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Noodle Pudding Recipe
"I use this recipe for many family events," writes Eileen Meyers from Scott Township, Pennsylvania. "It always is well-received and prompts recipe requests." This creamy dish's surprising sweet taste comes from the addition of apricot nectar.
- 7-1/2 cups uncooked wide egg noodles
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1 cup apricot nectar
- 1 cup cornflake crumbs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs. Gradually stir in milk and apricot nectar.
- Drain noodles; place in a large bowl. Add cream cheese mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
- Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over noodles. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 9 servings.
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Fixed this for church Homecoming, looked exactly as pictured here, but dish was barely touched in a very large crowd. I wanted to try something new but now must say, would not fix again at all because my sister nor I, didn't particularly care for it either. Sorry...
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can you use apricot preserves or jelly if you can't find nectar?
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You don't put ground beef in a noodle casserole. It's a dessert.
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i would add ground beef to it and make it a meal
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LONDON – Broadsystem, the data communications company, is strengthening its business development team with two new appointments from rivals, Occam and Global Communications.
Michele Luckwell joins as contact centre business development manager and will be based in Bristol. Luckwell has previously worked for Brann, The Customer Contact Company and most recently, Occam Direct Marketing where she was account director.
Peter Gale joins in the same role, but will operate from Broadsystem's Chelsea offices. Gale has experience in the outsourced contact centre marketing field, having worked for Data Global Communications as a sales consultant and TeleDynamics.
Together, Gale and Luckwell will be responsible for generating new business and developing awareness of Broadsystem's offering. They will report to sales and marketing director Nick McConnell.
"The rapid expansion of the business development team highlights the expansion plans for the company. We are going through an exciting time and I'm sure all our new people will prove instrumental in aiding Broadsystem's growth plans," McConnell said.
Broadsystem is owned by News International and specialises in automated phone response, email and mobile messaging and database services for a range of blue-chip clients including COI, Procter & Gamble, Lancome and the Department of Health.
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Q. "My husband and I are getting separated. It's tough enough accepting the fact that our relationships is ending, but the thought of being a single mom of three children hurts and scares me. How should I handle this situation with my kids? What can I do to prepare myself for single parenting?"
A. Your situation is so unfair. Here you are a mother of three children and now you're left on your own to raise them. No doubt you have a difficult challenge ahead. In order for you and your children to survive in the short run and thrive in the long run, you'll succeed best if you focus on three aspects of single parenting.
First, it's important that you take care of yourself so you'll be able to take care of your children. As a single parent you'll need sound emotional health and physical strength in order to be the best parent of your children. Here are the obvious ways: find a single parent support group, exercise and eat right, and for personal satisfaction and practical reasons regarding finances, work to sustain and eventually advance in your career, or find and prepare for a vocation.
Second, develop a simple, consistent daily routine. This is a challenge, especially if your job requires you to work unusual hours. But it's essential. Find a time, perhaps during breakfast, dinner, or before bed, when you can connect with your children. Meals are ideal for family time; it solidifies your family unit by valuing the presence of each person. You can maximize this time for yourself by keeping dinner simple -- macaroni and cheese with veggies is fine. Next is the homework hour between 7:00 and 8:00, with the TV, Internet, and telephones turned off. Last it's time for bath and bed. The whole routine starts over again the next day.
If you're working when your kids are at home, you can still establish a routine. Make a habit of calling them every day at the same time. You can find out how their day went and make sure they're doing homework.
No doubt, there will be disruptions in the schedule. But when life without Dad seems out of control, this plan will hold you and your kids together.
Third, ask for help from family members, community groups, or a religious organization. This period in your life is when the phrase "it takes a village" will really have meaning for you. There are loving people out there who can drive your kids to sports practices, aunts and uncles who can provide care when one of your children comes down with a cold, and community associations that provide meals or childcare when you need a break from the rigors of single parenting.
Be sure to tell your children that although their dad will no longer be your husband, he will always be their dad. Parents divorce each other, but parents do not divorce their children. Adults are responsible for a divorce, not the children. No matter the difficulty, your children need to hear this information from you, the responsible caring parent.
Jan Faull, MEd, is a veteran parent educator and the author of four parenting books, including Darn Good Advice -- Baby and Darn Good Advice -- Parenting. She writes a biweekly parenting advice column for this site and a weekly parenting advice column in the Seattle Times. Jan Faull is the mother of three grown children and lives in the Seattle area.


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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman, who often speaks movingly of his adopted daughters while on the campaign trail, said Friday that Ron Paul's supporters were out of line in using the girls to argue that he is un-American.
An online ad posted by "NHLiberty4Paul" includes video footage of Huntsman, the former ambassador to China, with daughter Gracie when she was an infant. It also shows Huntsman holding Asha shortly after she was adopted from India.
"American values? Or Chinese?" the ad asks, ending with "Vote Ron Paul."
A message sent to the ad's creator was not immediately returned. Paul's New Hampshire spokeswoman, Kate Schackai, said Friday she didn't know who was behind the ad, but it wasn't anyone affiliated with the campaign.
"The video was utterly distasteful and no one who actually supports Dr. Paul's principles would have made it," she said.
In Concord, Huntsman said it was "stupid" to allege that he has Chinese values because he lived overseas and speaks Chinese.
"If someone wants to poke fun at me, that's OK," said Huntsman, whose campaign has posted several online ads attacking Paul as unelectable. "What I object to is bringing forward pictures and videos of my adopted daughters and suggesting there's something sinister there."
