State Catholic Conference, the New York State Coalition of Independent and Religious Schools and The Parent Power Project.
Track the tour's progress, and check out exclusive photos and videos online at http://www.schoolchoiceweek.com/train. Follow the tour on Twitter at @SCWSpecial, and Tweet about the tour with the hashtags #SCW and #whistlestop.


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Experts skeptical of Kunming link to global terror
KUNMING, China (AP) — China says the vicious slashing spree that killed 29 people in a southern city was the work of separatists linked to international terrorism, but the assailants' homespun methods and low-tech weapons — nothing more than long knives — have led some analysts to suspect they didn't get outside help.
Officials have blamed secessionists from far-western Xinjiang for Saturday's attack at a train station in Kunming, more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) to the southeast. It is by far the deadliest attack blamed on Xinjiang militants to have taken place outside the region, and has been a wake-up call for Chinese that terrorism can strike anywhere.
Members of the Muslim Uighur (WEE-gur) ethnic group have waged a simmering rebellion against Chinese rule in Xinjiang, where clashes between Uighurs and members of China's Han majority are frequent. Many observers say the Turkic-speaking Uighurs are lashing out because they are being marginalized and feel their culture is being suppressed.
Beijing uses its claim of an international conspiracy to defend its crackdown on Uighur dissent, but there hasn't been substantial evidence to support ties to foreign Muslim extremists.
"Historically, Uighurs have had a difficult time getting traction and attention from the global jihadist movement," said Raffaello Pantucci, London-based senior research fellow at Royal United Services Institute. "We've had a number of videos in which senior members of al-Qaida have highlighted the cause and said this is a group to support and help, but in practical terms we have seen very little actually happen."
No group has claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack, carried out by at least eight black-clad assailants.
Although authorities have not explicitly mentioned the attackers' ethnicity, they have shown images of a black flag with a crescent moon said to have been found at the attack site. They cite the flags as evidence of involvement by the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, which the government says has ties to overseas supporters of Uighur separatism. They also say the high number of victims — 143 people wounded in addition to the 29 killed — is evidence the attackers had training.
Sean Roberts of George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, who has studied Uighurs in Central Asia and China, said the Kunming assailants' simple weaponry undermines claims of links to international terrorist groups, but said some Uighurs may be growing more militant.
"The ongoing development and further marginalization of the Uighurs, and particularly the suppression of Uighur dissent and constantly associating it with terrorism by the state, is likely to eventually lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy," Roberts said.
To China, even the attackers' clothes are a sign of foreign involvement.
"The attackers chose to dress in black, and black is the color of the holy war in international terrorist activities," Chinese anti-terrorism expert Li Wei said, reflecting the government view.
Authorities in Kunming fatally shot four attackers Saturday night and detained one suspect — a woman. Two days later, police captured three others and said the attack was the work of an eight-person gang led by a person identified as Abdurehim Kurban, according to state media. Authorities have released no other details.
Kunming has had little history of ethnic unrest, and residents there expressed shock and outrage.
"Kunming is a tourist city in China, and I could never have imagined this to happen here," said Chen Bin, a security guard.
Although Beijing has long blamed the East Turkistan Islamic Movement for instigating violence in Xinjiang, many experts doubt it exists in any organized way. The U.S. added the group to its list of terrorist organizations in 2002, but later removed it.
Uighur radicals are believed to be sheltering in lawless northern Pakistan, but it is unclear if they have any connection to attacks in China.
Pantucci said that if the latest attack is connected to Xinjiang separatists, it would fit into an escalation of violence in the region over the last year, including several slashing attacks. He said both the Kunming attack and those in Xinjiang have lacked sophistication but could have been motivated by terrorist literature and videos.
"Even in some of the recent incidents that we have seen out in Xinjiang where they have tried to create explosive devices, we are talking very rudimentary devices that are essentially petrol bombs, gas canisters which they light up," Pantucci said.
Pantucci said there may be more attempts to strike Chinese cities, but increased security will make them less likely to succeed.
Alarm over militant attacks beyond Xinjiang was first raised in October when a suicide car attack blamed on three ethnic Uighurs killed five people, including the attackers, at Beijing's Tiananmen Gate.
The latest attack came at a sensitive time, days ahead of Wednesday's opening of the ceremonial National People's Congress, and China has vowed to crack down on the perpetrators.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the Kunming attackers are the "common enemy of the entire human race."