Huntsman and his wife have seven children, including Gracie, 12, who was abandoned at a Chinese vegetable market at two months of age, and Asha, 6, who was left to die on a roadside in India the day she was born.
Speaking to New England College's "College Convention," he called the two girls "a daily reminder that there are a lot of kids in this world who don't have the breaks that you do."
Huntsman, who skipped last week's Iowa caucuses and is counting on a strong finish in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary to continue with his campaign, also was asked by an audience member whether the other candidates have "clawed their way to the right," leaving him as the centrist in the race. Huntsman didn't accept the label but called himself a realist instead.
"We have to draw from ideas that are doable and not so outlandishly stupid that they create a lot of political infighting and finger-pointing and never, ever in 1000 years are going to get done," he said.
Despite his focus on New Hampshire, Huntsman still lags far behind front-runner Mitt Romney. Huntsman has been making the case that Romney lacks a "consistent core," a point he underscored Friday without mentioning Romney's name.
"I don't like to spend a lot of time posturing and being one thing during the pre-primary phase, then during the primary phase then the general (election)," he said.
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KANSAS CITY -- The Frenchy Quarter will again have to wait to see their favorite player. Right fielder Jeff Francoeur was out of the Royals' lineup for the fourth straight game on Thursday, a Frenchy Quarter Thursday promotion night at Kauffman Stadium.
Francoeur's struggles at the plate have earned him a break from the lineup, and manager Ned Yost expanded on the benefits of such a break.
"It gives you an opportunity to spend some time in the cage and work on some areas you need to work on, plus it kind of cleanses your mind a little bit, because it gets you to take a step back and relax a little bit if you allow yourself to do it," Yost said.
Francoeur did make a late appearance on Thursday as a pinch-runner for Billy Butler in the 10th inning, but the Royals walked off with a win in the 11th before he got a turn at the plate.
In the four games Francoeur was held out of the lineup, his replacement, Jarrod Dyson, went 8-for-14 with two doubles, a triple, two runs scored and a pair of RBIs.
When asked if he could envision a platoon situation between Francoeur and Dyson, Yost said it was a possibility.
"The thing about this game is that in order to be successful, you've got to be productive. And if the production's not there, then yeah, it could become a platoon situation. I don't think we're there yet, but [Francoeur's] a guy that we counted on a lot for production this year," Yost said. "I think this little bit of a break is going to help him get back to where he was. It's not been from lack of trying, but the bottom line is -- for all of us -- is that we step on the field and we produce. If we're a pitcher, if we're a hitter, if we're a fielder, if we're a baserunner, if we're a coach or if we're a manager, production and winning ballgames is all that matters up here."
Yost said that Francoeur would start Friday's game against Rangers lefty Matt Harrison. Yost continued to give his rationale for why other slumping Royals, past and present, have been allowed to continue to play every day, while Francoeur is getting time off.
"There is a certain element of development that goes on, which is why [Eric] Hosmer gets a longer leash or [Mike Moustakas] gets a longer leash or [Alcides] Escobar got a longer leash last year. We're trying to get them into a position where they can be consistent producers," Yost said. "But the bottom line is are we getting the job done as a team and are you getting the job done as an individual?"
Holland perfect in new role as Royals closer
KANSAS CITY -- Greg Holland said his new role would be similar to his last one, but when he took the mound for the first time as the Royals' closer on Wednesday, he admittedly felt different.
The right-hander said he was a little extra "amped up" before going out for the ninth inning, but soon calmed down and was able to set three Indians hitters down in order to pick up his first save of the season.
But why was Holland -- who had been steadfast in saying that the approach in the ninth is the same as in other innings -- amped up?
"I don't know. I think having to answer all these questions the last few days maybe," said Holland, who had five career saves entering Thursday's series finale.
Holland was named the team's closer on Tuesday after Jonathan Broxton was traded to Cincinnati. Holland's first save chance came with the Royals leading the Indians, 5-2. Holland pitched a perfect ninth to seal Kansas City's second win in the three-game series, and credited manager Ned Yost for preparing him and his teammates well for the situation.
"It's really no different. I've pitched in some tough situations. Ned's done a good job of that the last two years with all of us down in the bullpen: getting us in those tough situations so if something like this happens where [Joakim] Soria gets hurt, Broxton gets traded, somebody's going to step in," Holland said. "I'm confident that any of us can do it because we've been in those situations in the seventh and eighth inning with runners on in close games. You've just got to take it like it's another inning."
Manager Ned Yost said that, while the bullpen had several good options, Holland was the obvious choice to replace Broxton.
"If there's any team that could do a closer by committee, I think we could do it. We can match up really well down there in the ninth inning," Yost said. "But Holland deserves the shot to be closer. He's been effective against both left- and right-handers, he's been banging strikes, he's got great stuff and he's got good mound presence, good composure."
Holland's performance was a stark contrast from Broxton's typical outings, which usually featured multiple baserunners and a whole lot of drama. But Broxton typically managed to escape with the save, a trait that Holland admired.
"I think I'm about 99 short of him," Holland said, referencing Broxton's 107 career saves. "If you're a closer, you're going to be in those situations where you don't have your best stuff sometimes, or you give up a weak groundball hit and now the tying run's on first base. But he did a great job for us, fourth in the league in saves. I hope I can get to that point in my career."
In addition to his first save since Sept. 25, 2011, Holland also was named the Royals' Pitcher of the Month for July on Wednesday.
Back to School Drive continues on Friday
KANSAS CITY -- Friday's series opener with the Rangers marks the second day of the annual Royals' Back to School Drive, which benefits the Kansas City public schools' homeless student program. The drive is expected to provide supplies for about 1,500 students.
Fans can make monetary contributions and receive Royals autographs. A fan making a $40 donation receives an autographed Royals baseball, while a $10 donation nets an autographed photo card.
Additionally, Friday is Retro Night, and the first 20,000 fans will receive a Mr. Royal retro lunchbox.
Crown points
Outfielder Alex Gordon picked up his 37th double of the season in the second inning of Wednesday's win against the Indians -- giving him the Major League lead entering play on Thursday. It was Gordon's 169th career double, which ranks 12th on the Royals' all-time list.
Saturday's game between the Royals and Rangers begins at 5:10 p.m. CT. The one hour earlier start time is due to postgame events as part of Faith and Family Day featuring a speech by Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton and performances by Christian entertainers.
Vinnie Duber is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It's perhaps the most universal human yearning: to be happy. But this simplest of goals so often eludes us. We're not terribly good, we humans, at knowing what we want.
"The Pursuit of Happiness" was 2004's conference theme, but TED speakers over many years have continued this quest. Daniel Gilbert's astonishing talk shows how we're poor predictors of what will actually make us happy. Stefan Sagmeister shares how great design contributed to his happiest moments, suggesting that the secret may be attention to detail. And Malcolm Gladwell, tongue in cheek, explores what we might learn about the pursuit of happiness through one man's quest to make the perfect pasta sauce.
But suppose we understand happiness. How, then, do we find it? Carl Honore says the key is, simply, to slow down. Pastor Rick Warren appeals for a life of spiritual purpose. And Barry Schwartz thinks a little less choice might do us all a lot of good.
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MINEVILLE — One Essex County lawmaker says it's time to sell the old Republic Steel office building that the county owns in Mineville.
Supervisor Thomas Scozzafava (R-Moriah) said the massive three-story building in Moriah's Mineville hamlet is deteriorating, has no tenants and will need major repairs soon.
Essex County is planning an auction of properties seized for non-payment of property taxes later this summer or early fall, and Scozzafava said the Republic Steel building would be an ideal candidate for that sale.
"I'd like to put it in the auction if it's possible," Scozzafava said at a recent County Board of Supervisors meeting. "The county isn't doing anything with it. We should get rid of it."
He said they may have to work on it to keep it from falling into worse condition.
"The roof is leaking. There are some repairs that are going to have to be made on it."
Republic Steel turned the building over to the Town of Moriah after the mines closed in 1972, and the town later gave it to the county for office space.
The county tried to use the building, but department heads resisted moving to remote Mineville from Elizabethtown.
Three years ago, Essex County tried and failed to sell the Republic Steel building, County Manager Daniel Palmer noted.
"We did put it on the market once and got no response," Douglas said. "We used a realtor that specialized in commercial properties."
Palmer said it could easily be added to the next tax auction.
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This popular restaurant overlooking a pretty square is always packed, offering pasta, pizza and plenty of local dishes. Soon to expand to include jazz nights.
This popular restaurant overlooking a pretty square is always packed, offering pasta, pizza and plenty of local dishes. Soon to expand to include jazz nights.
Decent first-night choice if you arrive late and don't have the energy to go farther afield. There are actually two restaurants: a street-level pizzeria geared more toward walk-ins and an upper level for pension guests. The menu features pizza, pasta, salads and grilled meats. There's good homemade štruklji (sweet dumplings stuffed with curd cheese, €4) for dessert.
The Ace Inn, in the passage linking Wolfova ulica and Slovenska cesta, is the place for a special occasion, with an embarrassment of caviar and truffles, a good wine list, and a few classic Slovenian dishes to balance the menu. The As Lounge in both the cellar and garden is much more informal, with cheaper sandwiches and salads.
This upmarket restaurant has lots of colourful art spread over a modern dining room and serves both international favourites and decent Indian dishes like chicken masala and rogan josh. There's a good choice of vegetarian dishes and a little annex behind serves Balkan-style grilled meats.
The name couldn't be more misleading. It's more than a lunch cafe... and the 'Marley' bit? We just don't get it. Still, it's a very popular spot for lunch or dinner with salads, pastas and a variety of meats and seafood. There's sidewalk dining in nice weather.
This peculiar place behind the town hall, with a wine cellar below and a terrace in a lovely arcaded square, tries (not altogether successfully) to serve Slovenian, Balkan grilled, Thai, Japanese, Italian, Greek and Mexican dishes. What is this? Fusion confusion?
It's not often that we recommend hotel outlets but this pleasant pub-restaurant on the ground floor of the Hotel Štorman is a viable option in a city with few choices. Go for one of the salads (€3.90 to €7.90) and a steak (€15.90 to €17.90).
This stunning eatery in the Hotel Evropa has superb international cuisine and some very inspired decor. We love the Manet-like portraits of film and rock stars (though we don't get the connection either).
Housed in a stunning 1920s-style building next to the entrance to the Postojna Cave, the Cave Manor has fairly average international dishes but its set menus at €11 and €12 are a big attraction.
Rogaška Slatina's fanciest eatery, this international restaurant, with some Slovenian favourites thrown in for good measure, faces the main square. Look out for daily specials.
This jack-of-all-trades below the Hotel Center just down from the TIC is the only eatery in the very centre of Ribčev Laz. It can satisfy all tastes (except very demanding ones).
Old-world charm, a hybrid international menu, a top-notch wine list and very stylish decor have made this restaurant one of the most popular in town for a fancy meal.