Authorities on Sunday rounded up and questioned members of Kunming's Uighur community, which is believed to number only 40 to 60.
At a barbeque stand of sizzling lamb skewers in the Uighur neighborhood, 19-year-old Aike Ainivan complained of discrimination. "They call us Uighur dogs, and say we are either pickpockets or drug dealers," he said.
He also condemned the train station attackers: "I hate them. They have brought harm to us."
Reporter Louise Watt and researcher Yu Bing in Beijing contributed to this report.


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MSU Extension looking to grow a community garden
STANDISH — Arenac County MSU 4-H Extension Office Director John Cummings wants to see things grow in Arenac County, including a community garden.
With community gardens growing in popularity around the country, Cummings is gauging people's interest and hoping that they would like to see one pop up in Arenac County.
"Community gardens are things that are popping up all over the country. We're just trying to get a feel," he said. "We were talking to the city of Standish because they have a lot of open spaces."
Based on volunteers and donations, Cummings said that the possible 1/2 to 1 acre garden would help the most needy in the area put fresh vegetables and fruit on their table for free starting next year.
"The produce would go to the most needy. It's not going to happen this year, but the prep work could be done this year," said Cummings. "We are going to have to rely on donations for the top soil, port-a-potties and a sink. We're not going to put Jay's or (anyone else) out of business because the people wouldn't be shopping there."
B and B Produce Market Owner Mike Beeson said that they would support the garden if it were to happen.
"I'm for helping anyone out. When we close we donate to the food bank," said the owner about giving to the food bank when they usually close around October. "When you help people out, you get it back. We're not against something like that. It's a great idea."
Though they have many locations in mind, Cummings also said that they are still looking at all of their options.
"There's several (locations). There's possibly one in the Standish area and one in the AuGres area, but it could be anywhere," he said. "It would be in a visible location, and not tucked away because we'll get more participation."
Though some may think that the garden won't amount to much more than community pride, Cummings said that the project would be a very educational and fun thing for the community.
He also said that Arenac Opportunities is already ready to help out with the project.
"Arenac Opportunities would love to partner with us. They're always accused of being the takers and not the givers," he said. "Personally, it's a win-win. (It) will teach (volunteers) about food safety with gardening. The (vegetables) all have to be washed off (and) I have the know-how."
Cummings also felt that the garden would also help people re-learn the art of gardening, and that anyone could volunteer if the garden does happen.
"Some of the skill sets like gardening have been lost. There's a learning curve on proper compensation," said the director during an interview on Friday. "A lot of people would love to garden, but they don't have the skill set. We won't turn anyone away."
If the garden were placed on a residential plot, some may think that the garden would face issues with re-zoning laws.
Using two area gardens as examples, Cummings said that may not be the case.
"There's one in Gladwin County and at least two in Iosco County. At least two are on municipal property," he said. "They didn't have to jump through any hoops. It's nothing new. We're just reintroducing people to something that's been done in the past."
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Hungry? Three of Denver's best new restaurants are …
It's a tough job, but 5280 food editor Amanda Faison never hesitates to dig right in when it comes to naming Denver's best new restaurants.
She has picked eight for the magazine's March issue, which hits newsstands Wednesday. Three of them are:
Sassafras American Eatery, at 2637 W. 26th Ave. in Denver's Jefferson Park neighborhood; Spuntino, an "Italian-inspired" eatery at 2639 W. 32nd Ave.; and The Populist, 3163 Larimer St., which has also earned kudos from The Denver Post's restaurant critic, William Porter.
Sassafras opened in May of 2012 and specializes in breakfast and brunch cooked up in Southern style. Crowd-pleasers include chicken-fried eggs, shrimp grits and Cap'n Crunch milkshakes.
John Broening is the executive chef at Spuntino and his wife, Yasmin Lozada-Hissom, does the pastries. It's open for brunch, lunch and dinner. I've only been there for lunch, and can highly recommend the grain salad ($9), a very tasty mix of farro, cannellini beans, quinoa, red onions, cherry tomatoes and avocado. For dessert, there's a huge selection of housemade gelato, but I can't resist the lemon marshmallow meringue copetta ($7) that is garnished with pink peppercorn crunch and fresh berries.
The Populist, according to The Post's review, has a "tight and well-edited menu," with 10 small plates and seven mains. Another choice is a seven-course tasting menu that costs $65 for two; $100 if you include wine pairings.
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