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WACO, Texas (AP) - Brittney Griner had 33 points and 22 rebounds to go along with three impressive slam dunks in her final home game for Baylor, and the defending national champion Lady Bears beat Florida State 84-47 in the second round of the NCAA tournament Tuesday night.
The Lady Bears (34-1) are in the NCAA round of 16 for the fourth year in a row. They play Louisville (26-8) on Sunday in Oklahoma City.
With former President George W. Bush part of the crowd packed into the Ferrell Center for the final home game of her impressive career, Griner delivered in a big way.
The 6-foot-8 Griner had her second dunk in this NCAA tournament, with a one-handed slam late in the first half. She added two more in a 79-second span in the second half soon before coming out of the game.
Leonor Rodriguez had 11 points to lead Florida State (23-10).
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There was a big leathery feeling four legged surprise for shoppers at a particular Walmart in Orange County Saturday night. There was an alligator out for a late night stroll and possibly some Cheetos.
Well, maybe the six foot gator wasn't there for a snack, but he was owning the area as he camped right outside the Walmart on Orange Blossom Trail in Apopka. Apopka Police were called, so they did their due diligence to keep onlookers away from the reptile.
The gator's presence was so prevalent, the store even had to close it's doors for a while. However, this all eventually faded, because much like most of the crowd, the gator eventually got bored and walked away.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed forward Serge Ibaka to a multi-year extension, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"We are very excited that Serge will continue as a core member of the Thunder for years to come," said Presti. "His passion for our organization, our community and for continuing to build on the foundation that he and his teammates have established was pivotal to making this possible. Serge personifies many of the traits that we value as an organization; he is a tireless and disciplined worker, an elite competitor and someone who treats his profession with the utmost focus, which in addition to his character, will all be integral to his continued improvement."
In three seasons with Oklahoma City, Ibaka has appeared in 221 games (110 starts) and registered averages of 8.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.43 blocks in 24.1 minutes per contest. During the past two seasons, the forward has blocked 439 shots which are the most in the NBA during that period.
Last season, Ibaka was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team after pacing the league in blocks (3.65 bpg). He blocked 10-or-more shots three times and became the first player in franchise history to record a triple-double which included blocked shots after recording 14 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks vs. Denver (2/19).
Originally selected with the 24th overall selection of the 2008 NBA Draft, the Thunder has qualified for the postseason in each of his three seasons in Oklahoma City. The Brazzaville, Republic of Congo native has recorded averages of 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.86 blocks and 28.2 minutes in 43 postseason contests.
This summer, Ibaka earned a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Games in London. He helped guide the Spanish national team to a 5-3 record while averaging 8.0 points, 4.4. rebounds and 1.25 blocks in 15.1 minutes per game.
The Thunder will hold a press conference upon Ibaka's return to Oklahoma City, following his participation in a youth basketball camp he is hosting in his native Republic of Congo and the Basketball Without Borders initiative with Thunder teammates Cole Aldrich and Hasheem Thabeet in Johannesburg, South Africa. Details, including time and location to follow.
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Last year we helped establish a new tour which sets off from Oban Aiport in the morning and returns in the late afternoon having indulged in a few visits to our Islay neighbours. Currently we are helping guests make arrangemenst for this "educational" day out but it soon becomes clear that when doing it correctly we ought to offer to drop guests at Oban Airport and most importantly collect and drive them back at the end of the day- to allow full enjoyment of the Water of Life through the day!
And first among the Islay malts is Lagavulin - the definitive Islay malt. As early as 1742, there were perhaps ten illicit stills operating at Lagavulin. In 1816 local farmer and distiller John Johnston founded the first legal distillery, within view of Dunyvaig Castle, once the stronghold of the Lords of the Isles.
The barley used to distil Lagavulin is malted at nearby Port Ellen and has a strong peat "reek" - it has perhaps twenty times as much exposure to peat smoke as a typical Speyside Whisky. Fermentation of the barley is a slow process, too. Between 55 and 75 hours are taken for the full peat-rich flavour of the locally-malted barley to come through.
The four stills at Lagavulin, two of them pear-shaped in the style inherited from Malt Mill, take this peaty wort and give it all the time and care it deserves. Following the original practice, Lagavulin receives the slowest distillation of any Islay malt - around five hours for the first distillation and more than nine hours for the second. This long distillation is often said to give Lagavulin the characteristic roundness and soft, mellow edges that devotees rightly prize.
Lagavulin is a powerful yet wonderfully rounded pleasure. Its recently described "awesome power and marvellous complexity of flavours" are enjoyed by a significant number of malt lovers, for whom this big, dark, intense character just is malt.
A much sought-after single malt with the massive peat-smoke that's typical of southern Islay - but also offering a dryness that turns it into a truly interesting dram.
Lagavulin is an intensely flavoured, smoky-sweet single malt with seaweed flavours and a huge finish, aged in oak casks for at least sixteen years.
Strength : 43% ABV
Appearance : Deep amber gold.
Nose : Intensely flavoured, peat smoke with iodine and seaweed and a rich, deep sweetness.
Palate :A rich, dried fruit sweetness with clouds of smoke and strong, barley-malt flavours, warming with an intense flavour. At the back of the mouth is an explosion of peppery smoke.
Finish :Huge, long, warming and peppery with a distinct appetising sweetness.
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If you are thinking about starting a wiki, and you don't want the overhead of a full-scale, database-driven system, try these light and lean wiki wonders.
Wikis are at the center of the world we know as Web 2.0. In just a few short years, the wiki has become one of the most popular tools on the Internet, thanks to a few very high profile projects and many smaller sites that are helping millions of users communicate and stay organized. The wiki's open approach, where anyone can post and edit, makes it the perfect counterpart for another famous tool of the new Internet known as the blog. Wikis offer an easy and intuitive means for collecting and editing content.
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Reese: Giants' Tuck wants to regain form
Giants GM Jerry Reese has spoken to DE Justin Tuck about him regaining his form of two seasons ago.
Personnel changes coming for the Giants
Expect the Giants to shave some salaries and allow some veterans, like OT David Diehl, to walk in the offseason.
Key matchup: Redskins offensive line vs. Giants defensive line
In today's "Key Matchup," PFW's Eric Edholm examines the battle of the Redskins' offensive line vs. the Giants' defensive line.
Giants, Cruz inch toward new contract
Giants WR Victor Cruz might soon get a new contract, but there are a lot of factors to consider before it gets done.
Giants, Umenyiora agree to contract restructuring
The Giants and DE Osi Umenyiora have agreed on a reworked contract, the club announced Friday.
Will Claiborne return kicks?
Although it's a risky strategy, we hear the Cowboys may ask No. 6 overall pick Morris Claiborne to return kickoffs, according to our NFC Whispers.
Cowboys covet Chiefs' Carr
If Chiefs CB Brandon Carr hits the free-agent market, you can expect the Cowboys to make a strong pitch to sign him, according to NFC Whispers.
Umenyiora fined for missing media session
Giants DE Osi Umenyiora stiffed the media on Wednesday and, as a result, received a $20,000 fine from the NFL, according to Albert Breer.
Patriots-Giants matchup of the day: Monday
The most crucial matchup in the Super Bowl may be Tom Brady's ability to withstand the pressure from the Giants' front four.
Giants making early waves in the media
There are still eight days remaining until the Super Bowl, but that hasn't kept the Giants from getting an arly start on their trash-talking.
Manning skips out on part of Wednesday's Giants practice with illness
Giants QB Eli Manning missed part of Wednesday's practice with a "stomach bug."
Giants-Packers matchup of the day: Saturday
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush presents the fifth of five key matchups in the Packers' divisional playoff game vs. the Giants Sunday at Lambeau Field.
Giants CB Ross cleared to play
Despite numerous scares, it appears the Giants will be healthy for their playoff matchup with the Packers at Lambeau Field Sunday.
Giants' lines peaking at right time
The offensive line's performance against the Falcons in the wild-card victory was vintage Giants power football. So was the pressure that the front line provided on defense.
Giants' pass rush must maintain recent excellence
If the Giants are going to beat the Falcons in the wild-card matchup on Sunday, the pass rush will have to remain a hot topic.
The Atlanta Falcons have found a replacement for John Abraham by reaching an agreement with free-agent defensive end Osi Umenyiora on a two-year contract. Terms of the deal weren't released. Umenyiora's agent, Tom Condon, couldn't be immediately reached for comment. The Falcons released the 34-year-old Abraham, who led the team with 10 sacks in 2012, on March 1.||||||| With the 31-year-old Umenyiora, the Falcons have a slightly younger replacement at defensive end. Umenyiora had only six sacks for the Giants in 2012. He had a career-high 14 1/2 sacks in 2005, but has reached double figures in only one of the last four years - 11 1/2 in 2010. Umenyiora, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, was a second-round pick by New York in 2003.
The New York Giants have offered two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora contract extensions each of the past two seasons. Speaking shortly after the NFL Draft ended on Saturday, Giants officials said the Super Bowl champions kept their options open entering the draft, including the option to sign Umenyiora.||||||| The 29-year-old defensive end has been unhappy with management. He claimed Reese reneged on a promise to rework his contract after the 2010 season. Umenyiora has one year left on his current deal.
Giants general manager Jerry Reese says he's unsure whether Osi Umenyiora would take less money to finish his career in New York. Instead, Reese believes the recent comments to Umenyiora may have been "taken out of context."||||||| Reese says he understands the motivation behind Umenyiora's sentiment: He wants to retire having played for only one team. But the two have not spoken since the Super Bowl parade and Reese says he wouldn't call the decision about a long-term deal a "pressing matter." He expects to meet with Umenyiora's agent soon. The two-time Pro Bowl defensive end was a training camp holdout last summer. Umenyiora finished with nine sacks in nine games in 2011.
Umenyiora insists his absence from a mandatory media session four days before the Super Bowl was an honest mistake and not an attempt to blow off the function to spend time with his family. A day after the NFL fined him $20,000 for missing the session, Umenyiora attended Thursday's media availability and once again apologized for his absence Wednesday. He said he spent the hour with his family.||||||| Umenyiora had no problem with the amount of the fine, saying it made sense. When pressed, the two-time Pro Bowler said the absence wasn't a big deal, noting it was not like he missed practice or skipped a team meeting for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots.
Umenyiora has practiced on a limited basis Wednesday after being sidelined for the entire month with a high ankle sprain and continuing problems with his knee.||||||| Umenyiora hurt the ankle - the team has not said which one - in a loss in New Orleans on Nov. 28. He has missed the last four games, but he looked nimble running with the defensive linemen early in practice.


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On August 31, 1988, then as now the last day a team could add a player to its roster and still have him be eligible for the postseason, the defending AL East-champion Detroit Tigers made a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, acquiring 36-year-old outfielder Fred Lynn.
The deal cost the Tigers three prospects (one of whom, Chris Hoiles, later established himself in the majors as a power-hitting catcher). They were leading the division by two games, corner-outfield production had hardly been one of a mediocre offense's biggest problems, and they wouldn't add an above-average starter to the rotation.
The best part? While the deal went down on the 31st, it missed the actual deadline, so Lynn wouldn't be eligible to participate in the playoffs if the Tigers held their lead.
Nonetheless, the Tigers made the deal. Lynn was placed in left field and hit .222/.265/.467 in 98 plate appearances, starting even against left-handed pitchers, whom he mostly hadn't hit in years. Since Tigers left fielders had hit .300/.352/.434 to that point, this wasn't an improvement. They went 11-17 in September as the rest of the offense flatl-ined, and lost the division to the Boston Red Sox. The previous year, the Tigers had made the great John-Smoltz-for-Doyle-Alexander deal in August, but a year later, Lajoie's efforts were both late and misdirected.
That same risk attends any move made by the American League playoff and wild-card contenders. As of this morning, there are three teams tied for two wild-card spots: the A's, Orioles, and Tigers, with the Rays a half-game back, and the Angels a full game behind. Add in the three division leaders and that's eight teams in a 14-team league with a serious stake in the outcome of the race. The August 31 deadline has become very quiet in recent years, but if any quality players can be gotten through waivers, the temptation to make a deal will be strong.
Generally, only the biggest salaries will make it through waivers. On the other hand, Jose Mijares wandered all the way through the system to the San Francisco Giants just a few days ago, so perhaps anything is possible.
The AL has, depending on the team, approximately 50 games to play, or almost a third of the season. Thus, a deal executed between now and August 31 has a chance to make a decisive impact, although less so with every passing day. This is particularly true of starting pitchers, who can play just once every five days. As the Tigers discovered, you snooze you lose, especially if you apply the Band-Aid to the wrong spot.
There is also the risk of trading cheap, controllable, high-upside youth in pursuit of what will prove for some to be an embarrassingly futile reward; the one-and-done playoff play-in game. Fans, increasingly educated as to the value of prospects (in many cases making them more of a focus than the finished product, like aficionados of truncated cinema who avidly watch trailers but never the actual film) rail against what they perceive as giveaways. There is truth to this; too many such deals are ultimately self-defeating, as a couple of decades of George Steinbrenner Jay Buhner-for-Ken Phelps-type deals will attest. At the same time, fans also like championships, presumably more than they do the coming attractions, so teams looking to make a deal face a difficult decision above and beyond the question of whether they should splurge on the ugly contracts usually available at this time of year.
Consider the Oakland A's as an example of the precarious situation in which these teams find themselves. Six years removed from their last postseason appearance, the surprisingly competitive Beane-men still aren't drawing, a disappointment that might actually help them in the long run. Of course, they have to win to point out that they built it but the fans didn't come. In a close race, tolerating even one replacement-level position can change the outcome; the A's are currently living with two that are well below: third base, where defrocked Tiger Brandon Inge currently displays his good-field, no-hit stylings, and shortstop, where Cliff Pennington recently returned from a three-week stay on the disabled list to continue the worst season of his career. Oakland's .185/.251/.293 production at short doesn't quite live up to worst-of-the-century levels, not while Yuniesky Betancourt's resumé still exists for all to see, but it's somewhere in the bottom of the bottom ten. The team's aggregate .198/.243/.342 production at third isn't a century-worst mark either, but it's not far off.
In addition, Oakland's bullpen has been effective overall, but the endgame, currently in the hands of Ryan Cook, could use work. One of the curious aspects of the late trading deadline was how insignificant the traffic in relievers seemed. About a dozen relievers changed hands, but closer-types were hard to come by. Teams have rightly become wary of trading long-term assets for short-term ones, and no category of player is of more transient value than the reliever. That doesn't mean a need isn't a need, but Billy Beane is the least-likely GM on the planet to get suckered into a deal for "an experienced pitcher" with "a closer's mentality" ... someone like the Brewers' Francisco Rodriguez, for example.
Even if the A's felt that they could afford the last four to six weeks of K-Rod's $8 million contract, even if he pitched well for them, that would still leave the infield as a massive problem. But then, all of these teams are flawed or they wouldn't be wallowing around the .530 mark. No doubt each of them wants to acquire the talent to elevate themselves above that status, but the clock is ticking, the risk is great, and the chance of reward small.


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According to the police report, Lavell Sowell, 30, was stopped at the Taco Bell location on the 1600 Block of North Street around 11:30 Friday night.
The report says Sowell failed a field sobriety test and officers determined she was intoxicated.
According to the report, there were three children in the car all under the age of 16.
The children were released to an adult passenger that officers determined was sober.
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---- — SALEM — A little fire station and a cemetery that dates back before the Civil War have been nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, the Massachusetts Historical Commission announced this week.
The North Street fire station in Salem, the city's oldest working station, and the Swampscott Cemetery on Essex Street, where a group of residents have been working to restore and weatherize a small chapel, were chosen by the commission to be included in a list of six historic properties around the state that were nominated.
The designation opens the door for both communities to seek grants from the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund, to help offset the costs of protection, rehabilitation or restoration of the properties.
Louis Gallo, a member of the private Swampscott Historical Society and an associate member of Swampscott's Historical Commission, said town residents have been working for the past several years to restore the 1924 chapel inside the cemetery, which was established in 1852, shortly after the town's incorporation.
The group wanted to restore and weatherize the chapel building, which had increasingly fallen into disuse as funerals were celebrated at other houses of worship.
The Chapel Committee had obtained money to repair the roof and re-point the masonry. Gallo said the town would also like to restore the chapel's stained-glass windows, and the designation will help by making the town eligible for a matching grant for the work.
At the start of the process, the Massachusetts Historical Commission recommended that the town hire an expert to help with the application process. She and volunteers like Gallo conducted research into the cemetery and chapel, which was built in 1924, and put together a package for the state.
The designation covers three of the cemetery's four sections, developed between 1852 and 1960. The oldest section includes large family gravesites, sections for paupers and victims of epidemics.
The cemetery walls are also notable for their use of local stone. The most recent section of the wall was built by the Depression-era Works Progress Administration.
The North Street fire station was described in its application as a rare example of late 19th-century municipal architecture, with its decorative exterior brickwork, designed by the city's leading architect of the day, William D. Dennis.
The station was originally built to accommodate horse-drawn fire equipment.
The fire station has over the years also played host to the community, including its use as Ward 6's polling place.
Brian McNiff, a spokesman for the state Historical Commission, said that the process of adding the sites to the National Register will take about 40 days.
There are currently more than 70,000 properties in Massachusetts on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Color Kinetics holds several intellectual property filings covering the use of multiple colored LEDs to generate fully controllable white light. Color Kinetics is referring to these technologies as "intelligent white light." Says George Mueller, president and CEO of Color Kinetics, "Chromacore put LEDs on the map as a source of illumination, so we're especially excited to lead the industry in driving the advancement of high-quality LED-based white light technologies."
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City Sonic - International Sound Arts Festival in Mons
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- Opening periods
- from Thursday 11 September 2014 to Saturday 27 September 2014
- from Thursday 11 September 2014 to Saturday 27 September 2014
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City Sonic is THE international festival dedicated to sound. Why not also check out Park in Progress? Two little gems await you in Mons from from 11 to 27/09/14!
12th edition of this international festival which promotes young talent with musical and digital installations.
Since 2013: City Sonic's "Park in Progress" has been held: An artists' residency for 10 days in the parks of Mons ending with Young European Artists' Night!
The festival generally offers a sound trip in the city of Mons. Several venues in the centre of the town will be transformed into installations and creations by a host of artists.
There will also be a "new talents" section with a selection of tracks by students plus loads of concerts and performances co-produced by the city of Mons, who will mark out the scheduled exhibitions.
The definitive programme is still in progress...watch this space!
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The 2014 edition of City Sonic will include:
- Electro DJ sets with the travelling bus,
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Well, that was a show, huh? By the time you read this, I'll be frantically packing my meager belongings into my ratty suitcase and preparing to head back to the Big Apple after an amazing C2E2 convention. Were you at the show? What'd you think? Were you watching the news from afar? Share your experiences in the comments below as I try to find my boarding pass...
You didn't think we'd stop at BRIGHTEST DAY, did you? Probably not, since we've made a habit of showing these solicits in this space for a while now. So, for a sneak peek at what's coming down the pike for The Dark Knight and co., click below. I didn't mean for that to rhyme.
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Writer Paul Malmont and artist Howard Porter join forces to launch the Man of Bronze into his own ongoing series. And with Doc Savage the target of a brazen attack on New York City, you can be sure things don't start off slowly. Tragedy will strike one of Doc's compatriots and someone may not survive the first issue's opening pages.
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The Sioux Falls school board has spoken. The fate of several schools in the district was decided tonight.
The school board has been looking at declining enrollment in some neighborhoods and growth in others.
KSFY News was at the meeting to hear how one neighborhood will be affected.
The school board held a meeting Monday to vote on the future of many schools in the school district.
One item on the agenda that had parents concerned was the consolidation of the Mark Twain and Longfellow schools.
Hearing the vote to rebuild one school and close another was not an easy thing to hear for most parents.
School board president Doug Morrison called for the vote. "I'm going to go ahead and call for the vote. All those in favor signify by saying 'aye.' Opposed, same sign. And abstentions, none, so motion passes, four to one.
And with that vote, the fate of Mark Twain and Longfellow elementary schools was decided by the school board. Mark Twain parent Wade Paulson says combining the two schools into one is not practical.
"Right now the teachers park on the street. they have two small playground equipment pieces and a little bit of a field. to double the size of students, double the faculty, logistically I just don't see it as a very practical thing to do," Paulson said.
Jon Duwitz says his daughters benefit from the smaller class sizes at Longfellow.
"My daughter is in a great class. My two daughters left there and went into the gifted program so the education there. I heard a comment that it was sub par or not as good which is why some students are not going there, but it's just not true," Duwitz said.
Deciding the fate of Longfellow was not an easy one for board member Kate Parker.
"On one hand, I understand the efficiencies. I get that from a budget standpoint. I also see a brand new school for my sons to go to, but I also see the impact it's going to have on my neighborhood, in Longfellow. It's going to have an impact on the Mark Twain neighborhood," Parker said.
And the future of the neighborhood is what concerns parent Vernon Brown.
"My concern is really about the neighborhood. I have confidence that the school board will keep good schools no matter where they build them. My bigger concern is that they never had any discussion prior to an email that I sent to the city, about how that land or buildings, what would be the future of those?," Brown said.
School board president Doug Morrison says the vote tonight is forward thinking.
He says the district's plan will allow them to invest in the core.
He also says tight budgets cause them to look for efficiencies every year and sometimes they have to squeeze out those efficiencies.
He admits it's just part of their job.
The school district plans to tear down Mark Twain and replace it with a larger school in the same spot by 2015.
Also, Jefferson Elementary is scheduled to ring it's last bell by summer of 2016. A decision on how that site will be used in the future has not been decided by the school district.


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SPOKANE, Wash. – (September 30, 2013 – www.GoZags.com) It may have seemed a little early to Kelly Graves – it is still September – but the Gonzaga University women's basketball head coach, along with his players, were still excited to hit the court Sunday for their first official practice of the 2013-14 campaign.
"It did seem a little rushed, we are still in September," stated Graves after the Bulldogs practice Monday. "But you are always excited when your players are in their practice gear and you are on the floor for official practice."
Coming off a 27-6 campaign that saw the Zags win their ninth-straight West Coast Conference regular season title and advance to a fifth-straight NCAA Tournament, Graves has four starters and a total of 12 letterwinners returning.
The returning starters for the Bulldogs include senior guards Haiden Palmer (12.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.2 spg) and Jazmine Redmon (6.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg) who were named West Coast Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player and WCC Defensive Player of the Year, respectively; junior forward Sunny Greinacher (9.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 51.6 FG%) and redshirt sophomore center Shelby Cheslek (5.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.5 bpg).
Other returning letterwinners are senior center Stephanie Golden (5.4 ppg), junior guard Keani Albanez (6.6 ppg), junior guard Maiki Viela (1.2 ppg), junior guard Danielle Walter (1.8 ppg), sophomore guard/forward Chelsea Waters (1.8 ppg), redshirt sophomore forward Shaniqua Nilles (1.2 ppg), sophomore forward Kiara Kudron (3.1 ppg) and sophomore guard Elle Tinkle (2.5 ppg).
A lot of experienced depth for Gonzaga, who only welcomes one returning redshirt, one freshman and a walk-on to the squad.
"We have a lot of depth," explained Graves of his team this season. "I am really excited about this group; this has a chance to be a really, really special group."
Adding to the squad this season is University of California transfer Lindsay Sherbert who is eligible after sitting out the 2012-13 to NCAA transfer rules and freshman center Emma Wolfram.
Sherbert, a guard from Temecula, Calif., averaged 6.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game during her two-years at Cal and hit 87 3-pointers. Wolfram, 6-5 from Kamloops, British Columbia, led the Canadian Junior Women's National Team to a seventh place finish at this summer's FIBA U19 World Championship For Women.
After sitting out a season, Sherbert had been eagerly awaiting official practice to begin this season.
"I'm so excited," stated Sherbert. "I had to redshirt last year, so being able to practice and have that feeling that I am going to get to play in front of 6,000 people is unbelievable. Being able to step on the court this year is going to be pretty exciting."
Gonzaga has to replace two players this season; Taelor Karr, the 2013 West Coast Conference Player of the Year, and sharpshooter Meghan Winters who hit 25 3-pointers last season, third most on the squad.
Palmer, one of three seniors on the squad this year, believes the team's depth will help in replacing Karr and Winters.
"We have a deep bench, everyone on the bench can come in and contribute," Palmer said. "We are going to be really tough team to stop; if we get tired we can throw someone else in there."
The Bulldogs are working towards their opening game of the season Nov. 8 against the University of Idaho at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
Fans can get their first glimpse of the Bulldogs Saturday, Oct. 19 at Fan Fest at 4 p.m. in the McCarthey Athletic Center. The event is free and open to the public.


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Lung cancer is the is the number one cause of cancer deaths in this country for both men & women.
By far, the best thing you can do to dramatically reduce your risks of developing lung cancer, is to avoid inhaling tobacco smoke. We met a man from Colman, SD who wishes he would have stuck to his guns when he quit smoking for a year 10 years ago.
Leo Heinricy says, "I had a pain in my chest and I didn't know if I had the flu or what. I had it 2 or 3 days so I went in to my doctor in Dell Rapids to have it checked out. They did an X-Ray and found the spot. They sent me to Avera McKennan after that."
And that's how Colman's Leo Heinricy rang in 2008. Not the celebration he had hoped for. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in January.
Leo says, "It scares the living hell out of you. Excuse the language, but it does."
Leo spent a good chunk of the year in Sioux Falls at the Avera Cancer Institute. The type of lung cancer he had was inoperable, but treatable. He went through an aggressive 8 months of chemo and radiation.
Leo says, "The type of cancer I got has a tendency to go to the brain."
Dr. Mark Huber is an oncologist at Avera McKennan. He treated Leo. He says, "He's doing well. He's doing better than the averages. To his credit, it was caught early before it spread far and wide. He's undergone a full treatment, a tough treatment, and because he was so healthy before the cancer he seemed to pull through it well and is doing well a year later."
There's a reason cigarettes are often referred to as cancer sticks. Dr. Huber says 9 out of 10 people who get lung cancer are currently smokers or used to be smokers and yes that includes Leo.
Leo says, "Not to begrudge anyone, but I kind of asked for everything I got."
For 50 years, Leo lit up. When his specialist at Avera asked him if he was a smoker Leo told him he used to be. The doctor said when did you quit? Leo said right now. He's learned a lot of lessons through this ordeal.
Leo says, "If you get a pain have it checked out cause you never know what it is. Cancer ain't the end of the world. One thing I did learn coming to the Avera Cancer Institute all the time and going up to chemo, there's always someone worse off than you."
Lung cancer doesn't have to be a death sentence if caught early. Don't smoke and listen to your body. The first nearly killed Leo. The second saved his life.
An update on Leo since we first aired this story in January of 2009. He is now approaching the two-year mark (January 2010) since being diagnosed with lung cancer. He said he feels great (much better than last year at this time), remains cancer-free and just completed an MRI and CT Scan one week ago. He said he won't have another appointment for four to five months, but he's so grateful and so enjoys the people at the Avera Cancer Institute that he said he'd probably be back before then just for a visit!
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